This post is sponsored by TeamHire for JIRA, the collaborative recruitment tool making it easier to source and secure new employees. If you’re struggling to secure fresh talent to your business, it’s time to find out what’s wrong. You’re the common denominator every time a candidate drops out, not them. If you don’t take time to fix a faulty…
Category: Employer Branding
Some of the world’s biggest companies use The Employer Brand Index to understand, improve and measure their employer brands.
There are great people out there deciding whether or not they’ll apply for a role with your organisation. Will they throw their CV against the ad blindly? Unlikely. Will they Google your company first, read up on whatever they can find and then make a call? There you go. Much more likely. When was the last time you checked…
Managing a team of recruiters is a tough gig, especially when you’re expected to make placements yourself. You’ve no doubt done really well to get you to the point of having your own team – but managing people is a completely different ball game. You can’t just worry about yourself and your own performance anymore; you’re now…
For every global company, attracting and holding onto the right kind of talent is as big a challenge as it is important to get it right. Especially for businesses with employees scattered around the world, it’s important to have a consistent presence and address employer branding from the inside out… but how? Read on. Take Vodafone, for example. When…
If you’re looking for an inspirational career path to aspire to, then you shouldn’t have to look much further than London-born entrepreneur, Richard Branson. StandOut CV has created this infographic to detail his story, from humble beginnings to business magnate. As the founder of the Virgin Group, Branson has built a global business empire comprised of over 200…
Imitation is the greatest form of flattery, right? With that in mind, here are three fantastic career websites and elements you can steal* from each. (*By “steal” I mean “politely imitate”. No one is suggesting you break any laws by stealing a copyright or proprietary technology, so let’s put down the pitchforks and realize we’re suggesting…
Employee advocacy. Everyone’s talking about it. But who’s actually doing it, and who has a story to tell? Let’s find out. I’ve spoken to Alli Soule of SAS, a global software company to learn more. Listen below, subscribe to the podcast, or keep reading for a summary of our conversation. What prompted SAS to launch an…
Being able to find the funny side to uncomfortable moments is a true gift. When awkwardness starts to infiltrate the air between coworkers, it is he or she who can make a joke of the situation and move on, who makes it out alive. But sometimes, that’s easier said than done. Unfortunately, offices are breeding grounds for uncomfortable situations. We all make…
Snapchat is a craze that doesn’t seem to be going anywhere. Apart from allowing individuals to take selfies through fun filters and film life around them, it’s also a modern marketing tool for reaching millennials and selling an employer brand. Cisco is the largest networking company in the world with over 70,000 employees. How does it use Snapchat…