Oxford HR team was in Bangkok, Thailand to attend the 4th Annual AIDF Asia Summit on June 20-21st 2018 (http://asia.aidforum.org/) . The forum brought together 250+ regional decision makers from regional governments, UN agencies, NGOs, intergovernmental and civil society organisations to discuss strategies around improving AID delivery and health resilience…
Helena Newton29 June 2018
At Oxford HR we have had an exciting and challenging fortnight and we thought we would share our latest developments with you. It all started last week with our quarterly strategic away day, when we all gathered from around the world (Sudan, Amsterdam, and even Brighton!), joining forces to decide on…
Maria Grigore22 June 2018
“Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it.” – Hellen Keller “Human suffering anywhere concerns men and women everywhere.” – Elie Wiesel The year of 2018 is being called “‘the worst for humanitarian crises’” since World War II.(1) In the midst of…
Razane Cherk8 June 2018
In many developing countries, women and girls face unfair treatment due to cultural and religious expectations. However, many women from these countries have risen to the plate and have contributed significantly to fighting against the injustices that their fellow citizens face daily simply because of their gender. Their stories illustrate…
Razane Cherk11 May 2018
Competency-based interviews are increasingly becoming one of the most common interview methods employers are using. With HR becoming increasingly recognised as fundamental to business development, this format of interview gives employers the ability to assess how candidates have previously performed in relation to the job specification at hand (1). They…
Helena Newton4 May 2018
Oxford HR has recently joined the Executive Research Association (ERA), a network of research professionals promoting excellence and professionalism in our field, as well as an open and welcoming space for the discussion of industry trends and best practices. On Wednesday, ERA held its Annual Conference, which I had the…
Maria Grigore27 April 2018
Cambridge Analytica’s data breach, which has compromised at least 87 million Facebook users’ personal information,(1) has taken the internet by storm this week, causing many to vow to stop using the platform. The breach also included harvesting people’s personal messages, which has awakened the current conversation about privacy and caused…
Razane Cherk13 April 2018
The Oxford HR summit took place this week at the hip and quirky Turl Street Kitchen in Oxford. It’s our annual opportunity to catch up with a team spread from Canada, across the UK, Europe, and Africa. An opportunity to take some time out to reflect on how we’re doing…
Maria Grigore16 March 2018
At Oxford HR we do not only help organisations find the best people to bring a positive change in our societies. What brings us together is that we want to contribute to that change directly, ourselves. Conversations on how to best do that when we recruit, how to avoid discrimination…
Maria Grigore9 March 2018