VacancyCentre.com partners with FHRD to move HR forward

HR is moving forward. As the economy enters a new phase, in a changed world, managers are trying hard to find a new equilibrium, enhancing the employee’s trust in their organisations and hope for the future. The HR profession was on the forefront in the implementation of measures that deliver more with less and the HR function was critical in navigating the rough seas of the worst recession to hit the world for many years.

In this respect, one must focus on remaining a fast moving train in the world of competition. CSB Group and VacancyCentre.com, in an endeavour to be on board the train and drive it, shall be for the first time be the main recruitment agency sponsor at the FHRD National Annual Conference and HR & Training Fair 2010. VacancyCentre.com is the online recruitment platform that stemmed more than 12 years ago from CSB Group's recruitment services’ unit.

Titled 'Choose change today for sustainable organisations', this year's annual gathering of the country's top HR professionals, promises to offer the strongest and most diverse programme ever offered by FHRD. The conference is attended by 250 decision makers mostly GMs and HR managers but also line managers who shall come together to discuss and evaluate HR related issues including consultancy services, schemes and other measures that affect employment, training and people management.

The Foundation for Human Resources Development's event shall be held on Friday 14th October, at the Intercontinental Hotel, St. Julian's and shall be seeing, among others, highly sought after speakers in Europe - Robert Conlon from DC Gardner and Jill Miller from the Chartered Institute for Personnel Management.

Over 250 General Managers and Human Resources Managers from 135 organisations and business across the island will be meeting for one day to discuss the challenges that they are facing at the moment due to increased global competition, the impact of the recession, managing cost reduction and implementing measures to retain high staff motivation.

CSB Group CEO Michael J.Zammit said that the annual conference acknowledged that HR is moving forward and despite challenges that are particularly true for Malta, the conference takes up this reality and offers an opportunity to all people managers to explore the various approaches and tools offered on the day. ''As we recently reported, Finance Minister Tonio Fenech said that - despite the recession - companies were expanding as opposed to closing down. Malta also had one of the EU’s lowest unemployment rates in May this year'' Mr Zammit said. ''This is clear evidence that it is Malta's intention to continue moving forward - taking HR along with it''

FHRD CEO Joe Gerada expressed his satisfaction, saying that the conference had become a tradition as it has been running for over 10 years and last year this conference broke all records in terms of attendance.

This year’s promises to be even bigger with two foreign key note speakers and a wide variety of workshops for participants to choose from with a series of high-profiles sponsors such as CSB Group and its online recruitment platform VacancyCentre.com – the first recruitment agency that moved recruitment online.

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