Undercover RecruiterWe 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…
Here’s a topic that’s near and dear to my heart: recruiters’ and employers’ preference of sourcing and hiring passive (non-job-seeking) candidates over active (job-seeking) candidates, and discrimination against the unemployed or anyone seeking employment. Sixteen years ago, I worked for a New York City ad agency that was sold to a larger company and, along…
Searching for the right candidate can be a tedious task, spending hours online searching for someone then trying to find their contact details without any success. Or even the times you want to contact someone that works for a specific business. You go to their website and are unable to find any relevant contact details…
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…
If the only company party you throw is during the holidays, it’s time to add a summer bash to your roster. Not only does this event give employees something to look forward to, but it also shows that you want to show them a good time, on the company dime, for all the work they…
If you’ve ever wondered what a candidate is thinking then you can stop second-guessing thanks to LinkedIn. It carried out a global study called, Inside the Mind of Today’s Candidate, which sought the views of over 6,500 professionals and 7,700 recent job-switchers. Their findings revealed that while 4 out of 5 (82 per cent) British…
