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...

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

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...

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...