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…
Category: Employer Branding
Some of the world’s biggest companies use The Employer Brand Index to understand, improve and measure their employer brands.
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 –…
This infographic, courtesy of NBRI takes a look at employee engagement and how to improve it. How good is your employee engagement? Let us know. Takeaways: Give engaged employees flexible hours to show you trust them. Create a calm area where employees can take it easy. Taking the time to write a handwritten letter can…
Do you need to source candidates? Do you need to study your competition? Do you want to keep a very close eye on what your clients are doing / their recruitment opportunities / their starters and leavers? Well, read on… Last year, the lovely Undercover Recruiter (thanks Lisa!) published a blog for me entitled “Why…
The new year is upon us and it means a clean slate, an open mind, and lots of New Year’s resolutions. Professionally, it also means looking at practices and seeing how your organization can improve in 2013. While it’s no surprise that organizations beef up their talent pool at the beginning of the year, how…
A few weeks ago, I got a call from a man (let’s call him John) asking me to write his resume along with a cover letter for a specific job he wanted to apply for. He’d been working as a casual Council Worker (specifically collecting garbage and driving garbage trucks) for the last few months, and wanted to…