The HR profession

CIPD conference switches dates but stays in Yorkshire.

I am facing possible redundancy and find that companies insist on full CIPD qualifications and will not consider part-qualified with good experience. I cannot afford to study full-time. What would my best option be?

Also known as… Learning and development manager (more often in public sector organisations), training manager, or training and development manager,...

Lynne Storey is regional diversity manager for North East Fire and Rescue Services

Simon Hunt has been appointed manager of HR recruitment specialist the Oakleaf Partnership. He will look after all aspects of permanent and contract recruitment

Your feature on internal communication and its place in an organisation ('Speaking to the People', Personnel Today, 14 March) does a disservice to the many HR people who are responsible for, and passionate about, this critical business function

I'm a senior HR adviser with a blue-chip telecommunications company and considering my next career move. I can either stay with a blue-chip and take a role as an HR business partner, or take a risk and join a smaller business as the head of HR and set up an HR department from scratch. The latter appeals to me, but how will it affect my career in the future?

European head of HR, Almac Sciences Group.

Few of us are immune to the possibility of losing our jobs, but when a redundancy notice arrives, it can still be a shocking experience

Helen Kelly talks to two executives pushing through change at a strategic level

E-recruitment is about more than finding another avenue to advertise jobs. As technology gets more sophisticated, e-recruitment can help HR...

Also known as… Equality and diversity officer, manager or team leader, inclusivity officer or manager, equalities strategy officer or equalities...

John Coombe is taking over as chairman of Hogg Robinson, a corporate and employee services firm. Coombe, the former chief...

Usual career routesIt is usual to start out in a junior, generalist role and gain specific experience to enable you...

HR professionals need to get their own houses in order before they try to raise their personal profiles, according to a panel of former nominees for the Personnel Today HR Director of the Year Award.