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Employer Branding

How to Keep Your Best Employees

You have a red hot performer, she is excelling at all the key performance indicators, loved by your clients – WOW! So, what is the problem? The problem, as often articulated to me is, that you are afraid of losing her. You cannot pay anymore, you are afraid your competitors are buttering her up. So,…

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Employee Referral Schemes: Top 5 Myths Debunked [INFOGRAPHIC]

FACT: Employee referrals can produce hires that are of higher quality. They’re also known to stick around longer. However, even though many employers are aware of employee referral programs, they are still skeptical about the benefits. This infographic, compiled by Zao, counters this skepticism by debunking the five most common myths about referral programs. Takeaways:…

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Employer Branding Talent Acquisition

How Employer Branding and Recruitment Fell in Love

Reality check! Are you aware that recruiting has changed? Gone are the days of “Post and Pray”: where you post a job listing and wait for the swarm of candidates to come a runnin’. Today’s recruiters have bigger, better technology but we also have a veritable firehose of candidates to deal with. The baby boomers…

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Which is the Best Employer Review Site? [Glassdoor vs the Others]

The vast majority of internet users today rely on peer-review sites before making a purchase. From books to restaurants, hotels and even airplane seats, users happily rely on online services to aid them in making informed choices. Sites such as Amazon, Yelp, TripAdvisor and eBay have made online reviews the norm for savvy consumers everywhere.…

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How to Motivate Your Employees and Foster Innovation

When it comes to running a successful business, it’s no longer enough to just focus on growing the bottom line. Several variables come into play when it comes to long-term success, and two of the most important aspects to take into consideration for company sustainability are employee motivation and innovation. Often times the challenge for…

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Employer Branding Talent Acquisition

Are You Recruiting Loyal Employees?

Earlier this month, New York City-based realtor firm Rapid Realty made headlines by offering their employees a 15 percent raise if they got a tattoo of the company logo. The company’s owner got the idea when a loyal employee decided to get the company logo tattoo without any incentive, and the owner felt indebted to…

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4 Questions to Score Yourself as a Manager of People

So, how would you score yourself as a manager and a leader? Don’t know, or not so sure? Well, if you’re not sure, let me tell you that your people are – they are constantly scoring you! So, if you have not evaluated your own performance in a while, now is a good time to…

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How Jagex Games Studio Saved £1 Million in Recruitment Fees

Jagex stands as the UK’s largest independent games studio employing over 550 skilled professionals. This achievement requires a state of the art recruitment strategy and a recruitment team ‘hard-wired’ in to the global talent pool. We believe that our world-class online representation through social media channels, a comprehensive global events calendar, our refined and personable…

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Employer Branding Timebound

Professionalism in the Workplace by the Numbers

Generation Y is accustomed to a much more lax atmosphere where sending text message-like emails from their smart phones is second nature. Recent grads are becoming more laid back, but their future workplace may not be. The job market is as competitive as ever. As recent college graduates have looming school loans over their heads…