CIPD

I think of our function as a bit more like Public Health - so sickness (culture) prevention, proactive (company) health improvement, and advice in the event of an unfortunate behaviour outbreak ;-)

I believe that we're there to advise and guide the Executive…

Perhaps you could discuss how you have built the capability of line managers or directors to handle people-related issues? If you are standalone, I am inferring that you can't handle every single issue yourself so have had to equip your managers to act…

When you say they're great with clients, I wonder whether that's because the relationship has clear parameters and each person has a defined role (and they spend less time together!)? I suppose I am wondering whether it's the ongoing working relationships…

I started off being placed by an agency into temporary HR roles, which tended to turn into permanent ones. Do you have any local agencies who specialise in placing into HR?

If I wasn't using web applications, I'd ask them to bring evidence with them at interview. If you're interviewing online at the moment, I'd ask them to send it to you when confirming the interview time.

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…