Whether it’s a child or an adult, super heroes have always enticed us with their resonating stories of power intrigue, and justice. There is much to learn from just watching (or for that matter, reading about) superheroes, especially when we focus on their psychological attributes. These icons of greatness can mentor our thoughts and actions…
Category: Employer Branding
Some of the world’s biggest companies use The Employer Brand Index to understand, improve and measure their employer brands.
What drives your brand? And more specifically your employer brand? A shiny website is great, job listings on LinkedIn is fantastic but you can’t beat word-of-mouth marketing. If you have people talking about you as an employer, whether that be in person or on social media, you’re probably doing something right. Some would argue that…
When entering a job interview, the last thing you want to do is to show yourself up in front of your potential new employer, however these things happen and sometimes it is just out of your control. According to a study completed by the Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT), six in ten Brits have been…
In every office, you find a wide range of personalities, from the one who constantly complains about anything and everything happening in the business, to the workplace gossiper. But which one are you? Hint hint, if you can’t associate one of these personality types with a member of your team, there’s a good chance you…
To get the most out of your employees, you must keep them engaged at work. The question this poses however, is how can you achieve this? Employee recognition schemes are becoming increasingly popular in businesses and by making your staff feel more valued it can drive a significant improvement in their commitment and performance in…
Apart from those of us that actually come to work for a rest, no employee could deny that they would enjoy more long weekends. However, some workers take having extended weekends off to an extreme. So much so that certain HR Managers and organisations have systems set up to highlight employees who are repeatedly absent…
Do you look around the workplace and spot people doing something they shouldn’t be? Are people pretending to work when really they are time wasting? We all know that one person in the office who is slacking and making other people unproductive as a result of this. This infographic by GetvoIP pin points 5 types…
The term ‘social selling’ has been doing the rounds for a while now on the interwebs, at conferences and in countless webinars. What does it actually mean? Here’s a definition by Hubspot: Social selling is when salespeople use social media to interact directly with their prospects. Salespeople will provide value by answering prospect questions and…
You have a LinkedIn profile, but no one is contacting you. What do you need to do to draw attention to your profile? The secret is in sharing status updates that appeal to your network and potential employers. LinkedIn reported that job seekers who updated their status weekly were 10 times more likely to be contacted by…