The People Bulletin

‘Green employers’ attract higher calibre candidates. Fact or urban myth? Richard Boothman ruminates on whether there is any evidence for this and comes up with some practicalities for improving your credentials as an employer of choice.
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HR professionals know better than most the value of recruiting online. But how can you ensure you’re getting the most from your digital campaigns? Mark Rhodes provides some useful tips.
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When it comes to senior appointments, executive search firms can purport to offer a solution. But a firm that is either well known or reassuringly expensive does not always guarantee success. David Fielding provides some guidance to successful headhunting
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Why do people want to work for an organisation? Michael Wellin demystifies the psychological contract and demonstrates how it can help you achieve your HR strategy.
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Kristina Ingate explores a recent report on elitism in the professions, and sheds some light on how HR professionals can go about sourcing gifted individuals from the wider spectrum of society.
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A competency-based approach to driving up performance has had mixed responses, but if used correctly, the framework can have significant benefits. Jo Potter and Nick Cotter develop some of the themes raised in an earlier People Bulletin article on this controversial tool
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Kristina Ingate reflects on what makes healthy people and healthy organisations, in tough times
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With job insecurity at an all-time high, providing a support service to redundant employees says a lot about an organisation and can have a positive impact on its existing workforce. Greg Lettington explains the merits of outplacement
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In the harsh playground of recruitment and retention, secure your position as ‘King of Recruitment’ by using a competency framework. Bob Jack explains how
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Henry Stewart shares his perspective on great workplaces, staff surveys, retention and more besides…
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