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  • Getting more out of your recruitment

    • 30 Mar 2023
    • Kate Wilson is development manager at Osborne Thomas

    Kate Wilson outlines the many benefits a recruitment process review can bring your organisation

  • The secret of our succession

    • 23 Mar 2023
    • Neil Lupin is managing partner at Green Park Interim & Executive Search.

    Neil Lupin looks at the increasing importance of succession planning in local government

  • It’s time to talk

    • 16 Mar 2023
    • Camilla Alexander is content and copywriter at Penna

    Is your recruitment process set up for menopausal candidates? Camilla Alexander reports from a Penna round table on the subject and fears we could be missing out on a generation of talented leaders

  • A better culture starts with better conversations.

    • 2 Mar 2023
    • Rebecca Davis is chief executive of West Midlands Employers.

    ‘Brave’ conversations could be the key to your organisation’s success and increase the chances of retaining – and recruiting – top talent. Rebecca Davis explains

  • Expanding horizons

    • 23 Feb 2023
    • Steve Guest is director of executive recruitment and assessment at Solace in Business

    Steve Guest says that when it comes to succession planning many within local government have been talking the talk, but more action is needed to deliver results and ensure a healthy future for the sector

  • The right environment for interim resource?

    • 16 Feb 2023
    • Kathryn Reed is a senior consultant at Tile Hill

    Kathryn Reed outlines the opportunities and challenges for placed based services in 2023. With environmental measures high on the agenda, councils need to be proactive in anticipating skills gaps to achieve their objectives at this crucial time.

  • Maximising the talents of older workers.

    • 9 Feb 2023
    • Nabil Verdickt is head of performance media at Penna.

    Nabil Verdickt highlights the importance of considering the needs of older workers in your organisation and feels committing to a recruitment and retention strategy with diversity at its heart will reap rewards

  • It’s all about the base(line)

    • 2 Feb 2023
    • Frazer Thouard is a partner in GatenbySanderson’s local government team.

    GatenbySanderson’s Frazer Thouard reveals how a partnership with themselves, the Public Services People Managers’ Association and The MJ is culminating in a launch of a sector-wide EDI survey to establish the baseline diversity levels of leadership teams working in local authorities across the UK.

  • Taking the next steps for success

    • 26 Jan 2023
    • Sunita Patel is principal consultant at Starfish Search

    Sunita Patel calls for an even greater focus on socio-economic diversity in organisations, and says staff from underrepresented backgrounds need to be given the tools to succeed and do great things for our communities

  • The changing face of recruitment

    • 19 Jan 2023
    • Yasin Din is Senior Consultant at Tile Hill

    With the recruitment landscape becoming far more favourable for candidates, Yasin Din offers a few tips on how employers can make themselves more attractive to top quality talent

  • A resurgent yet challenging market

    • 12 Jan 2023
    • Ben Cox is director, executive search at Penna

    Penna’s Ben Cox looks at key data and insights into the executive talent market spanning the last 12 months

  • The new normal – hype or happening?

    • 15 Dec 2022

    As the year comes to a close, the team at Penna share their experiences of the talent market in 2022

  • Embracing the challenge of securing talent

    • 8 Dec 2022
    • Neil Lupin is managing partner of Green Park Interim & Executive Search.

    Neil Lupin looks at the issue of senior recruitment in ever tougher times

  • To return or not to return, that is the question

    • 1 Dec 2022
    • Simon Ray is director at Hampton’s Resourcing

    Simon Ray opens the debate on the advantages of returning to the office post-pandemic, at a time when many have adopted home working as their preference

  • Lining up a successful workforce

    • 1 Dec 2022
    • Jessica Mullinger is director of interim management at Solace in Business

    Jessica Mullinger considers the benefits of a ‘squiggly career’, and says at a time when local government is experiencing challenges in attracting and retaining talent it may be worth considering your ladder legacy

  • Keeping up with the leadership evolution

    • 24 Nov 2022
    • Phil Whitman is client solutions partner in GatenbySanderson’s leadership and talent consultancy

    As local government leaders across the UK acknowledge the need to redefine the way we design our organisations, Phil Whitman looks at the power and perils of ‘distributed leadership’

  • Social mobility: the need for ‘more’

    • 17 Nov 2022
    • Julie Towers is managing director of Penna

    Julie Towers reports from a webinar in which she asked what is changing regarding social mobility in government and employment – and how can we do more?

  • When to open the door of opportunity?

    • 10 Nov 2022
    • Martin Tucker is Managing Director of Faerfield.

    Tempted to apply for a job in The MJ this week? Martin Tucker offers some advice for those thinking of doing so

  • The importance of being honest.

    • 3 Nov 2022
    • Helen Anderson, Senior Consultant at Tile Hill.

    Tile Hill’s Helen Anderson gives her view on the importance of integrity and transparency in all aspects of the recruitment process

  • Presenting potential positively

    • 27 Oct 2022
    • Craig Clarke is head of GatenbySanderson’s interim leadership practice.

    What marks an individual out as being ready for that next step? This is the question Craig Clarke ponders as he looks at ways we can support the rising stars to present their potential in the most positive way