Lisette Howlett Articles

What job? What career? - Click To Read Article
Considering what job and career path you want to follow can be a potentially daunting decision. Careers advisors and even friends can help with this though ultimately you have to make the choice. This article will help you in considering these employment options and coming to a decision.

Top 10 tips for giving feedback - Click To Read Article
This short article forms part of the mlh global hr consulting ‘I minute guides’ covering a range of topics that are important in the workplace. In it I outline 10 tips for giving feedback.

Tackling Barriers to change - Click To Read Article
There are a number of barriers to successful change - both in terms of implementing it and equally, if not more importantly, sustaining it. By highlighting a top 10, this article gives ideas on how to avoid failure and how to implement and sustain successful change.

Starting Your Job Search - Click To Read Article
Finding a job is often said to be a job in itself – here’s some guidance on how to succeed.

Searching Online for a New Job - Click To Read Article
Having made the choice about what kind of job you want and what kinds of employers to approach the journey is really just beginning. Searching online effectively for work requires discipline and a plan.

Responding to Job Adverts - Click To Read Article
You’re looking for a new job or even a new career and an application jumps out of the page to you. How do you make sure that every step you take after that is working towards securing you the new employment you so desperately desire?

Recruiting Through Social Networking Sites - Click To Read Article
Social networking sites such as Facebook have really changed the way people interact with each other over the last few years. Many employers are now seeking to utilise these kinds of websites as a recruitment opportunity. Here’s how to do it right.

Preparing for Questions Asked at Interview - Click To Read Article
Whilst it is important that you do not appear rehearsed or wooden when being interview it is essential that you sound fluent and authoritative. Thinking about the type of questions that you might be answered and doing some interview practice goes a long way towards this goal. This article by Lisette Howlett gives guidance to candidates preparing for interview, covering some of the areas that will be explored and providing guidance and advice.

People and Risk - Click To Read Article
A risky business … Business is risky; the less static the more risk, thus the more successful the business the more risk in must embrace and benefit from. In this article, Lisette Howlett shares her thoughts and experiences in the area of risk and people. Without people you have less risk; but you also have no business. Risk is unavoidable but not insurmountable. Indeed taking your people risk seriously will improve your business; the successful management of risk has a positive impact on business success.

Preparing for a Job Interview - Click To Read Article
No matter how confident you are interview preparation is critical to good interview performance and landing your dream job. Here are some suggestions on making a success of your job search.

Overcoming Barriers to Creative Thinking - Click To Read Article
We all know how essential creativity and creative thinking is to organisation success. Yet seemingly it is an elusive and scarce resource in the workplace. Indeed we frequently find that the work environment acts as a constraint rather than a releasing energy. This article aims to explore some of the barriers to creative thinking. It focuses on what you, as an individual, can do but clearly has relevance to managers and HR functions throughout industry and can inform and support coaching and mentoring activities in the workplace and beyond.

New Job – Negotiating a Salary - Click To Read Article
Negotiating a job salary can be delicate so whether it’s at the interview stage or in an existing position of employment do your research. Here we offer some useful advice and help.

Online Recruitment – A Quick Guide - Click To Read Article
When seeking to recruit for vacant jobs in your company online recruiting is attractive but can be a little overwhelming. Here we offer a few handy tips and suggestions to help your recruitment process be as effective as possible.

Kicking off a project - Click To Read Article
This article draws attention to an area of project leadership and project working that can often be rushed and yet, with appropriate attention, goes a long way to setting the project on a path to success.

Job Search - Developing a Plan - Click To Read Article
Before embarking on a job search a plan is crucial. Here we offer some advice to assist you to streamline your search for work in a clear and effective way.

Job Boards - A quick guide to choosing one - Click To Read Article
To successfully recruit the right kinds of employees for your organisation can be difficult. There are so many aspects in putting together a recruitment strategy and online job boards are just one aspect, but a very crucial one to get correct.

Job Adverts – how to write attractive ones - Click To Read Article
Writing great and successful job adverts is a real skill so we offer you a few pointers to make the most of your recruitment drive and attract the best possible candidates. Keywords are crucial for online searches but also include benefits you offer as an employer. This may set you apart from your competitors.

Job Adverts – attracting job seekers - Click To Read Article
When seeking to recruit good quality job applicants for your organisation the key is in the advertisement. Research is crucial so spend time looking at other adverts and always remember that the intention is to attract potential employees. Make the advert as appealing and catchy as possible.

Interview Wash Ups/Deciding on your candidate - Click To Read Article
Converting the information gathered during the selection process into a decision on whether to appoint or to not appoint is critical. It is the skill with which you do this that makes the difference between a good and poor hire. A decision that will have long term implications in terms of cost, productivity, moral etc. This article explores best practice in is this important area

Interviewing using behavioural questioning techniques - Click To Read Article
Interviewing is the most time consuming aspect of recruitment. Yet, worryingly, it also can be one the least effective ways to judge suitability and performance. This article gives insights on how to benefit from interviewing best practice through the use of behavioural questioning techniques

Induction – your first management job - Click To Read Article
Want to make a cracking success of your first management job? This article tells you how.

In-House Training – Getting to 99% attendance - Click To Read Article
Here’s how to get your training attendance up saving you both time and money and at the same time building your reputation as an in-house training department.

Interviewing Techniques - Finding your New Recruit - Click To Read Article
The most crucial part of the recruitment process is the interview stage. You’ve advertised and made the most of the tools at your disposal and assuming you have a great list of potential employees how do you proceed? We offer some practical tips for recruiters on interviewing.

How to structure your recruitment/hiring interview - Click To Read Article
As an interviewer your job is to find out everything you can about the candidate. Your best chance of doing this in an effective, efficient, and legally compliant way is to adopt a structured approach to interview structure.

Hiring New Employees – A Best Practice Guide - Click To Read Article
Employing new workers can seem a daunting task so we’ve put together a very practical guide to help you in this effort. There’s more to consider than simply where to advertise and what to ask a potential employee at an interview.

Finding a job on the internet - Click To Read Article
When looking for a new job the internet is an obvious place to start. There are plenty job boards and recruitment agencies to choose from. Here we offer some great tips to assist you succeed in your job search.

Evaluating your recruitment process - Click To Read Article
Getting recruitment right first time saves money, time and much angst. Continually evaluating your recruitment process is how you will achieve this. This article tell you how.

Employee Induction – the why and how - Click To Read Article
We offer some helpful and practical advice on how to best work through this process. Once you’ve made your recruitment decision and chosen your new employees their induction is vital for both you as the employer and them as the new worker.

Employee References – essential guidance - Click To Read Article
After making the recruitment decision on whom to employ you’ll want to take up the job candidate’s references. In this article we offer all considerations and possibilities to help assist you in hiring the best possible worker.

Deciding on Which Type of Business To Work For - Click To Read Article
Searching for a new job is a huge task even if you know exactly what kind of business you want to work for. Deciding on what type of business can be difficult and here we offer some useful tips and things to consider.

Discovering New Job Opportunities - Your Dream Career Options Outside the UK - Click To Read Article
We work for so much of our time that considering a different kind of job or perhaps even a career in a different country might appear daunting. Here’s we’ve laid out a few things to consider and some helpful advice for employment opportunities outside the UK.

Career Search – Ask yourself ‘What Can I Offer?’ - Click To Read Article
When seeking a change in career the most crucial question to ask yourself is, what do I have to offer a new employer? Consider your work history as a whole and identify the transferable skills you’ve learned in an effort to put yourself ahead of other potential jobseekers.

Attracting New Recruits in the Credit Crunch - Click To Read Article
Attracting new job candidates in the current recession can be difficult. A clear and well thought out plan is a must before jumping into the recruitment pool.

A guide to running and attending meetings - Click To Read Article
Meetings are one of the most important things you can do when in business. Unfortunately all too often they can also be one of the least important things. A lot depends on how well they are organised, run and prepared for. This article aims to give some ideas and suggestions which should make time spent in meetings more productive and time spent away from them more plentiful

Accepting a New Job Offer – To Take or Not to Take? - Click To Read Article
The decision on whether to accept a job offer after an interview with an employer may not be as straight forward as you think. On face value you’d probably jump at the chance but it’s worth considering and weighing up all options so you make the right job choice for you.


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