by Verity Morish | Mar 7, 2017 | Blog, Technology
Last summer after 10 years at my previous company I decided for various reasons that it was time for a change, a daily commute of over an hour each way, leaving the house at 6:30am and returning home, via picking children up from childcare, at around 6pm was a big...
by Verity Morish | Apr 11, 2016 | Blog, Careers Advice, Employment Advice, world of work
There are a lot of positives about the use of technology when job hunting. It’s so easy, you can apply for a job at the click of a button from the comfort of home. You can upload your CV and away you go! However, if you’re one of the many who need to sign up for...
by Verity Morish | Apr 17, 2015 | Uncategorized
Over the past three years many organisations have been faced with the challenge of how to move people across organisations – frequently as the result of re-organisation and redundancy programmes. This is the reality of redeployment. At its simplest it means moving...
by Verity Morish | Nov 26, 2014 | Uncategorized
Earlier this year the CIPD asked me to be part of a panel at an event on pre-employment screening. Both at that event, and many times since, the hot topic of conversation has been the role of social media, if any, in screening applicants for jobs. However I think this...
by Ian Gooden | Oct 29, 2014 | Uncategorized
There’s been a slow but very noticeable trend going on in my inbox. And it is what I describe as the “invasion of the text messagers”. People who think its ok to send you very short, abrupt emails that clearly owe their origins to SMS and Twitter. They think they are...
by Verity Morish | Dec 9, 2013 | Uncategorized
This week has been the busiest week for online shopping to ensure delivery in time for Christmas. So if your online shopping is done you should have time to take a look at the HR jobs on our website. Some of our clients are keen to secure the best talent in advance...
by Verity Morish | Nov 20, 2013 | Uncategorized
Despite positive talk in the media about the UK’s return to growth, there seems to be a continuing view that finding a new job after redundancy will involve a painful and extended career search. As in this link the message persists that employment opportunities are...
by Verity Morish | Oct 14, 2013 | Uncategorized
The market is ripe with permanent opportunities so this autumn would be a great time to make a move if you are considering your next steps along the HR career path. We are working with some very high profile brands that will look great on the CV so take a look at...
by Verity Morish | Sep 3, 2013 | Uncategorized
An interesting article from the CIPD last week suggested that “jobs for life” may not be over. I happen to disagree. “Jobs for life”, in the traditional sense, implied a degree of security, safety and contentment. Rather than this, I suspect what the CIPD’s research...
by Verity Morish | Dec 14, 2012 | Research
Our research into happiness at work makes for largely optimistic reading. On the whole, British workers are fairly or very happy at work. But why should business care if its workers are happy? And what do we mean by ‘happy’? In ‘Happiness is a serious business’...
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