A conversation starter at most networking events, dinner parties or even your child's school/sport functions. However, is this the best...

Everyone understands the role Recruiters play in ensuring a great candidate experience, but they are only one piece of the puzzle.

1....

"Daily headlines may be gloomy but in the five decades since the moon landing we have made giant leaps."

This is a direct exert from The...

Whilst Sociological Science isn't always my go-to-bed read, you get some fascinating nuggets from these uber-specialist academic journals.

Here's a question for you. 

What drives customer satisfaction?

Is it speed and convenience - McDonald’s, for example, recently spent...

Some interesting insights into how Weetabix have geared their culture towards line managers playing a key role in creating the right...

This insightful and thought provoking piece covers HR's role in guiding complicated organisations through change. It's widely accepted...

That is an astonishing figure. YouGov surveyed 515 HR senior decision-makers for Scope in April 2019 and revealed the depth of challenge...

It's no surprise when we hear about the labour market being buoyant and a 'buyer's market' with candidates being able to cherry-pick...

I loved today's talk by Emily Middleton (who is a Tech Lead at Elsevier) talking about how to have a high performing tech teams. Here are...

Interesting to see The Firm - whose last two surveys of HR Director priorities put employer branding to the top of their investment list...

"Meet your interviewer, Tengai: she’s friendly, observant, and did we mention she’s a robot?

Tengai’s 16-inch glowing face sits on a table...

This year's Women of Silicon Roundabout conference kicked off with a suitably go-gettery talk by a woman who's going to get to where...

This insightful and thought provoking article provides practical advice on what UNESCO calls the "leaky pipeline" of lost talent. Men and...

Wrestling with how to bring purpose into selling products is many modern marketers' grand challenge. Similarly, how to bring purpose into...

New strategies are being put in place to ensure female apprentices are not deterred from seeking a career in traditionally male-driven...

Structures and hierarchy are rapidly becoming a thing of the past. Why? Well changing technologies, demographics and globalisation mean...

Fewer young people than ever before are pursuing 'blue-collar' careers. Brexit aside, there is a frightening shortage of workers who have...

Every once and a while, as part of my role, I spend some time going through job descriptions, careers sites and other channels – mainly...

1 in 7 jobs could disappear as a result of automation. An astounding fact or a reality? Interesting debate at this week's CIPD Festival...

A 2019 survey of CEOs ranked their No. 1 internal business challenge as attracting and retaining top talent. 

At the same time,...

The skills gap is on my mind this week. I shared researched and shared a piece on the global graduate skills gap a few days ago. 

Andrew Sharp's  2016 article advising job seeking graduates on applying for roles got me thinking... 

What skills do employers...

Interesting to see an article in HBR pouring scorn on employer branding as a discrete activity - as opposed to part of wider 'corporate...

Sharing a well written, succinct set of steps for hiring apprentices:

1. Planning: Before you commit to recruiting for apprentices,...

It's startling to read that in this day and age, some employers are using such binary decision making methods during the interview...

A very succinct list here that applies to all sectors: 

DO

•  Set clear expectations about what you will do as an organisation to...

I've been asked a number of times in recent weeks about how to set up an apprenticeship programme. There are a few simple rules to follow...

Unique opportunity in the article below to hear from 8 Forbes Human Resources Council experts with their best advice on creating a...

The employee voice is crucial in making your employer brand more human. Organisations that are digitally mature and use social as a key...

There's often a tension between communications that the organisation feels is 'appropriate' - through the lense of multiple other...

Anyone who has spent time searching for a job online knows the frustration of endless job postings full of arcane details.  

Online...

"Millennials and Gen Z's now make up more than half of the world's population. So what they think, believe, buy, don't  by, do, or...

This highly anticipated People Plan developed in partnership with the BMA and RCN sets out how the NHS workforce will deliver on its...

Some people are running for the hills fearful of the impact that AI and machine learning may have on the employment market in the years...

When we read about the use of AI and Machine learning in the talent world it is mostly on topics such as sourcing and candidate selection...

It's well documented that an engaged workforce has a significant impact on an organisation from its financial performance to ratings on...

What people look for in a potential employer continues to shift and money is no longer the major motivator it always was. Don't get me...

I was pretty confident when I saw this title, that I'd have seen them but that was not the case.  Lowly 1 out 4 for me. 

Which...

The student recruitment world continues to be a fast-moving and ever-changing one! 

Face-to-face events are still highly sought after...