• Really, really weird interview...

    I've just had a second interview with a local medium-sized company for the role of HR manager. First interview was standard with several 'Give an example of when you...' and 'What would you do if...' questions. So far, so good.

    I was…

  • Intimate toy handed in to HR... (nope, not joking!)

    Wednesday 24th July - the day that, for the first time ever, I really did not have a clue what to do next... Here's some fun for your hump day afternoon (no pun originally intended but I'm really laughing at myself over here)

    Employee A opens…

  • Weirdest boss you have had and why? (Bit of fun - let's see how times have changed)

    Hi everyone

    Thought it would be a bit of fun to see if any of you have been unfortunate enough to have a weird/bad boss in the past.

    One of mine (yeah, I've had a few) was in the early 90s.  Just after getting the job, I was speaking to the accountant…

  • Do interventions to improve work engagement really work?

    Work engagement has been theorised since Kahn 1990 as a concept that describes the physical, cognitive and emotional involvement employees have in their roles.[1] Early research highlighted that work engagement involves an employee’s sense of meaning…

  • Student needed as witness, has left

    I am supporting a bullying and Harassment panel where an ex student accused a lecturer of Harassment. 

    The ex student has named as a witness. Who is another student who has also left the university.

    With GDPR in mind, can I access student files to track…

  • Where to go next...

    Hi,

    I am currently working as an HR Administrator in a global company and have just finished my Level 3 CIPD HR qualification. I have been looking at starting my level 5 qualification but am now unsure if HR is the right course for me and whether there…

  • Getting into HR

    Good Afternoon All,

    Just completed my level 3 and is now looking to start as career as a HR advisor and I'm finding it difficult to even get an interview. I am currently working as a tore manager and done some HR duties. Can anyone advised on the best…

  • Interview follow-up protocol

    Hi Community,

    I would like your opinion on the follow.

    We interviewed a candidate last Thursday (the day of the heatwave), it was for a senior position.  The interview went well but neither myself nor my colleague were ‘blown away’, however the candidate…

  • Helping workers plan for the future will help employers retain skilled staff

    By Dr Aideen Young, Evidence Manager, the Centre for Ageing Better

    Our research shows that workers in later life want work that they find personally meaningful, intellectually stimulating and sociable. They want jobs that are flexible and come with opportunities…

  • I shall write again in six months time with an update

    It's good to be an optimist but also a realist at the same time. 

    I am not going to become an HR Advisor this time tomorrow, this time next week, this time next month or even this time next year. That is a fact.

    Similarly, Albert Einstein once said…