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What would make this Community easier for you to use?

Steve Bridger

Hello.

We know that the Community platform has not been as stable as we'd have liked since December (which we're continually working to improve)... but looking beyond the technology... we'd welcome your insight to help us identify how we might make your use of this site easier and more useful to you.

In the first instance, please respond to the three questions below by hitting REPLY.

  1. What was the main reason you visited the CIPD Community today?
  2. What information or help needs to be clearer to first-time users of the Community?
  3. What ONE change to the Community would make it easier for you to use?

You can always send comments to me at: s.bridger@cipd.co.uk as well... but comments here are always good (especially as others can 'Like' your posts, which might also give us a sense of 'weight of feeling', etc.)

We're listening.

Thank you for your time 

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  • Hi Steve,

    What was the main reason you visited the CIPD Community today?
    The Community is really invaluable, especially being in a standalone role and in the early stages of my HR Career. I like to check in on threads that I am interested in, and also other posts that i may not have had much experience in dealing with...yet. Always good sound knowledgable advice.

    What information or help needs to be clearer to first-time users of the Community?
    Possibly when posting, to provide as much information as possible, and also to search previous threads on the topic beforehand, to avoid repetition. However, no two cases are the same (in my limited experience anyway)...

    What ONE change to the Community would make it easier for you to use?
    As others have suggested, maybe a central document system, would be great idea.

    Kind regards,

    Adam
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  • Hi Steve,

    What was the main reason you visited the CIPD Community today?
    The Community is really invaluable, especially being in a standalone role and in the early stages of my HR Career. I like to check in on threads that I am interested in, and also other posts that i may not have had much experience in dealing with...yet. Always good sound knowledgable advice.

    What information or help needs to be clearer to first-time users of the Community?
    Possibly when posting, to provide as much information as possible, and also to search previous threads on the topic beforehand, to avoid repetition. However, no two cases are the same (in my limited experience anyway)...

    What ONE change to the Community would make it easier for you to use?
    As others have suggested, maybe a central document system, would be great idea.

    Kind regards,

    Adam
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  • in reply to Adam Russell
    Thanks, Adam... and yes, no two cases are the same.
  • in reply to Steve Bridger
    Main reason for visiting
    I drop in from time to time to check how others have dealt with common problems/issues that I come across. In a standalone role, it's great to be able to see a range of views/interpretations on a subject. I don't post much directly, but really enjoy being able to read about other's situations and how people would approach them.
    First Time users
    Provide an overview of your organisation and relevant facts such as length of service etc.
    One Change
    Date of original post and date of last post with ability to go straight to that last post - especially useful for long threads where you want to know what the latest post is. I have seen this work on other forums I participate in, and it's really useful to save the time of scrolling through all the posts to get to the latest one only to discover it's just someone saying thanks (which is nice and to be encouraged, but still frustrating if you've had to click through a few pages to get there! Even more so as our work internet connection can be slow at times!)

    I really value the wealth of knowledge contained in these pages, and knowing that if I needed to post, I would get a considered response from different viewpoints is brilliant.
  • in reply to Kerry
    Great feedback, Kerry - thank you. Re your point about first and last post. Absolutely with you on that one and I have it on my list.