Culture Fit

Culture fit has traditionally been a fundamental part of the recruitment criteria. However, more recently this element is being dropped.

HR musings, HR best practiceTracey ThompsonFebruary 25, 2025Tracey Thompson

Why do we ignore our mature HR professionals?

We are constantly “preaching” to our stakeholders to consider transferable skills to broaden their talent pools.

HR musings, HR best practiceSally-Anne BarberNovember 27, 2024Sally-Anne Barber

Are your HR leaders burnt out?

We are speaking to many of our senior level job seekers, and hearing about extra -ordinary levels of candidate burnout.

HR musings, HR best practiceSally-Anne BarberSeptember 19, 2024Sally-Anne Barber

Is it time to overhaul your HR offering?

We’re constantly “preaching” to our stakeholders to consider transferable skills to broaden their talent pools.

HR musings, HR best practiceSally-Anne BarberAugust 22, 2024Sally-Anne Barber

Bad recruitment

Hiring companies really cannot afford to continue with bad recruitment processes, especially when the fixes are free to effect.

HR musings, HR best practiceSally-Anne BarberAugust 8, 2024Sally-Anne Barber

Job seeker basics

My colleagues and I have seen so many of the same mistakes made by senior level job seekers from across the HR profession, so many times.

Job seeking successSally-Anne BarberMay 29, 2024Sally-Anne Barber

Is it ok to alter your CV-Resume?

If you are caught lying on your resume, it can lead to disqualification from the hiring process and tarnish your reputation.

Job seeking successAlison BurgessMay 9, 2024Alison Burgess

Should you work only within the HR function?

Being able to actively contribute on business matters, offer insights, and provide perspectives beyond just people-related issues...

HR musingsIan MaelJuly 14, 2023Ian Mael

Employee financial wellbeing

…beyond providing safe and pleasant work conditions and fair payment for work done, the employer should have no further involvement with the private lives of their employees.

HR musings, HR best practiceLeanne MorrisJuly 12, 2023Leanne Morris

Working with a difficult colleague?

Sharing your experiences with others can also provide perspective and help you determine the best course of action.

HR musings, HR best practiceIan MaelJune 12, 2023Ian Mael

6 hurdles to overcome when hiring HR professionals

Too often there is a limited pool of qualified, high performance HR professionals available in the job market.

HR musings, HR best practiceLeanne MorrisMay 8, 2023Leanne Morris

I want to work with you

It's so ho-hum when you tell me that the company is committed to professional development, diversity, work/life balance

HR musings, HR best practiceLeanne MorrisApril 25, 2023Leanne Morris

I want to hire you

Please don't oversell your experience. I can spot B.S. a mile off, and I will rate you more for your honesty if you haven't done everything we need.

Job seeking successLeanne MorrisApril 17, 2023Leanne Morris

Shrinking the HR talent pool

Managing day to day service delivery in addition to the enormous workload burden of pandemic crisis management was simply exhausting

HR musingsIan MaelMarch 9, 2023Ian Mael

HR is just a cost centre

Poor handling of redundancies and layoffs are classic examples of how HR can instantly be labelled as unfeeling, “two faced”, disrespectful and callous.

HR musings, HR best practiceLeanne MorrisFebruary 5, 2023Leanne Morris