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Well, we guess this would come down to how important a job title is to you!If asked the question, many of us would probably say they’re important and have their uses. Internally they tell people what you do and give a sense of where you sit in the business.  Externally they can do a number of…

So, onboarding and offboarding – Have you got it nailed?  I’m sure we can all sit back and remember the first day in a new job – a mix of nerves and excitement along with the pressure of learning a new system, remembering everyone in the teams’ names coupled with the all-important what to wear,…

Diversity … we know, we know! It’s by no means a fresh topic, but we wanted to give some thought to reconfirming why diversity matters so much in the hiring process. So, why should we care about diversity in the recruitment process? Well, we all understand the many benefits that a diverse workforce brings – in…

At HRLife we have a strapline that we thought long and hard over. It’s ‘People People’. Now, we didn’t pick it because you only have to remember one word!  No, we chose it, one – because it represents the most common answer we get when we talk to candidates about why they love HR. ‘People…

Hands up – who thinks the workplace is having an impact on their gut health? From what you told us in our recent poll ‘Do you believe that your working environment has an impact on your gut health?’  – 89% of you tell us that it is….  So we wonder why that is?   There…

As we race towards the end of the year it is never too early (unlike playing Christmas music in the shops in October!) to consider what challenges and hot topics will define the HR landscape in 2024 ! It’s a matter of fact that workforces are ever evolving and it pays to stay ahead of…

Pssst…..gather around because today, we’re talking about a topic that’s been the hush-hush secret of women everywhere for decades – menopause.  Yes, menopause – the unspoken yet inevitable phase of every woman’s life! With World Menopause Day recently bringing the topic to the forefront again, we feel menopause in the workplace is an issue worth…

How many pages make for a good CV – is there a right or wrong answer? We’re not CV writing experts but we read quite a few! From talking to clients and candidates, interviewing and placing talented HR people, we’ve got some great insights into what works and what clients tend to like. As we…

The schools have gone back for the Autumn term, we’ve had a really busy summer and as we approach the end of the quarter, it’s been our best and busiest since HRLife began. September is usually when people start to ramp up their job search, new roles come on to the market and clients start…

One, two – tell us about you. three, four – tell us some more. five, six – no longer slick! We think it’s fair to say that the number of interviews in any given recruitment process is going to vary a little, and that’s okay. We think it’s also true to say that the majority…