CIPD

Yes, I know what you mean. I have just described it to someone as "work has sucked all of the calm out of me to give to other people, and I've got none left for myself".

In the weird situation today of alternating between starting to draft…

Could be worth signing on with a good agency who takes the time to get to know you and your strengths, so they can present you properly to recruiters? I quite often receive applications from candidates who have had a break in their career history for…

I did level 7 while on adoption leave. It was hard to make it work, and it took a lot longer than I'd hoped, but it was good to have something non-child related to focus on sometimes. I would say try and drop your expectations: "a couple of hours a day…

Would you consider broader office-based temping to build up some income (and potentially useful connections), then volunteering or studying in the gaps between temp assignments? Admin roles within HR departments might be the way to go when you're looking…

I can't believe I have another one!

Employee: "You're infringing my human rights! You're resorting to double-speak to try and cover up what you're doing! I don't know how you sleep at night! It's outrageous! It's illegal! I'm not doing it! You can…

I moved from public sector (NHS) to private sector and I did have to learn to let some things go! It taught me a lot about questioning my own assumptions and practices though, and I really enjoyed it. So much I'm still there 7 years later. It perhaps…

We have recently used Microsoft Forms (as it was included in a package we already paid for) and been very pleased with it. There are anonymous and non-anonymous options. It is similar to surveymonkey in terms of simplicity and appearance. You can export…

Loving the not sharing biscuits. It reminds me of someone who majorly annoyed me at work years ago, by attempting to take credit for my work because they had "edited" it for me (added a title page with a spelling error). It backfired as everyone knew…

Just when I think it goes through a quiet patch, my lovely employees provide me with more material for this thread!

1. No, it's not possible I "made a typo" on your P60 because you "feel like I paid more tax than that". They are non-editable forms with…

I think there's a way to be honest without putting too much weight on the past. "I'm looking for a new opportunity where I can contribute to a positive culture etc etc". I agree with Keith though that I wouldn't research previous employers' reputations…