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“Don’t think you can plan your career, because you probably can’t! The best thing is to do the very best you can at the job you’re in, and then opportunities will tend to come your way.” Janet McKenzie, Reward Manager from Southern Co-op, speaks to us about developing a career in Reward.

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As part of our commitment to supporting candidates to develop fulfilling careers, we’ve invited some HR Leaders to share the secrets of their success. This week, we had a great conversation with Janet McKenzie of Southern Co-op, who began her career in IT before moving to work in HR & Reward. Can you tell us …

“Don’t think you can plan your career, because you probably can’t! The best thing is to do the very best you can at the job you’re in, and then opportunities will tend to come your way.” Janet McKenzie, Reward Manager from Southern Co-op, speaks to us about developing a career in Reward. Read More »

“It’s important that we work hard to incorporate flexible working into our recruitment process”. Samantha Scarfe, HR Manager at AMG Superalloys speaks to us about challenges facing the sector.

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As part of our commitment to supporting candidates to develop fulfilling careers, we’ve invited some HR Leaders to share the secrets of their success. This week, we had a great conversation with Samantha Scarfe, HR Manager at AMG Superalloys. Samantha joined AMG or London and Scandinavian as it was then in 2002 and became Executive …

“It’s important that we work hard to incorporate flexible working into our recruitment process”. Samantha Scarfe, HR Manager at AMG Superalloys speaks to us about challenges facing the sector. Read More »

HR leadership with Martin Blackburn, UK People Director at KPMG. Martin talks to us about HR, his career trajectory and how Cilla Black helped him get his start in the HR arena.

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As part of our commitment to supporting candidates to develop fulfilling careers, we’ve invited HR Leaders across the UK to share the secrets of their success. This week, we had a great conversation with Martin Blackburn, UK People Director at KPMG. Martin’s career in HR began in Graduate Recruitment for Ernst & Young. From there …

HR leadership with Martin Blackburn, UK People Director at KPMG. Martin talks to us about HR, his career trajectory and how Cilla Black helped him get his start in the HR arena. Read More »

“…I believe you need to look through both a finance and HR lens. If the HR strategies aren’t supporting commercial improvements across the business, what are you doing them for?”. Shakil Butt, HR Hero for Hire speaks to us about developing a career in HR Leadership.

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As part of our commitment to supporting candidates to develop fulfilling careers, we’ve invited some HR Leaders to share the secrets of their success. This week, we had a great conversation with Shakil Butt, HR Hero for Hire. Shakil began his career as an finance professional with an accounting practice before moving to IR Wolrdwide …

“…I believe you need to look through both a finance and HR lens. If the HR strategies aren’t supporting commercial improvements across the business, what are you doing them for?”. Shakil Butt, HR Hero for Hire speaks to us about developing a career in HR Leadership. Read More »

“…seize the opportunities. People will very rarely stop you”. Alison O’Connor, Director Corporate Affairs at Arriva Group speaks to us about developing a career in HR Leadership.

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As part of our commitment to supporting candidates to develop fulfilling careers, we’ve invited some HR Leaders to share the secrets of their success. This week, we had a great conversation with Alison O’Connor. Alison began her career in the Retail sector as a Management Trainee before progressing into a variety of HR and Change …

“…seize the opportunities. People will very rarely stop you”. Alison O’Connor, Director Corporate Affairs at Arriva Group speaks to us about developing a career in HR Leadership. Read More »

“In much the same way an FD would look at a P&L before making a decision so should HR review the data before making a change”. Jill Kay, HR Officer at ASD Lighting and Rotherham United Football Club speaks to us about her career in HR.

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As part of our commitment to supporting candidates to develop fulfilling careers, we’ve invited some HR Leaders to share the secrets of their success. This week, we had a great conversation with Jill Kay, HR Officer at ASD Lighting & Rotherham United FC.  Can you tell us how you got into HR and why? “I …

“In much the same way an FD would look at a P&L before making a decision so should HR review the data before making a change”. Jill Kay, HR Officer at ASD Lighting and Rotherham United Football Club speaks to us about her career in HR. Read More »

“…Say yes more times than no”. Jaime Rivero, Regional HR Director at DJO speaks to us about developing a career in HR Leadership.

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As part of our commitment to supporting candidates to develop fulfilling careers, we’ve invited some HR Leaders to share the secrets of their success. This week, we had a great conversation with Jaime Rivero, Regional HR Director at DJO. Jaime began his career as a Recruitment Intern with El Corte Ingles, Spain’s largest Retailer before …

“…Say yes more times than no”. Jaime Rivero, Regional HR Director at DJO speaks to us about developing a career in HR Leadership. Read More »

HR Leadership with Sharon Frost, HR Director at Gateway Education – “HR has a real role to play in pushing the boundaries”.

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As part of our commitment to supporting candidates in developing fulfilling careers, we’ve invited HR Leaders from across the UK to share the secrets of their success. This week, we had a great conversation with Sharon Frost, HR Director at Gateway Education.  Sharon’s first HR leadership role was at The Entertainment Network, a joint venture …

HR Leadership with Sharon Frost, HR Director at Gateway Education – “HR has a real role to play in pushing the boundaries”. Read More »

HR Leadership with Emma Canter, “I think we can get stuck in thinking that the only way is up”.

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As part of our commitment to supporting candidates to develop fulfilling careers, we’ve invited HR Leaders across the UK to share the secrets of their success. This week, we had a great conversation with Emma Canter, Executive Coach and Owner of Valueship Consulting, which provides organisations with Leadership and Performance coaching, as well as Culture …

HR Leadership with Emma Canter, “I think we can get stuck in thinking that the only way is up”. Read More »

HR Leadership with Frances Lees, HR Director at Melia Hotels International. “As the person on the HR side you must keep bringing it back to the people”.

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As part of our commitment to supporting candidates to develop fulfilling careers, we’ve invited several HR Leaders to share the secrets of their success. This week, we had a great conversation with Frances Lees, UK Talent and Projects Manager for Meliá Hotels International. Frances got her start in HR at Meliá and served as HR …

HR Leadership with Frances Lees, HR Director at Melia Hotels International. “As the person on the HR side you must keep bringing it back to the people”. Read More »

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