I’m lucky enough to know a few people who work in HR and recruitment so I’ve asked them to make a contribution every-now and again.

It’s going to be tough out there.
I was curious to know how things were changing, now that there are so many people looking for work and so few roles to fill.
A summary of the redundancy process
The redundancy process is complicated and will differ between person to person. You can find a detailed description of the process and its rules and regulations on the gov.uk website. The following though is a summary of that process, from a friend who works in HR. They regularly have to go through the redundancy process…
A recruiters view on CV’s
When it comes to CV’s, each recruiter looks at a CV differently. We all have different preferences and respond positively to different things, so you’ll never please everyone all of the time, but these are things I look for when I review a CV. My personal preference is to start with the oldest job first…