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As 2010 begins the next big focus is Annual Performance Reviews…… managers are busy writing them and in the run up to Christmas I was busy thinking about the things I did in 2009 that I am proud of.

2009 marked my first full year as a Resourcing Assistant and what a year it has been. One of my main achievements was working as Reflect Champion for the team were I got the chance to be involved in some of the great things we have done as a result of Reflect, our annual employee engagement survey.

I really enjoyed taking part in a team building day at Iveson Primary School in Leeds where the whole Resourcing Team got together and helped to build a path and do gardening in the school. I also enjoyed putting together a library for the office and having meetings with my colleagues to find out how they felt we could improve our working environment.

I also completed my Certificate in Personnel Practice in 2009, with the support of O2 I managed to achieve a Distinction! What an achievement! In December I was quick to get my ‘Learning Fund’ started – a matched funding scheme that’s part of the Flexible Benefits package I receive. This has helped me fund a postgraduate qualification, the Certificate in Personnel and Development that I started in September, another thing I am proud of.

The nicest thing about APR time is that it reminds me of all the things I achieved in 2009 and motivates me to make 2010 a year that really counts. It’s great to get some recognition for achievements and the opportunity to get support for the things I need to develop, it’s lovely to take the time to have a chat with my manager and see how she thinks I am doing.

Here’s to a successful 2010!

We have increased the focus that we have place on our customer base, enhancing our customer relationship management process.  In turns this has led to an overhaul in my area in which I have waved good by to some colleague and welcomed some new ones in.  As ever I am looking forward to this reorganisation moreover, our ability to steer or service propositions

Of course on a personal front I recently travelled over to Brazil with a host of other volunteers from all over Europe, with the telefonica foundation programme.  Phew what an adventure, and what a group of people to meet.  A group now that includes many friend, let see how my pale Scottish skin holds up to the sun in Madrid with this years summer holidays already firmly on my mind.

I have just completed my flexible benefits arrangement!  So that’s £80 a month of my salary and a nice £40 commitment from o2 to help me with my programme of learning, fluency in Spanish here I come.  That said I am can already order two beers so I guess it would be good to know who to ask for a chemist and some resolve.

Hasta luego!

This is the year you, loose a few pounds, pay off the credit cards or get that all important new job which will change your life forever.

So now we are halfway through January and you are sick of the sight of mince pies and trudging into work in the snow and rain. It’s definitely time to start looking but how? Well here are some quick tips to get you started…