Paul McArdle

AI, machine learning, and 240 recruiters: the recruitment industry is going through constant change. What hasn’t changed is the personal touch. I am making no plans to retire just yet.

In a tight labour market, opening up as many relevant talent pools as you can makes sense. Indeed, it may be that the best talent pool you have is already open to you.

The information you get through exit interviews is both valuable and timely. But to get the real benefit, there are things that you need to do - and plenty you must avoid.

We do not have the budget of a Google or a Meta, but we do have great colleagues who are wonderful ambassadors for our business.

Julia Hobsbawm is a fan of the physical office space. She just sees that its traditional use is changing, and that the physical office will become a cross between an airport lounge and a private club.

Many employees add significant value to the businesses they work for – sometimes multiple times what they cost their employers – but very few are aware of it.

Markus Braun, Elizabeth Holmes and Adam Neumann are fascinating case studies in messianic like leadership. Often there are so many other people profiting from their individually exalted status, it was not in their interest to shout stop.

Having recently surveyed female finance managers in Irish businesses, I was prompted to carry out the same exercise on their male counterparts. The numbers give an insight into how male and female professionals view the job market.

In a post-pandemic world of work HR professionals are cartographers. They are navigating around each new obstacle and are proving themselves essential to a company's survival.

No one is sure what the future of the workplace looks like in a post Covid world. So, embrace the fluidity, make short-term decisions, communicate with your employees in an open fashion, and leave the long-term decisions for now.