I am delighted to present my interview with Cathy Hipkiss, Career Coach and HR Mentor.  I worked as part of Cathy’s HR team at Westbury Homes at a pivotal time in my HR career.  Looking back at my own career I realise that Cathy’s leadership and support really shaped my HR journey and the kind of HR person that I have become. Having interviewed Cathy recently I was reminded of what a great learning opportunity I had working as part of her team and how much I have valued her support.  Cathy…

Linda and I have worked together on and off for about 18 months.  It was great to have the opportunity to look back at Linda’s career and find out her hints and tips to share with you.

How did you get into HR in the first place?

I kind of fell into HR.  When leaving college I got a job in an HR Department.  The company I was working for sponsored me to attend college on a part-time basis to get my CIPD qualification.

Can you…

I had a great meeting with Meg over coffee and cake at her favourite coffee shop to find out about her HR journey.  You’ll find a summary of the interview here with Meg’s journey through HR and her tips for developing a career in Learning & Development.

How did you get into HR?

I moved into a brand new Training Department at Next Distribution from being a Supervisor of their IT systems helpdesk when a business relocation prompted a restructure of the…

I don’t know about you but I love hearing about the different journeys people have through HR.  Some have been clear about their path all the way through.  Others have joined the HR community part way through their working life.  Some specialise and some like the variety of a more generalist role.

The twists and turns of the journey fascinate me as well…training, coaching, mediating, change management, reward, shared services, recruitment, performance management, process improvement,…