The HR profession

It is a shame that Shameel Ahmed (top job, Personnel Today 31 January) seems reluctant to work for Ken Livingstone....

David Bell, head of HR, NHS Litigation Authority

Young’s Seafood has appointed Ellen Cockburn as HR director. She was previously director of capability and development at Northern Foods....

I read with interest your ‘Spotlight on… going it alone’ article (Personnel Today, 7 February) as I made the same...

Jo Cameron, a career HR manager, will star in the new series of The Apprentice, which starts tomorrow. Cameron, who...

HR professionals have highlighted the danger of over-selling the employer brand to potential recruits

getting published

My post has been formally 'at risk' of redundancy since last February. Should I sit it out and wait for the right job?

Gaynor Coldrick, UK HR director, Health and Safety Executive

Helen Scott, Philip Horne and Marianne Macdonald

Lisa Patient moved into training last year and is responsible for delivering 10 different courses for a recruitment company. She explains how some bad jokes inspired her.

I have three years' HR experience gained in many areas and sectors, but in short-term posts. How do I sell myself on the positive aspects of the experience I have gained?

How to get into it... In the service sector, learning and development professionals are often promoted through an operational route

Leaving an organisation to go it alone can be an attractive career move - no more office politics and the freedom to focus on the areas of HR you want

Leanne Harris, head of HR, Phones International Group