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Joining me this week is Neve Trinder who graduated last summer (2020) with a Masters in Human Resource Management.

This episode is so helpful for anyone who is currently studying or recently graduated and wanting to know not only how to get into HR but what to expect from your first role. Neve is extremely candid about her expectations, the reality of entering the job market once she graduated and how she came down to earth with a bang. 

Neve is an extremely smart and astute individual though and she learnt, adapted herself and sought out how to turn negatives into positives. 

There's absolutely tonnes of value and learnings that will help many listeners of this episode so I hope you enjoy listening.... and that it does help you get your own career started in the very best way! 

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This weeks guest is Tracey Murphy, someone who has a distinguished career in HR both in-house and as an external consultant.

Tracey has a colourful past and came into HR from a project management support route. Through our discussion you can clearly see how that project management mindset has benefitted her during her career and some of the roles she's had. 

As with many other of my guests, Tracey highlights the importance of having mentors and stretching yourself to develop your career.

More recently, following some personal issues of her own, Tracey is trying to raise the importance of awareness around emotional health and how previous trauma can impact individuals in the workplace. It's right there at the forefront of how HR is operating but clearly an important issue and I'm so pleased Tracey joined me as a guest to talk about the work she's doing.

To find further information on this or to sign up to her email list go to https://wisdom-springs.com/

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Welcome back. We're now on episode 41, which is crazy for me to think personally. In this episode I'm continuing the mini series of speaking with people who are at the very start of their HR careers, with the purpose of helping the current graduates in their own job searches,

This week's guest is an absolute gem. I'm joined by Cara Reston who pursued an almost benchmark methodology to work throughout her studies. She gained that ever so valuable work experience and succeeded on obtaining a graduate scheme role at the end of it.

Cara also shares some superb tips and insights that will really help others secure that first HR role. I loved chatting through her story with her so hope you enjoy listening.

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Today's guest is Lily Chick who is right at the very start of her HR career, having only begun her first role back in April.

The reason for wanting to bring Lily on as a guest is that we're coming to the time of the year when many students are finishing university and about to enter the job market. Lily has completed both a Bachelors and Masters and been through that journey of finishing her studies, applying for jobs, and ultimately securing one. She's had the ups and the downs, the frustrations of the process, learnt the lessons of how to deliver a great interview, and the reality versus the false expectations that her university told her was possible.

This is such an insightful discussion that anyone about to start looking for their first position after university will benefit from.

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Hello everyone and thanks for tuning in to another episode. Well what a great guest I have for you today. I'm joined by Lisa Tomlinson who recently started her own HR consultancy and is a joint founder of the Happi HR Facebook group.

Lisa did a lot of varied roles before starting in HR. However, she went from her first HR role to HR Business Partner in only a couple of years. Lisa progressed all the way to Head of People and created an award-winning HR function before deciding to set up by herself at the end of last year.

We explore loads of topics in this episode and Lisa is someone who has very strong opinions about the role of HR. She's also passionate about supporting HR professionals and equipping them with the tools to become more resilient, as well as training to become an Executive coach

I know you'll love listening to everything we discuss and it's jam-packed with insights for people at all levels in the HR profession.

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Well come back once again. So on this week's episode I have Eleanor Minshall who is quite literally the gift that keeps on giving. The reason I say that is because she has multiple situations through her career which by themselves could be reasons to have her as a guest on the podcast.

Firstly, Eleanor is someone who entered the world of HR from the route of being a Recruitment Consultant. Then she experienced fast-tracked progression through her HR career going from HR Advisor to HR Business Partner in only 4 years. For the last 3 years of her HR career she led L&D and Talent and Development teams. Then this year, Eleanor took the decision to start her own HR Consultancy where she helps supports businesses with Organisational Design, creating People Strategies, as well as Coaching HR Teams and Leaders to become more effective. 

There is absolutely heaps packed into this episode so I hope you enjoy listening.

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On this episode I'm joined by Nathalie Somerset who has some fascinating insights around how getting more accustomed to using data within your role as a HR professional can really help you drive change and add value to the organisation you work for. 

Nathalie operates as a HR generalist but she also has a real passion for data and uses it in almost every aspect of her day to day work. Let's be honest, not every enjoys Excel or being analytical. However, by hearing Nathalie talk about how she uses HR data you will be able to understand how even on a basic level you can use it to your benefit. 

I hope you enjoy listening!

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With today’s guest we branch out into the world of L&D and more specifically OD and Talent.

I’m joined by Richard Bell who has been operating in this space for over 20 years. Richard helps define what these three concepts are and how that translates into day to day work. So, if you’re someone who is interested in a career down this path, or you’d heard the terms but weren’t quite sure what they were, then this will be a really useful episode for you.

I’ll be honest we do go off on quite a few tangents in this episode but it’s definitely worth it.

As always, I hope you enjoy listening.

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I love it when I can bring people who I class to be 'high achievers' to the podcast and my guest this week certainly falls into that category.

I'm joined by Molly Rooney who has gone from entering HR to HR Business Partner in only 3 years!!!

This is an absolutely fascinating conversation for anyone who is at the early stages of their career and has aspirations of progression. We really get under the skin of how Molly has been able to progress so quickly, how she operates as a HR professional, and what she does that makes her stand out from the crowd. As a result, there are loads of valuable insights and recommendations.

It was such an enjoyable conversation and I know you'll love listening. Enjoy.

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Have you ever wanted to work abroad but wondered how your HR career could facilitate this? 

Well this week's guest on Is This Room Free? is Wensdae Lucas who has a very different career journey than any other guest I've had on. That's because she has spent the past ten years working in different countries for some of the world's most luxury brands in hospitality, tourism and retail. Her journey has taken her to the US, Abu Dhabi, Australia, and on cruise ships. 

We discuss not only Wensdae's personal career steps in HR but the pro's and con's of living and working overseas, the adventures you can have but what you also have to sacrifice.

This is such an interesting conversation and will be hugely beneficial to anyone who has wondered how a career in HR could also help them see the world. 

I hope you enjoy listening.

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