I’ve been thinking about my ambitions for 2025 and the extent to which I’m happy to put my reputation and my imagination on the line.  My longstanding ambition to publish …

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 ...

The working from home or working from the office debate continues and I suspect will be around for a long time yet.  Inevitably it will get caught up in the discussions about four-day working weeks, productivity and family-friendly policies ...

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 ...

I’ve just signed up to host a Macmillan Coffee Morning on Friday 27th September. I love baking and scones and cakes are a particular favourite. This is a fantastic charity …

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’ve had a few compliments recently about how I link work challenges with home or everyday challenges when I write. You may not see any obvious work challenges when …

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

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 …

I don’t get everything right (far from it) although I have a damn good try! When I was younger my mum used to say, “all you can do is try and do your best”.

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

It’s official, my husband doesn’t want to live in a doll’s house. And neither do I although there’s little to do in our new (tiny) home. So, I tend to go around twice, plumping cushions …

A wonderful talk by Olga Polizzi at the end of February inspired me. We were at the Star in Alfriston, East Sussex for a couple of nights away and were excited to …

This time five years ago I was creating content for my (about to be published) website. Here I am five years and 125+ blog stories later investing in a website revamp. Not because the current site isn’t working but like all good outfits and business processes …

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 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” …