Stephanie Sparrow
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Recruiting HR professionals: building the perfect HR team
As the HR profession changes so does the way that HR recruits HR. Stephanie Sparrow examines how human resources professionals...

HR in financial services: a sector rich in opportunities?
An HR role in financial services can offer the chance to shine—but it will also be demanding. Stephanie Sparrow reports...

Where to get the best salary in HR
Change is impacting every industry, and this is creating new opportunities, healthy salaries and more flexible working conditions for HR...

What is it like to work in diversity and inclusion?
Have you got what it takes to spearhead diversity and inclusion initiatives? Stephanie Sparrow finds out why diversity and inclusion...

Personnel Today turns 30: How the new publication drove progress
Movers and shakers behind the first editions of Personnel Today in the late 1980s helped the profession to find its...
The growing importance of continuing professional development
The tough economic climate is creating pressure on HR professionals to perform well and achieve quick results while demonstrating evidence...
How to impress a CEO
Whether you are trying to make your mark or win a prestigious appointment, it pays to impress the CEO. Stephanie...
Key learning and development skills to get you noticed
One of our most popular career articles is HR skills to get you noticed, in which we suggest stand-out details...
Preparing for an interview
Preparing for an interview can take as much time and research as the initial stages of applying for a job,...
HR skills to get you noticed
Jobseekers and career-changers need more than a pair of sharp elbows to get ahead in today’s tough economic climate. A...
Could I be headhunted on social media?
Social media has become an established recruitment tool and is now part of what has become known as “multi-channel resourcing”, with...
What can HR do for my career?
The HR profession is working hard to shake off its reputation as a “siloed” career with a limiting skill-set, but...
How do I re-enter HR after a career break?
Job hunting is never more challenging than during an economic downturn. In tough times, applicants feel driven to cast their...
Graduate routes into HR
Graduate opportunities in HR are withstanding the faltering economic recovery, with organisations offering both specific graduate programmes and, thanks to the...
Measuring coaching ROI: the importance of being measured
Proving return on investment has been a key challenge for the coaching profession for the past decade, but economic uncertainty...
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