Each year, Fortune and Great Place to Work publish a list of 100 Best Companies to Work For. For the past six years, Google has topped the list. Its company culture is legendary, and by most accounts, it truly is a great place to work. In addition to free, healthy meals; free transportation; colorful bikes…
Category: Employer Branding
Some of the world’s biggest companies use The Employer Brand Index to understand, improve and measure their employer brands.
There’s nothing like reading a motivational quote to get you inspired and ready for a new week. No matter who you are or what you do, to truly succeed you have to think positive and motivational thoughts. I’ve put together my list of favorite motivational quotes (some may be a little unconventional) that I always go…
How can you use social media to your advantage when you’re a seemingly dull B2B company? You’ll struggle to get people following a recruitment or staffing agency because of its aspirational brand. Let’s face it, when marketing a recruitment company we have a bigger challenge than a consumer brand. But there are some companies doing…
Every office has a wide range of personalities working in it. Which category do you fall into? 1) Brown-noser: Every office has one of these. These shameless sycophants suck up to management in the hope of promotion. Have you ever commented on your boss’ appearance or do you stick your head round their office door each afternoon and…
When you hire a new employee, you’re not just agreeing to pay them a salary. There’s recruiting costs, training, benefit packages, equipment, and more than have to be factored into the equation. Recruiting: Recruiting is one of the more obvious costs that gets overlooked because it’s not an ongoing cost. You only incur it when you’re looking…
The value of social media for recruitment has become increasingly clear over the years and although LinkedIn is still the front runner for professional networking, Twitter and Facebook are hot on its heels, proving themselves handy tools for hiring talent. Twitter in particular has seen an increase in the number of people using the platform…
We all know that aches and pains come with working in the office and sitting in a seat all day. While it may be rewarding for the bank account, it plays havoc with our bodies. It’s important to exercise and stretch as much as you can, especially if you are working in an office, to…
We’re in the middle of a talent shortage. The shortage varies per industry, but generally, the supply of experienced and skilled specialty talent is not meeting the demand of companies. Many companies are now spending more time and money recruiting than ever, mainly because they are waiting to find experienced candidates, as opposed to hiring green candidates.…
How does a company get started with employee advocacy? I recently had a chat with Ben Donkor who is a Social Media, Online & Innovations Analyst at BT. You can listen to the audio podcast on iTunes, Stitcher & Soundcloud (above) or keep reading for an abridged transcript of our conversation. A longer version is available at Link Humans. Questions by me, answers by Ben.…