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Perhaps the most important skill to learn at work is prioritization. By taking on some projects and declining others, it is possible to control your work quality more effectively, something that is absolutely crucial. But learning when and how to say no is something particularly difficult in an American professional climate where people tend to…
When the weather warms up and holidays are edging closer, it can be all too tempting to relax and let your professional guard down. If this is something you identify with, then you aren’t alone. Workplace data suggests that productivity drops 20% during the summer months, with 45% of employees admitting that they’re more distracted. This…
The release of BBC’s top earning salaries has rightly provoked furore on the recurring debate around gender pay gap. The list revealed just under a third were women, with only two women featured in the top 10, who in addition are paid considerably less than the top male earners. Pay discrepancy between men and women…
Job Adverts are key to attracting the top talent to your organisation. But how do you make sure you’re not alienating one section of the community? Ultimately you want the best man or woman for the job, but you also want to invite applications from people from across the spectrum regardless of their race, religion,…
We hear this constantly, HR Managers trying to work out how to keep their team members satisfied so they stay motivated, and employees trying to find motivation with what they are offered because they are no longer satisfied. Research on career satisfaction has throughout time been a very challenging debate. How do organisations keep individuals…
Employer branding is top of mind for most forward thinking talent acquisition and HR teams these days. There is a plethora of articles and resources around how to build your brand, the importance of employee generated content, etc. However, there are scant resources that share how to measure the dollars and cents impact of your…
Ever since LinkedIn came along and disrupted the recruitment industry with products like Recruiter, dynamic careers pages, and targeted job slots, we have been asking – what’s next? Unfortunately, what’s next consisted of a whole stream of updates that limited the way we can use LinkedIn. Rather that bitching, after all, this was a necessary…
This article will perk you up! Shaun Bradley is the Director of People & Organisational Development at Perkbox, a company that provides perks to no less than 600,000 employees across the U.K. Why are staff perks important? If you think about the way we work today, it’s actually getting more and more difficult to recruit…
Staying on top of your inbox can make all the difference when you’re trying to navigate a busy week at work. It may seem counterintuitive when you’re snowed under with work but keeping your email organized can make you more productive and reduce stress. In fact, we spend over a quarter of our time at…
