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Diary of an HR Manager

Wednesday 6.22 p.m. On the train back from Brighton to Victoria Station. As we roared through Haywards Heath, I suddenly thought how quickly Christmas and New Year’s Eve recede in the memory, although only a matter of weeks ago. The build-up, the reunions with friends and colleagues, and a

new number on the appointments book. Is it worth all the

selection process. They wanted an HR system to handle their expanding permanent and contract numbers and, ideally, it would link by API to the existing payroll provider and supply data to JISC (formerly the Joint Information Systems Committee). Tomorrow would be the time to talk figures with the indicated suppliers.

hullabaloo? Well, when you’re up to your ears in work, it does seem like an oasis! This had been my second day with the college, following up on my discovery visit in late December, and we were getting to where we needed to be to start the

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