Hr careers

Letter from the editor: Take the fear out of failure

“How do you feel about the F words?” asked consultant David Liddle, addressing an audience during the opening session of the Inclusive Workplace Conference in November.

From coding to Hacking HR: Ciprian Arhire, Entain

Ciprian Arhire, global head of people programmes and analytics for the sports betting and gaming business Entain Group, talks to Charissa King.

CIPD Ace 2024: What you missed from day one

HR magazine’s editorial team is in Manchester for the CIPD’s annual conference this week. Here’s what we learned from day one.

Future leader: Robyn Le Gallais

Robyn Le Gallais, HR manager at the Supermarket Alliance, shares her vision for the future of HR.

HR must reclaim space for development

The HR function is not focused on its own development due to years of financial and time pressure. How can we change this?

Letter from the editor: How can we identify our knowledge gaps?

It’s easy to dwell on our failings. It’s much harder, though essential, to identify and rectify gaps in our own knowledge or skills.

Career journey: Becky Wallace, head of people at LearnUpon 

Becky Wallace, current head of people at learning management system, LearnUpon, chronicles her career journey so far.

"We must address bias against older workers"

There is no substitute for experience, they say. But older workers are being overlooked for roles – in HR and elsewhere.

Letter from the editor: What's HR's goal?

What’s the end goal for HR? What is the profession, at its core, trying to achieve?

Lessons from the C-suite: Nick Turner, NFU Mutual

Nick Turner, CEO of insurance firm NFU Mutual, shares his opinion on how HR can make it to the top.

The new path to high-level HR, Part 2

How can new HR practitioners get ahead? In this second part of our cover story for the March/April 2024 issue, Dan Cave examines how HR career paths are changing, amid increased expectations, the use...

Career change: an editor's perspective

Career change can be challenging, whether taking on additional responsibilities within a sector you know well, or starting entirely afresh in a new field.