--- title: 4 of this month’s best HR blogs | myhrtoolkit description: We round up this month's best HR blogs for thought-provoking commentary and advice on the world of human resource management. image: https://www.myhrtoolkit.com/hubfs/best-hr-blog-posts-2016.jpg --- ** Call us ** Menu ** [0345 225 0414](tel:03452250414) - [Customer Support **](https://www.myhrtoolkit.com/support) - [Login **](https://app.myhrtoolkit.com/user_portal/) [![myhrtoolkit-agilio-logo-colour-800px](https://www.myhrtoolkit.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Logos%20and%20Brand/myhrtoolkit-agilio-logo-colour-800px.png?width=800&height=82&name=myhrtoolkit-agilio-logo-colour-800px.png "myhrtoolkit-agilio-logo-colour-800px")](http://myhrtoolkit.com) [![myhrtoolkit-agilio-logo-white](https://www.myhrtoolkit.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Logos%20and%20Brand/myhrtoolkit-agilio-logo-white.png?width=1000&height=103&name=myhrtoolkit-agilio-logo-white.png "myhrtoolkit-agilio-logo-white")](http://myhrtoolkit.com) # 4 of this month’s best HR blogs | myhrtoolkit Published on March 31, 2016 by [Fiona Sanderson](https://www.myhrtoolkit.com/blog/author/fiona-sanderson) **    [HR](https://www.myhrtoolkit.com/blog/tag/hr) ![best HR blogs](https://www.myhrtoolkit.com/hubfs/best-hr-blog-posts-2016.jpg) It’s time for a round up of this month’s best articles from the HR blogosphere. You’ll find a taster of the blog posts below: just click on the links to read more on these human resource ruminations. ## [Playing second fiddle to sumptuous despair](http://workessence.com/playing-second-fiddle-to-sumptuous-despair/) *By Neil Usher, workessence* *Our curious leader, he’s never there He’s playing second fiddle to sumptuous despair Our curious leader is covered in deep sin And when I grow up you know I want to be like him…..* (Luxuria) Of all the easy targets for bloggers, tweeters and whatever you call the lost souls who use LinkedIn, management lies as prone as a… [Read more](http://workessence.com/playing-second-fiddle-to-sumptuous-despair/) ## [(Not) Working 9-5](http://hrgemblog.com/2016/03/11/not-working-9-5/) *by Gemma Reucroft* Or not Monday to Friday, anyway. Legislation is a funny old thing. Sometimes capable of driving societal or behavioural change. Sometimes leading to unintended consequences. Often, taking us part of the way towards the change that we wish to see (Equal Pay Act anyone?). When it comes to flexible working, legislation created boxes. Firstly, a box for… [Read more](http://hrgemblog.com/2016/03/11/not-working-9-5/) ## [Do You Know Why You Were Hired?](https://www.hrbartender.com/2016/recruiting/do-you-know-why-you-were-hired/) *by Sharlyn Lauby * It seems like such a simple question. Do you know why the organisation hired you? One of my former bosses took me out to lunch one day to tell me why she hired me. She said, “Because you didn’t come from the industry.” She wanted an outsider who would ask questions and challenge the status quo. She felt that was what the company needed. If organisations want employees to be engaged and successful in their roles, they have to… [Read more](https://www.hrbartender.com/2016/recruiting/do-you-know-why-you-were-hired/) ## [Where do we go from here?](http://hrnews.co.uk/robeys-blog-go/) *by Robey Jenkins, HR Manager for Age UK Gloucestershire* I was a big fan of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. I sat through every episode and although it went a little off the rails in season 8 (or possibly 9, I lost count), there aren’t many shows that managed to so consistently surprise and delight with new ideas, year after year. Plus, y’know, Alison Hannigan. However, a stand-out episode was called “One More Time, With Feeling”, in which a magical curse...[ Read more](http://hrnews.co.uk/robeys-blog-go/) ## Need HR advice on something different? We hope you enjoyed reading the above HR blogs as much as we did! 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