For this podcast we travelled to a careers fair in north London to speak to some students who are exploring their career options. We also speak to some of the people involved in the project, including CIPD’s Kelly Duncan and Katerina Rudiger, and Nick Chambers, Director of the Education and Employers Taskforce. They discuss the importance of tackling the mismatch between young people and employers at the recruitment stage and explain how volunteer HR professionals can help by delivering CV and interview guidance.

In this podcast Simon Lloyd, HR Director of Santander, Simon Thompson, Chief Executive of the Chartered Banker Institute, Andrea Eccles of the City HR Association and CIPD Head of Public Policy Ben Wilmot discuss the need to change the culture of the financial sector to repair the trust in it that has been lost.

Coaching has become the generic solution to a plethora of HR development needs but is it always the right approach and are we using it effectively? John McGurk, CIPD Adviser, Learning & Talent, Peter Hawkins, Professor of Leadership, Henley Business School, Heather Townsend, Director, Excedia Group, and Neil Morrison, Group HR Director, Random House, discuss.

In this podcast two women, Naomi Timperley, Co Director of Enterprise Lab and Director of Social Media Boom and Claire Mason, Founder and Managing Director of Man Bites Dog, share how they started up their own businesses and Claire McCartney, CIPD Adviser, Resourcing & Talent Planning, discusses what her research has highlighted.

In this podcast Katerina Rudiger, CIPD's Skills Policy Adviser, Jane Daly, Head of Learning and Development at Marks and Spencer and Elizabeth Eddy, Head of Skills for NHS employers, discuss the problem of youth unemployment and what employers should be doing to play their part in boosting work opportunities for young people.

In this podcast CIPD's Chief Executive Peter Cheese. Robert Bolton, Partner, Leader of Global HR Transformation Centre of Excellence, KPMG and Hayley Brown, Talent Intelligence Analyst, Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), for AVON Cosmetics, discuss the results of a survey and how HR needs to be able to use analytics to prove its own value to the business.

In this podcast Lesley Cotton, HR Director, P&O Ferries, Clive Hutchinson, Company Leader, Cougar Automation, Hazel Stimpson, HR Manager, Harrod UK and CIPD Advisor, Jill Miller discuss research on how SMEs can grow and maintain employee engagement at various tipping points as they get bigger. Includes case studies.

The Government is discussing changes to the flexible working policy which are likely to take place in 2014. Ben Wilmott, Senior Public Policy Adviser, CIPD, explains the changes and why they are happening. Our other speakers will give legal advice and practical suggestions’ they are Angela Williams, HR Director, British Gas, Audrey Williams, Head of Discrimination, Eversheds LLP. Janet Davies, Chief Executive, Women’s Pioneer Housing and Samantha Clark, Field HR and Employee Relations Lead, Accenture.

In uncertain times, everyone is keen to know what lies ahead for the new year. Philippa Lamb interviews Gary Hamel, author academic and speaker, Peter Cheese, Chief Executive, CIPD, Tim Munden, Vice President, Human Resources, UK and Ireland at Unilever and Michael Davis, Chief Executive from the UK Commission for Employment and Skills.

In this podcast, Dianah Worman, Public Adviser on Diversity and Inclusion at CIPD, Jo Swinson joint Minister for Women and Equalities (DCMS) and Employment Relations and Consumer Affairs (BIS), Margot King - Head of Corporate Responsibility and Diversity for Eversheds LLP , Mark Harrison - Diversity Strategy Manager - Metropolitan and Judith Nelson - Personnel Director for UK and ROI, Tesco discuss Think, Act, Report a voluntary system the Government devised in 2011 that encourages transparency around equal pay and equality of opportunity for promotion.