Here’s a surprise. According to a new study, millennials cite “lack of control” over their working lives. Sigh. I suppose it’s easy to dismiss reports like these, I mean who ever felt like they had control when they started out in their careers? Why are millennials so bleeding special? What about everyone else who feels…
Category: Employer Branding
Some of the world’s biggest companies use The Employer Brand Index to understand, improve and measure their employer brands.
Ahh yes, Halloween. You’re no doubt sick of pumpkins by now, and you can take or leave the awful haunting makeup, but we all know that the pictures of babies in ‘scary’ fancy dress will never get old. Long live infants in onesies. In my opinion, you don’t need it to be Halloween for there to be…
Making employees redundant is never easy. If you are keen to keep your reputation and PR in tact and look after the staff who have worked hard to achieve their and your business goals here are a few pointers to help you do so on a budget. 1. Help them market themselves Provide them with training in the key areas of presentation.…
Everyone’s guilty of a little clock-watching from time to time. Maybe there’s a really exciting episode of your employee’s favourite TV series on in the evening, and they just cannot WAIT to leave the office to watch it. Maybe they’re dreading a scary end-of-day client meeting and simply want 5 o’clock to come around so…
I like the idea of always reaching; always striving for more and bettering yourself. As soon you stop setting your sights high, you plateau and stagnate – professionally, personally, totally. Continuous self improvement isn’t about taking what you already have for granted, nor is it characteristic of someone who never feels content or settled – those…
Being woman is not easy, and it never has been. Disequality, discrimination, and refused privileges are, unfortunately, present in every society. Above all, working conditions have been in particular imbalance. In the U.K., women workers represent the 47% of the workforce, but this fact does not mean that they are treated equally and paid the same. In fact,…
Forget naming, shaming and blaming; workplace diversity is everyone’s responsibility. When it comes to encouraging inclusive company cultures, it shouldn’t be about pointing the finger at the lack of diversity in an organisation and hoping the bosses will get what’s coming to them. Instead, it should be about going, “right, this is the situation, something…
An attractive benefits package is a great way for employers to compete for high calibre employees, but what employee perks are considered the most enticing to today’s job seekers? Our latest salary and recruitment survey for our local region shows that benefits are playing an even greater role within the candidate decision-making process. We have seen…
Consider this. When making a decision about renting a car, it’s safe to say most customers will likely buy on price (and we can’t blame them). However, when a number of companies are offering the same discounts and packages, other variables inevitably come into play – things like customer reviews, previous experiences, online journey… the list goes on.…