Daniel can’t concentrate on what his daughter is saying. He’s frantically trying to recall the commitment he made to a now-angry customer. “Is this a right angle?” his daughter asks as she works on her geometry homework. But she doesn’t expect a reply. She’s used to a dad who’s not really there. She puts away…
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Employee experience can seriously impact your bottom line. The Employer Brand Index gives you insight into what talent really thinks about your company.
When you are recruiting new staff, it is important not to forget to nurture your existing team. New staff will quickly pick up the habits and points-of-view of their colleagues – good and bad – so it is important to keep the office atmosphere as happy and productive as possible. Here are 7 tips for…
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5 Steps to a Winning Tech CV
Technology plays an important in role in the workplace, and it doesn’t look like the demand for tech professionals will be reducing any time soon. If you’re looking to land a top tech role, competition can be high, so it pays to have a CV that makes you stand out from the crowd and clearly…
So you’ve decided you want to increase the proportion of women in your leadership team – now what? How do you go from an ambition to implementing a plan that makes a material difference? This is moving steadily up the agenda for many employers, and it will not go away. I think it’s fair to…
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The Importance of Employee Appraisals
An effective appraisal and performance management process can have a significant impact on an organization’s culture, staff morale, and employee engagement levels – all of which enhance employer brand and support the retention of key talent within a business. There is debate as to whether traditional appraisal systems are still effective for the needs of…
There is a lot of research out there that looks at the reasons why people can effectively transition throughout their career and the reasons why not. It is something that has a lot of people interested in understanding purely because the research is saying that having a level of career adaptability as an individual appears…
Being tech-savvy is no longer unique, it’s universal. Some people may be more comfortable around technology than others, and that might depend on your profession. We get that, but every professional nowadays must have a degree of technological sophistication to them. To some of you reading this, the basic skills I’m about to list might…
As a new professional looking for your first job experience straight after graduation, you’ve probably heard that earning certain certifications can help you get a job. However, these tests are costly and time-consuming, and some people report that the certification did nothing to help them land the job of their dreams. Is it worth it…
Having a robust diversity and inclusion policy in place might seem like the obvious way to ensure you have a diverse workplace. Believe it or not, there are right ways of doing it, as well as lots of wrong ways. We’ve sought advice from our panel of diversity and inclusion experts who share their thoughts…