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Your HR options

Whether you fancy a role as occupational psychologist in a global law firm or handling payroll for a local authority, there are plenty of exciting HR positions to pick from.

Is a job in HR right for you?

Careers in human resources, or HR, are often dismissed as the soft option for women with good ‘people skills’ and not much else. In fact, HR positions offer both sexes challenges, promotion and prospects galore.

Introducing... recruitment consultants

You’ve probably had some experience of recruitment agencies, maybe to get holiday or gap-year jobs, or in your search for your first position as a graduate. But have you ever considered working on the other side of the recruitment fence?

The recruitment reality

If you like the idea of finding jobs for other people then a career in recruitment consultancy could be exactly the profession for you.

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