What is HR Space?

HR Space is your area to interact with other HR professionals. Its forums give you the opportunity to ask questions that may help you in your work or answer others' queries.

Discussions evolve from less typical issues in HR, situations you may want to consult other people on. Other discussions relate to the latest news stories – for example, on proposed government legislation.

As well as networking, every HR Space member has the opportunity to set up their own weblog. Post a diary, or blog, about your life in HR or perhaps share in the development of an HR policy in your workplace. Regular bloggers can soon build up a loyal audience of like-minded professionals who will comment and offer advice on your progress.

How do I join?

HR Space is hosted on Personneltoday.com and shares the same registration system. Many of you will have registered already through the Personnel Today Jobs site.

In HR Space, click ‘Sign-In’, and either fill in your e-mail address and password or follow the link to register from scratch.

Next you will be asked to create a nickname, which will be your ‘handle’ in the forum.

Once chosen, you cannot change it, so consider it carefully.

Why should I edit my profile?

Once you enter a nickname, you will enter the site. The first thing to do is to edit your profile. You can disclose fully or partially who you are, where you work, your interests in HR and in general. But if you prefer, you can remain entirely anonymous.

First, you should upload an avatar – an image that will appear alongside your posts and in your profile. You can also fill in a signature, which will appear at the bottom of every post you make.

You can fill in a ‘bio’ to describe more about your current role, your HR history and the different sectors you’ve worked in.

How do I join a discussion?

You can browse the latest discussions by clicking on ‘Forums’. Here you will find our ‘Forums for all’, which has 12 forums on all the main subjects in HR. You will also find ‘Help, Rules and Guidelines’, which includes ‘FAQs on HR Space’, where you can get more help if required, and the Rules of HR Space – a few dos and don’ts on forum etiquette.

The HR-Only forums will only appear on this page after you have e-mailed hrspace@rbi.co.uk to gain access. This area is designed for HR practitioners only – suppliers, employees, and line managers, for example, cannot enter – and entry is at the online editor’s discretion. Please e-mail hrspace@rbi.co.uk with your full job details to request access.

When you’ve found a discussion thread to join, click ‘Reply’ to add your comment. Once written, there is a preview option so you can see what your post will look like. When you’re finished, click ‘Post’ and you will see your comment in the thread of the discussion. If you spot an error, you have 30 minutes in which to edit your post, so check for mistakes straight away.

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