More than half of HR professionals think frequently moving from one employer to another is the best way to progress in their careers. This is the headline finding of research published today by HR recruiter Robert Walters, which found that 52% of H  More...
23 May 2013 14:25

Employers in the finance sector have faced a tough time over the past few years, but Metro Bank aims to offer something completely different - to both its customers and staff. Ever since Metro Bank first opened its doors in July 2010 - with do  More...
17 May 2013 09:05

In the second of a three-part series based on Professional HR: Evidence-Based People Management and Development , author and HR consultant Paul Kearns explains why focusing on evidence-based methods is necessary to bring the HR profession into the   More...
13 May 2013 12:33

In the first of our two-part series exploring HR data and metrics, Nick Kemsley from the Centre for HR Excellence at Henley Business School looks at the first three of six practical steps any HR function can take to double the business va  More...
07 February 2013 00:01

Personnel Today looks at the personal and professional gains from building a good relationship with your boss. Steve Jobs, the late co-founder of Apple, is revered as an innovative genius. But, since his death, it has come to light that he was not kn  More...
02 July 2012 13:44

Job hunting is never more challenging than during an economic downturn. In tough times, applicants feel driven to cast their net as wide as possible and consider either revisiting previous careers or reinventing themselves, in order to demonstrate the r  More...
12 August 2011 15:19

HR been the subject of many myths over the years - some of which have seriously damaged its reputation. We dispel 10 of the most common. 1. Senior HR people have little HR experience and are merely parachuted into their jobs Around 75% of those r  More...
28 February 2011 15:19

No HR professional can afford to ignore the importance of social media, either in terms of their use of it in their working life and in furthering their career, or in terms of how employees within their organisation are using it. "HR professionals m  More...
28 February 2011 09:39