Posts by HRLife

Have you been in a senior HR interview process lately? Chances are it was a fairly lengthy affair with multiple stages and included a presentation. Maybe it was the classic 30/60/90 day plan, a people strategy outline or the real-life business challenge scenario. We’ve had so many of our candidates tell us these presentations feel…

With the first three months of 2025 now behind us, we’re starting to get some early indications of the lay of the HR and recruitment land and how the next nine months look to be shaping up. We asked our network what they were seeing and what they thought would be the key focus for…

In today’s competitive job market, LinkedIn is far more than a social networking site, it’s your personal brand on display. With companies like Amazon leading the way by accepting LinkedIn profiles in place of traditional CVs, it’s essential to ensure your page stands out against the masses. Whether you’re actively job hunting, seeking to expand…

At Clear Bridge HR, we’re all about providing no-nonsense HR support to start-ups and SMEs across the UK and Europe. In collaboration with our friends at HRLife, we’ve put together this quarterly update to help keep you in the loop with the latest employment law changes that might affect your business. This time, we’re looking…

Recruitment methods have evolved rapidly, with technology playing an increasingly pivotal role. In the UK, tools like virtual reality (VR) are shaking up traditional hiring processes. But are these methods really here to stay, or are they just a passing trend? At HRLife, we’re diving into the latest technological innovations and how they’re changing the…

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…