Job application and interview coaching for students

We are looking for volunteers to help us on 8th March 2017.

Churchfields Academy, Swindon, will be helping its year 11 students improve their job application skills. Using volunteers from local businesses, students will practice writing application letters, preparing CVs and taking part in interviews. They will be given guidance on how to present themselves and make a strong first impression.

So, if you live or work near Swindon, Wiltshire, UK and can give us a day of your time we would like to hear from you. If you are interested you will find more information about our plans and who to contact by following the link below.

Nigel Cox goes East

Nigel Cox is joining the largest trade mission ever to go from the South West of Britain to China. Exploring new opportunities and hoping to find out how China “does HR”, Nigel leaves on 10th November for Guangzhou before going on to Hangzhou and then Shanghai.

Nigel has previously worked on HR projects in Singapore, Philippines and Indonesia.

 

ESP welcomes a new partner

Alexandre Fournier has joined Employment Solutions Partnership. Alexandre has a wealth of experience working for a variety of international, blue chip companies. Based out of Luxembourg Alexandre undertakes project and interim work in companies across Europe.

What makes a successful acquisition?

Most acquisitions fail to add value to investors.

Although meeting the commercial and financial hurdles is important, so too is addressing the human dimension. Over the last three months Nigel Cox Consulting has been helping a major international business do just that. The project has looked at an employee population of over 2,000 in nine countries across Europe. The brief has not just been about due diligence but has also about preparing and delivering a comprehensive talent management plan underpinned by a detailed communication and integration agenda.

NCC has also been supporting the project teams on aspects of organisation design and integration.

By building a comprehensive business plan, taking into account the needs of all stakeholders businesses involved with acquisitions and mergers substantially improve their chances of creating value over the long term.

Simple Solutions

ESP member, HR Matters, is helping local employers find just the right candidate for important operational management positions. The systematic and structured approach helps SMEs deliver best practice without needing a big HR department

Employment Solutions Partnership

Nigel Cox Consulting and HR Matters formed the Employment Solutions Partnership with David Williams to provide simple, workable solutions to the many business problems that have employment challenges. This is about finding business solutions, not about yet more human resources initiatives. Their target market is busy HR teams and line managers who want someone who has their feet firmly on the ground, can speak the language of business, and who can “walk the walk” as well as “talk the talk”.

Contacts

• Nigel Cox

nigel@nigelcoxconsulting.com | +44 1285 641 127 | +44 7500 518 923 | http://www.nigelcoxconsulting.com

• Bob Stringer

rjshrmatters@hotmail.co.uk | +44  7525 433 832

• David Williams

nullemont@msn.com | +44   7774 183 018