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One in Three Employees Are a Mistake

Sponsored by Hiring Hub, an award-winning UK-based tech company that helps businesses find and hire the best talent, faster. Recent research by online recruitment marketplace, Hiring Hub, has found that nine out of ten UK businesses are making compromises when hiring, with one in three candidates described as “less than ideal” for the role. For business owners,…

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How Employee Advocacy Builds a Trustworthy Brand Presence

Traditional marketing techniques are all good and well, but just how much do people trust the information shared by PR and marketing teams? Your team can be the biggest promotional tool for your business, when working as advocates for for the brand and people are much more likely to trust the opinion of existing staff over marketing…

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The Origins and Benefits of Hidden Employee Talents

In every company, there are a number of hidden talents. Some are fairly predictable. Regardless of whether or not it’s part of their job duties, there will always be employees who are gifted at speaking, presenting, selling, writing, managing, etc. But there will also be other talents that employees possess that are hidden deep below…

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What Employee Engagement Means to Your Bottom Line

Studies show a clear correlation between employee engagement and performance. How would you rate the employee engagement in your organisation? Affecting everything from customer ratings and quality standards to safety incidents and turnover (regardless of industry), poor employee engagement can ultimately have a big impact on your business. This infographic by Bonusly provides some key…

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Who Are Europe’s Most Attractive Employers in 2015? [STUDY]

Universum have released a list of Europe’s Most Attractive Employers of 2015 as part of the Universum Talent Surveys series, that involved University students across Europe’s 12 largest economies during September 2014 to Feb 2015. The study looking into Europe’s top employers involved over 168,000 business and engineering/IT students, who shared their thoughts on what companies…

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How to Overcome Conflict at Work

A big part of running an interesting and successful business is employing a group of people who each have their own personalities, ideals and beliefs. Having a varied team of individuals is what makes a business interesting – different types of people bring different ideas to the table, and it also makes everyday life more…

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How to Optimize Your LinkedIn Company Page for SEO

LinkedIn is an invaluable tool for many recruiters. Not only is it the perfect network to source and connect with talent, but it’s also a really useful platform for marketing your brand and expanding your reach, no matter what industry. Setting up a LinkedIn page for your company is definitely worthwhile if you’re looking to…

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10 Alternatives to Coffee to Help You Stay Alert

If you’re anything like me, you know what Monday mornings are like before coffee. Just awful. Recently however, I’ve actually been on a bit of a mission to reduce my coffee intake after realising I was basically a coffee-fuelled alien before 10am. What I have realised is that it IS possible to have a good…

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5 Tips for Graduates Joining the Workforce

Millennials grew up with the Internet. They place a different priority and value on work than their previous generations. As this “net generation” transitions from school to career, there are gaps between the reality and their expectations that they have to bridge. If you are a millennial graduate, here are some things that you should…