When you give a face to a company, you do more than pimp up your image on social media—you raise morale and enthusiasm of your team and make them more likely to be productive in the workplace. Culture is an important aspect of a company that affects its internal functions. The use of words like…
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Some of the world’s biggest companies use The Employer Brand Index to understand, improve and measure their employer brands.
Cultivating a positive workplace environment is not something achieved by a select few – everyone brings something of their own to the table. Forgive the cliché, but the modern office space is such a hive of activity that it is almost impossible for it to be led by a single presence. Everyone pitches in. And,…
I have worked in-house and agency side for over 20 years so I know that all internal recruiters are gate keeping pen-pushers, and agency recruiters are hustlers. Of course, this is an exaggerated misnomer, however the friction felt between the internal and external recruiter is often down to poor communication, miscommunication and mistrust! Here is…
If you’re a recruiter, you know that the key to an excellent employee culture, productive workers, and reduced turnover is hiring well from the start. But you may not always see applicants who are perfectly suited for your company’s openings, which makes it difficult to nail that top, long-lasting topic your job posting deserves. If…
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10 Signs You’re a Bad Boss
We’re only human and we all have our imperfections so I’m not saying that any boss is perfect BUT there are those ‘bad bosses’ who go beyond the odd mishap and seem to have a collective of personality traits that can leave you feeling (to say the least), miffed! If you are working for a boss and…
You probably saw many articles circulating, quoting a press release from the Association of Graduate Recruiters (AGR) reporting that half of graduate employers believe graduates are not skilled enough. Do graduate employers genuinely believe that graduates aren’t ready for work, or is this just a sensational headline? We speak to talented and bright graduates and students every…
The idea of working from anywhere at anytime is proving to be popular not just by employees, but by employers too. FlexJobs has identified the top 15 states where companies recruited the most state-based telecommuters in 2016. You’re probably not surprised to learn that California, Texas, and New York boasted the highest number of telecommuting…
Wearable technology has the potential to revolutionise recruiting. Devices such as Fitbit, Jawbone, Niki+ and Apple Watch can collect, analyse and share information about employees’ private lives, and the technological innovations are not going away anytime soon. A recent study predicts that the wearables market could be worth $71.23bn by 2021, compared to just under $30bn…
With most candidates being rejected in any given recruiting process, plenty of people will have things to say about your company – good, bad and sometimes ugly. One way to improve what is being said, is to focus on the candidate experience. I’ve chatted with Kevin Grossman of the Talent Board to get some details. Have a listen…