In 2013, what did the UK’s employment landscape look like? This infographic by Hiring-Hub.com looks at all the facts and figures. Takeaways: There are now 29.95 million people in work. The average weekly pay is now £475. 2.47 million people are unemployed. The youth unemployment is at 21% currently. Unemployment is due to drop 6.8%…
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Some of the world’s biggest companies use The Employer Brand Index to understand, improve and measure their employer brands.
Who’s scared as sh*t about how the government and corporations monitor us, categorize us, recruit us, abuse us, and ultimately misuse our information because we share on the internet? It lives in the back cells of our minds and fore nerves of our fingertips. When it comes to the NSA’s staff welcome message, Box CEO Aaron…
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When Social Sharing Turns Bad
Are you one of those people who “checks in” wherever you go on Facebook? Are you the “mayor” of your favorite restaurant on Foursquare? Do you keep your network apprised of your every move on Twitter? Location-based apps are certainly popular on social media these days and letting your network know where you’re going and…
Great leadership is an under-appreciated variable in career trajectory. Finding a leader rather than a run-of-the-mill manager can jumpstart success, and stagnating under poor or nonexistent leadership can create unnecessary barriers to long-term goals. Thus, during a job search, you should be cognizant of and closely scrutinize the perceived effectiveness of your potential future manager. While anyone…
Annual trends from Aon Hewitt’s global employee database reflecting employee engagement and perceptions of their work experience are shown in the infographic below. The data is taken from 3.8 million employees in 2,500 companies. Takeaways: 4 out of 10 employees are not engaged. 2 out of 10 employees are actively disengaged. Global employee engagement is…