HR professionals are defiant that the recession has not hurt their career prospects despite a major report showing that the HR jobs market was still in serious decline compared to other sectors. The Monster Employment Index this week revealed t  More...
12 June 2009 08:30

Best decision The best decision I ever made was one I took 25 years ago. I had the opportunity to apply for a job in what was then called personnel, but I had to take a drop in salary. As a much younger person, with lots of financial pressures and re  More...
03 June 2009 08:00

CV Craig Wright 2008-present, HR director, Seven Seas 2001-2008, HR controller, Arla Foods 1997-2001, head of HR development, Hammonds 1995-1997, personnel and training manager, Hepworth Building Products 1983-1995, various HR roles,   More...
03 June 2009 00:00

The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development's HR profession map has completely restructured how HR will develop and train its members and, by extension, how it measures success as an HR practitioner. The map covers not only what an HR  More...
27 May 2009 10:50

Blackpool Council has appointed Carmel McKeogh head of HR and organisational development. McKeogh was previously head of HR at Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council. She will be responsible for organisation development, HR, diversity and inclusion, an  More...
26 May 2009 15:19

Best decision My best decision was studying for an MBA. I started in 2002 and graduated from Reading University four years later. I felt that the MBA was extremely relevant to HR, building on the foundations I took from the CIPD qualification some ye  More...
26 May 2009 15:19

HR professionals are keeping quiet about their own mental health issues because they are ashamed or fear it could hamper promotion chances, new research has shown. Of 1,070 HR professionals surveyed57.1% said they wouldn't be happy to disclose perso  More...
21 May 2009 11:08

There are more "bad people" in HR than good and they are harming the power of the function, a former HR retail chief has admitted. David Smith, the former people director at Asda, warned the "bad guys" in the profession hindered the reputation and s  More...
20 May 2009 09:54

Where were you working before, and what were your responsibilities? I was the director of HR business development in EMEA, leading a team of HR consultants...  More...
19 May 2009 10:53

White goods manufacturer Indesit UK has appointed Sarah Coochey HR director. She was previously with Rolls Royce, as HR business partner. Coochey's focus over the first year will include communication and engagement activities aimed at retaining key ta  More...
19 May 2009 10:52

The public sector must use the recession to show that good leadership does not need extra resources, with HR functions leading their organisations by example, industry experts have said. Speaking at the Public Service Leadership Conference 2009, Mic  More...
19 May 2009 09:51

The number of HR job vacancies has dropped to the second lowest level in more than a year, despite signs that the recession may be slowing. The April 2009 Monster Employment Index fell from 59 in March for HR professionals to 56 last month. This w  More...
12 May 2009 09:46

It is a shame that Personnel Today concluded the reception for the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development’s new HR profession map has been lukewarm (‘CIPD professional standards map gets lukewarm reception from HR’, Personnel Today , 28 Apr  More...
08 May 2009 14:20

Defra's HR chief has admitted that Whitehall's imminent move to shared services may take two years to become fully operational. A Treasury report by former Logica boss Martin Read, endorsed in the Budget last month, said up to 30% cost savings cou  More...
07 May 2009 10:27

The latest Monster Employment Index, published next tuesday (12 May), will likely show no improvement in the number of online jobs available in the HR sector. We take a look at what this means for HR practitioners, and what they can do to help the function not just survive, but grow out of the recession.  More...
06 May 2009 15:38

PPMA president Gill Hibberd has called on public sector HR professionals to demonstrate more "purpose, passion and performance" in their roles. Hibberd began her 12-month term of office today (29 April) at the annual Public Sector People Manager  More...
29 April 2009 15:22

The CIPD has unveiled an 'HR Profession Map' which will replace the institute's professional standards structure ahead of the launch of new qualifications next year. The map is designed to help professionals become equipped with the relev  More...
21 April 2009 14:44

Demand for HR professionals has plummeted to its second lowest level in a year, suggesting that last month's rise for the sector was just a blip. The March 2009 Monster Employment Index has fallen from 72 in February for HR professionals to 59 last  More...
14 April 2009 10:57

Sodexo has appointed Scott Jarvis as its director of transformation and resourcing in a newly created role. Jarvis, who was previously the head of...  More...
07 April 2009 00:00

As a newly promoted HR director, how can I forge good working relationships with other board members?  More...
03 April 2009 16:02