Networking opportunity followed by a panel of people professionals sharing their personal first steps into HR

About this event

Networking opportunity followed by a panel of people professionals sharing their personal first steps into HR

The event will begin with networking followed by a panel session which will consist of different HR experts with varied expertise (18:30-19:00) .

The panel session will be introduced by Ruth Parkin and Isabelle Willetts. Each speaker will share their first steps to launching their own careers as HR industry professionals, as well as impart any hints and tips to those starting out in the industry or are early on in their career journeys on choosing a specialisation (19:15-19:45).

Once all the speakers have contributed, the event will end with a Q+A session (19:45-20:00).


About the speakers

Ruth Parkin (Student Engagement Lead) and Isabelle Willetts (Secretary) – Intro

Tunde Winchester (Co-Vice Chair)- Talent Development

Kate Hamilton (Chair) – HR Generalist/Coaching

Rebecca Hislam (Co-Vice Chair)– Organisational change/design

Afsheen Nasir (Guest speaker)– Leadership development.

Please note:

  1. Reminder emails will be sent to you the day before, with a further reminder on the day of the event.
  2. Photography and video production may be taking place at the event, and these images may be used in the CIPD newsletters.
  3. By attending the event, you are giving consent for your image to be used on any CIPD promotional materials.
  4. As we are supplying refreshments, if you can no longer attend, please cancel your place either on Eventbrite, or by responding to the confirmation email.
  5. This event may include an external speaker who has prepared their own presentation. Any views or opinions expressed by the speaker are their own and do not reflect those of the CIPD.
  6. Please note that refunds for CIPD non-member tickets will only be available until seven days prior to the event, any cancelled tickets after this will not receive a refund.
  7. If you require any reasonable adjustments to enhance your experience, please get in contact with us by responding to this email and we will do our best to accommodate.

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