The calibre of candidates was extremely high for our competition to win an £18,000 bursary to study for the new MSc in Advanced HR Management at Henley Management College.
Six candidates reached the shortlist – all of whom attended a selection day at Henley in early April. The winner was Rachel Oliver, a partner at HR consultancy People Mechanics. The programme starts in September. We’ll be following her progress via a weekly blog and a monthly column in Personnel Today’s Careerwise section.
All entrants to the competition had to submit an essay on: What are the key skills for the HR practitioner of the future?
Here, you can read the winning essay and four of the finalists’ essays.
Rachel Oliver, partner at HR consultancy People Mechanics.
Colin J McLauchlan, HR director, Edinburgh
