Dublin punches above its weight in attracting global tech giants. Microsoft, Intel, Symantec and Oracle are all well-established for years. More recently Internet giants including Twitter, Facebook and Google have made the city their European HQ. This cluster effect creates economic and social benefits that are well-documented. But for the growth to continue one key ingredient is…
Category: Employer Branding
Some of the world’s biggest companies use The Employer Brand Index to understand, improve and measure their employer brands.
What’s the best way to recruit — and later retain — employees? Company career sites? Networking? Word of mouth? According to studies, it’s actually employee referrals. These employees are also shown to stick around for extended periods of times, as opposed to those who are found through different methods. Since referrals are shown to produce better…
Our friends down at MyLife have done an interesting social behaviour study looking at 890 adults ages 18 and older – the results are presented below in this infographic. Takeaways: 36% admit to posting TV or movie spoilers 10% have been defriended due to prolific political posting One quarter of adults 18-35 are guilty of…
Last year, HireVue were selected as one of the top 12 LinkedIn Company pages by LinkedIn. This infographic (courtesy of them) shows how they built their page to be ‘award winning’. Takeaways: On the front page, use all the space given to you. Keep your page fresh and up-to-date. Use all three banners on the ‘Services’…
Poppy Rose Cleere (@Poppy_Powers) – yep this lady nailed it. She stood up for the little people, and stuffed the ‘suits’. The cheeky Social Media Coordinator at HMV as good as live-tweeted the financial circumstances-led removal of 150+ people at HMV last week, and became a cult hero – and with the added amusement that…
In this video, I outline my three top tips for increasing engagement on Instagram: Profile – Ensure all details are filled in correctly (including a web address) and that there is a high quality image or logo. Be social – Follow brands, clients and people you know. Leave comments and likes on their photos. Hashtags…
In the movie Serendipity, Dean says to Jonathan: “You know the Greeks didn’t write obituaries. They only asked one question after a man dies: ‘Did he have passion?’” In my experience as a hiring manager, I look for individuals who possess passion for their work. This is crucial to help ensure a right match is not…
Insurance is a very complicated and highly regulated industry with many different roles and opportunities for those working within it. The UK is claimed to have the largest insurance industry in Europe and the third largest in the world which makes it hardly surprising that such a diverse range of job roles are available within…
In this video, we outline three quick tips to remember when posting content on Facebook to ensure you maximise engagement. What’s been your most popular post on Facebook? Let us know in the comments! Takeaways: Post type – Photos get the most likes and shares, with text getting the most comments. Day and time –…