The HR profession

What you need... A minimum three years' generalist HR manager-level experience, usually in a retail environment

Top job, Andy Cross, head of learning and development, Virgin Atlantic

Personnel Today reader Angela Edwards swapped her role as head of HR at a charity to become a presenter on home shopping channel QVC for the day. Kirstie Redford tunes in

Vicki Sanderson has been promoted to global HR director at Domino Printing Sciences where she will take responsibility for the 1,700-strong worldwide workforce

The head of HR at the BBC is to leave the corporation in the spring to take up a new global role at information services giant Reuters

When Lucy Stoner, head of HR for Care International, flew to Pakistan after last year's earthquake, her people skills became essential tools for helping to rebuild trust in the devastated community.

What it is… Some companies will advertise directly for an employment law specialist, but many prefer to centre the role...

Working for the state gets a bad press. But Public Sector Jobs Week (24-27 January) hopes to change all that...

Michael Coles
HR manager, Bevan Brittan LLP

Communications firms appoint top HR people

What does 2006 hold in store for HR? Mike Berry quizzes the profession.

There are many reasons for changing jobs, but top of the list are job dissatisfaction and career progression.

I have been promoted to HR manager of a team of five. This month we will be conducting our annual...

Most Bristol employers are shunning exit interviews and missing out on valuable feedback from employees, according to a survey by recruitment consultancy Lucy Bristow

As this is Personnel Today’s last issue for 2005, Careerwise has decided to take a look back at the pearls...