Psychometrics can be used as part of coaching to make the whole process even more effective. Follow these 15 simple steps to get the most out of your coaches and coachees.

Secretary for business, innovation and skills Vince Cable will today unveil plans to increase the minimum rate of pay for apprentices by £1.06 per hour.

Traditional hierarchies still have a place in some sectors. Large, complex organisations rely on those chains of command. But do they always add value? Just because it has always been done that way...

The UK is making good progress on apprenticeships, but still has a way to go to match more advanced programmes in other countries, according to Mercer UK HR director Siobhan Martin.

Novae Group's HRD John Renz was confident executive coaching would be a valuable development tool for the senior team. The only obstacle was measuring its effectiveness within the company.

Just over half (52%) of companies currently offer no work experience, despite 76% quoting a lack of experience as the primary reason young people are unprepared for employment, according to a report...

Can you really learn to code in a day? And at £750 a go, is it worth it? HR’s deputy editor Katie Jacobs finds out.

Most HRDs agree that emotional intelligence (EI) has an impact on job performance but, until now, no published study has demonstrated that the value of EI for performance varies by job type.

We live in a digital economy, but do your leaders have the skills to make the most of it? Find out how HR can close the digital divide.

HR directors and their CEOs are increasingly coming to terms with the fact that as many as one in four of the people they employ are either consciously or unconsciously undermining their...

Skills gaps in high-skilled industries such as engineering and IT are threatening the UK's economic growth, according to a report by professional recruiters Hays.

Barclays has rated top of an online student survey of top undergraduate employers for 2014, RateMyPlacement has said.