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Industry viewpoint by Lisa Wynn, director and executive coach at Corporate Potential

The HR profession does not expect enough of itself and at the same time is not taken seriously enough by senior line management because it ìdoes not speak the language of business.î So says the Ochre House Network think-tank which includes over 650 major employers such as GE, IBM, NCR, PwC and Telefonica O2

The past eighteen months have been undeniably difficult for the UK marketing fraternity. Always the first to be shown the door in times of financial difficulties, marketers knew the writing was on the wall the moment the world recognised it was in meltdown

For the 2.46 million workers unemployed, this Christmas presents the perfect reason to loosen the tie and hang up the interview suit for a few weeks fuelled by the false belief that no one hires during December, particularly when half of British companies will be nursing their heads after Christmas parties

With the end of year fast approaching, many companies are scheduling end of year appraisals in their diaries