HR has an unrivalled view across the organisation and regularly deals with serious and complex issues that have an impact at all levels. Decisions about people are fundamental to the success and wellbeing of an organisation but, despite these qualities, it is usually the accountant, lawyer, salesman, or operations person who lands the top job.
Read MoreI remember sitting with my then colleagues in a London office, and having one of them exclaim - look at this CV, this person has been working for 30 years, which is longer than I've been alive!
Read MoreNot everyone leaves their employment by choice...... Any kind of vagueness or glib explanation will only affect your credibility with the interviewer. Lying and fudging the truth will invariably be found out. Professional interviewers can spot B.S. from a mile away and their “gut instincts” are honed to spot any inconsistencies.
Read MoreAt that company, where some of our workforce were struggling to afford to eat properly, pouring free booze into empty stomachs led to police and ambulance involvement, embarrassment and notoriety, absenteeism, and a veritable minefield for the HR team in the disciplining process
Read MoreI suspect we lose even more credibility, in the event we undergo a clandestine affair. As the guardians of company policy and procedure, and the champions for people risk - we are expected to be absolutely virtuous.
Read MoreWhat do you do when the IT help desk isn’t picking up your call? When the explanation over the phone from the support team just isn’t making sense? When you are struggling to translate the description of a thingy-me-jig to someone on the phone, who only talks tech? When you cannot continue effectively with your work until the tech issue is fixed?
Read MoreIt is worth remembering that in many countries the obligations of an employer towards his or her staff is exactly the same as if that employee were in the office. Checks on health and safety, annual appraisals, remuneration and so on are expected to be the same no matter where the work is carried out
Read More....despite progress in the type of work we do and how we do it, and advances in transportation that enable workers can to come from even further away in faster time, we haven’t really made any real progress on the basic social model of work here/live there.
Read MoreCheck into the job market, properly. It may well be that your skills which were greatly in demand in the foreign country, are not in demand in your homeland.
Read More...apart from getting everything wrong it is hard to see how operational HR alone can actively change the way a business works or how it changes and grows.
Read MoreFind fun. Amuse yourself with B.S. bingo (heavens knows recruiters alone are full of it). Giggle at the nonsense written in job ads and job descriptions. Reward the achievement of your goals with fun activities (seriously – why shouldn’t you treat yourself for your HR job searching efforts.
Read MoreCuriously, the only jobs in most corporations that often go to complete outsiders are the very top jobs precisely because they need innovation and different thinking at that level. There are countless examples of the chief executive being appointed from outside the hiring sector, often to the great advantage of the organisation.
Read MoreThere is nothing wrong with marketing yourself in the same way as you might with any other commodity. Use multiple methods, multiple media, and be sure to always target your message to the potential buyer (or in this case employer).
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