It’s a depressing fact that a large portion of your salary will go towards basic living costs, predominantly the cost of your accommodation. And though there are far more glamorous things that I’m sure we would all rather spend our money on, putting a roof over our head comes in as the top priority, so it’s important…
Category: Employer Branding
Some of the world’s biggest companies use The Employer Brand Index to understand, improve and measure their employer brands.
If you think that a monthly pay cheque is all that it takes to keep your employees engaged at work, then I’m afraid you need a bit of a reality check. It takes an awful lot more than money to motivate staff and if your workforce are becoming disengaged, it’s time to assess the reasons…
Castle Medical is the fastest growing healthcare company in the United States, according to the 2015 Inc. 5000 U.S. fastest growing companies list. They ranked #4 over all and #1 in healthcare. So I interviewed their Director of Human Potential, Jonathan Hayes, to see exactly how they hire for that kind of fast growth—over 25,000 percent growth…
While the majority of employees count down the days until their next payday, this isn’t quite the case for HR professionals unfortunately. For them the very thought of payday approaching brings about quite different emotions and what can be a very lengthy and frustrating process fills them with dread. In fact, 25% of payroll leaders spend…
When hiring, a lot of focus is often placed on the technical skills and qualifications required for the job; however, if the candidate lacks soft skills they may not be the star employee that the employer is hoping for! “Soft skills” refer to the qualities that an individual possesses, that enable them to work well with…
The way we work is changing, we negotiate a globalised, tech-driven working environment that is characterised by 24/7 connectivity and must learn to thrive in the gig economy and navigate the internet of things. The job for life and the 9 to 5 have disappeared. The labour market is unstable and competition for roles is…
Not sure about why your B2B organisation needs social media? Well we spoke to Jonathan Wichmann of Orca Social and Wichmann/Schmidt, he has all the answers about why you should be harnessing the power of social. You can listen to the podcast on iTunes and SoundCloud, or just keep reading for a summary. The 10 reasons B2B companies need…
Owning and running a business is no easy feat. There are hundreds of factors you need to consider on a daily basis to make sure the business is running smoothly and efficiently. But what does running an efficient business actually mean? Efficiency is simply the reduction of wasted inputs – whether that be money, training or…
We’ve probably all been to a job interview at some point or another and whether they resulted in the desired outcome or not, I’m sure you’ll agree that a job interview is rarely an experience to be taken lightly and they can bring up a range of emotions, from excitement, to pure fear! They’re unfortunately an unavoidable part…