In this difficult jobs market for senior candidates, I’ve been trying to help job seekers stay positive.  Some days I wish that I could wave a magic wand ...

This question reminds me of my recruitment training by a well-known occupational psychologist who coached me to ask what questions rather than why questions when interviewing ...

How many times have we heard that recruitment is broken? And what did we conclude? For several years now I’ve been working to reverse this rather unsophisticated excuse for indecision and a lack of judgement ...

Isn’t it time to let technology take the strain of repetition leaving space for original thought across HR?

There are some crazy stories circulating right now … I’m going to try to address another topic that needs recognition. And one that I feel better equipped to write about …

I’m concerned about global warming (of course I am) although my impatient self says can we please just have some sunshine?

One of my passions is encouraging others to stand out from the crowd (for all of the right reasons). An essential consideration being a degree of self-confidence …

Whether it’s the birdsong at daybreak (dawn chorus) or the postman’s whistling, creatures and humans find ways to communicate …

For me, Sundays are always full of expectation. And thinking about the week ahead with my morning cuppa, I found myself in some other world. A kind of Hitchcock …

I’m not sure when I first heard the term ghosting, although it seems that it appeared along with online dating to explain seemingly sensible souls vanishing …

The controversy of AI in HR and more particularly, Recruitment rambles on. Just this morning, I received an email from …

It’s Friday and what better day than a Friday to celebrate the sunshine that’s doing it’s best to squeeze through the clouds like me trying on my new smaller sized jeans earlier …

With much in the news about keeping healthy, staying interested and living longer I thought I was doing well.  With no intention of slowing down or retiring I’m up for finishing a few more of the many projects I’ve started …

A few conversations recently about changing careers and side hustles sparked my interest in writing about how to manage a portfolio career at interview.  I’ve experienced some raised eyebrows at interview myself …

I’ve been promoting practical organisation designs and realistic job previews, not to mention job descriptions, which do what they say on the tin for what seems like ever …

I’ve concluded that I want to do more of the things which I love, and for me, that includes working at the things I enjoy …

Sometime when I’m asked what makes a good written CV, I frequently respond that it’s all about self-interest.  And when I’m asked what’s the best time, my response is …

You’d think I’d be used to it after so many years, yet it still makes me flinch when I hear those three little words, “recruitment is broken” …

When did you last wonder how things could’ve been different?  And what did you do about it?  All too often we live with the feeling of being …

There are so many opportunities to change how we do something, although not all of them bring happiness or success …