Yes indeed it is a busy time of year. With so much on I need to remind myself to keep taking my vitamins and I’m even thinking of doing some sort of detox in the New Year. With that said, I’m really looking forward to the break and catching up on lots of reading. I realise that sounds somewhat nerdy, but it will actually be relaxing to sit around and just read...

I’m pretty excited (and I know that happens easily sometimes) but in the last few weeks by sheer miracle I have managed to get 4 HR Interns to work with me in their uni break. Why did I want to do this? First and foremost, like I say on my blog about the reasons for HR Club Sydney- learning from experience or other people’s experiences is invaluable. I love...

On Thursday 3rd December, I was fortunate enough to attend the ATC on Social Media: A Recruitment Revolution which was held on Collins Street in Melbourne. Earlier this year I first met Michael Specht at the HR Futures Conference and since this time, I’ve been enthralled about the possibilities that Social Media has for us folks in the world of HR. The best thing...

Last Friday I attended my first North Ryde HR Network seminar at the Stamford Hotel. They had organised for David Byrum and Chris Geraghty from Kepner-Tregoe to present to HR professionals on their approach to project management, and this was something I haven’t learned a lot about, so I was keen to hear what they had to say. Many of us in the room hadn’t...