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What Do Employees Actually Think About Performance Reviews?

Employees think performance reviews at work are irrelevant and a waste of time – what are your thoughts? Find out more in this infographic from Globoforce. Takeaways: 53% of employees said performance reviews don’t motivate them to work harder. Employees prefer to get feedback asap. 63% of employees felt their review wasn’t a true indicator…

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How to Automate Your Employee Referral Program

Automation makes the world go round much more easily. Whether you use email alerts to read news stories or text notifications to remember important appointments, automating your daily life helps you to be more productive and engaged, and automating your hiring process is no different! While you’re probably part of the many recruiters who use…

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What Makes an Employee Happy?

When you’re the manager or leader of a team, you want that team to be happy and enjoy what they’re doing. This infographic by Yast gives some top tips to ensure that they stay happy in what they do. Takeaways: 79% of employees want end of year rewards. 70% of workers who feel their jobs…

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Why HR Should Bet on Technology to Find the Best Talent

When finding the best talent – what do you use? Sparkhire reckon that HR should bet on technology – and this infographic explains why. Takeaways: 33% of recruiters reported a decreased time to hire when using technology/social media. We are now crunching as much data every TWO DAYS as we did from the dawn of…

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Would You Pass the Work Life Balance Test?

Work life balance – three little words which are often used to describe a comfortable relationship between your work and home life. Every employee wants this, and apparently every great company offers it. But do they really? I am not so sure. Have you ever stopped to wonder if you personally actually have a balance…

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The Journey to Better Internship Programs

The journey to a great internship program is never easy. Not only do you have to craft the ideal program that will help to foster the next generation of workers, you also have to consider elements like compensation and what interns are looking to gain during their stint. While the state of the internship has improved, steering your…

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10 Ways to Keeping a Happy Office

Would you like to work in a happy and harmonious office? Here’s the definitive guide to achieving this: 1) The kettle is your friend:  One of the biggest causes of conflict in every office is the kitchen area, either people not doing the washing up, pinching stuff from the fridge, or not making their fair share…

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Are You a Manager of Teams or a Leader of People?

So you employ a group of guys who you proudly call your ‘team’ which you are the manager and leader of, and you are confident that they respect you as their boss – but is ‘managing’ a team, the same as ‘leading’ a team? And will you get different outcomes from either approach? No doubt…

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Stealthy Job Seekers: How to Keep Your Privacy Online

Social media is a great tool for job seekers but it’s also a double-edged sword. It can increase your networking potential and maximise your visibility to recruiters, hiring managers and decision makers. However, it can also call unwanted attention to your job search or present a less than ideal impression from your online movements. Here…