Everybody likes to work in nice plush offices with state-of-the-art technology and the latest gadgets and gizmos, but it seems the next generations take it for granted that their future employers will have it all in place before they start – and know how to use it confidently. Universum, INSEAD Emerging Markets Institute, The HEAD…
Category: Employer Branding
Some of the world’s biggest companies use The Employer Brand Index to understand, improve and measure their employer brands.
It’s one of the most sought-after sectors to work for and a number of companies have used a number of initiatives to attract women in to the tech industry. And rightly so, because while you may think that tech jobs are only desirable for men, there are large number of women who are at the top…
Some people have called 2016 the worst year ever. But despite 2016 being a turbulent year, both politically and economically, many European employees have high hopes for 2017. A recent survey by Ricoh Europe found that while 91% of employees expect digital disruption, economic uncertainty and political turbulence to change how they work in the near-future, 95%…
Encouraging those from diverse backgrounds, be they social, ethnic, sexual orientation, disability and so on, to pursue a career in your company can help give your business a competitive advantage. The diversification of a business’ employees fosters innovation, creativity, and excellent performance. The benefits are incalculable: for individuals, families, communities, companies, and the economy and…
How can we go about getting true human insights to uncover the authentic employer brand of a company? Jonas Fischer is the founder of PeerCulture, a new kind of employee content & research company based in New York. I recently spoke to him about interviewing employees to gain vital information that will help with culture…
Everyone likes to be appreciated and nowhere more so than in the work place. Today (March 3rd) is Employee Appreciation Day, and while you may snigger or roll your eyes at the thought of such a day existing, surely it can’t be a bad thing. Now there is the argument that you shouldn’t just appreciate…
Short on time, but have a lot of information to cover for your new hires? The woe of bosses after a hiring spree is how they’re going to impart all the relevant information without losing valuable time. That’s where this fun, yet valuable, idea comes into play. A “Brown Bag” lunch is an informal meeting…
There’s nothing worse than working for a bad boss. But what if the boss is so bad that it tarnishes the good name of the company, or worse still damages the employer brand? In recent weeks Uber boss Travis Kalanick has been in the news for all the wrong reasons. Firstly for the damning open letter by…
Collaboration is hard, even within a team. Across multiple teams and across multiple departments? That’s a near-impossible task in some organizations. Sales people might distrust the inputs from marketing people, or HR might regard the IT team with suspicion. But it’s the ability to collaborate — to be creative and to solve problems together —…