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What Horrible Bosses Can Teach HR

We’ve all had at least one. Just the utterance of the words “bad boss” immediately evokes a potent image of that abrasive, passive aggressive, short-tempered, credit-stealer who everyday made you question why you were still working for them. It is perhaps this – the universal experience of this particular breed of workplace villain – that…

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How Fortune 500 CEOs Use Social Media [STUDY]

Oh yes, it’s that time of year again. Our friends at CEO.com searched for the social profiles of every single CEO on the FORTUNE 500 list on five popular social networks to determine which CEOs are lighting up social media – and which CEOs are still in the dark. Here’s a peek at what they…

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Why a Healthy Employee is a Happy Employee

Following on from our employee’s guide to staying healthy, this useful infographic from ChairOffice provides lunchtime inspiration for those aiming to get a head-start on their new year resolutions on keeping healthy and fit. Not only will you feel better overall but you’ll work more efficiently! Remember, keeping healthy is 80% nutrition, 20% working out. Killer…

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5 Essential Steps to Develop Your Team

When I first became a manager, I really struggled with figuring out the best way to develop my team. I was so used to doing it all myself, that I didn’t realize that I had to unlearn a few of the “best practices” that had gotten me to the next level. I soon realized that…

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Can Age Ever Be More than Just a Number?

As a culture we celebrate the ideal of youth. We invent names by which to define it – we talk about ‘millennials’ or ‘Gen x/y/z’ – and as employers we court it, using recruitment initiatives designed to vacuum up new talent. And, perhaps most visibly, we celebrate it in popular culture and politics. Of course…

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Employer Branding Timebound

What are the Top Jobs of the Future? [INFOGRAPHIC]

What will the future hold for you? You can’t predict everything, but thanks to Ayer predicting your future career is made easier! Using data from such sources as Business Insider studies and global employment trends, this infographic predicts an even stronger emphasis on connectivity and a heavy reliance on technology and social media platforms. Better get…

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How Social Media Can Damage Your Employer Brand

We all know that recruiters use social media as a way of sussing out potential employees, but what about existing ones? Can negative posts from employees harm a brand? To learn more, check out the infographic below from Rise Smart. Takeaways: 50% of people post about their employers online – it’s an easy place to air…

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What are the UK’s Most Attractive Employers in 2014?

Following on from last year’s results, LinkedIn has unveiled this year’s top 20 in-demand employers. With more than 332 million members on LinkedIn worldwide, the data is gathered from its 17 million members in the UK. The BBC climbed two places to make its first appearance in the top five, while Burberry entered the top ten…

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How to Transform a Millennial Employee into a Leader

Many employers often see employees of the millennial generation (those born post-1985) as unreliable, egocentric and in perpetual need of instant gratification. This is not necessarily the case, according to David D. Bernstein, author of the book “Fast Future: How the Millennial Generation is Shaping our World.” In his book, Bernstein says millennials are forging…