Most organisations love to boast about having long-serving staff and employees who prefer to grow and stay with the company. But is this always a good thing? There are more over 65s in work than there were 10 years ago and this trend isn’t likely to drop any time soon. New research by Portus Consulting found that…
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A Guide to EVP Development
The EVP (employer value proposition) can be the centerpiece of an effective employer brand. But what the heck is it? How do you go about developing one? What companies can we learn from? To get some answers, I’ve spoken to that other Sage of Omaha, Maren Hogan of Red Branch Media. Have a listen to the episode below,…
Writing a job ad might seem like a fairly intuitive kind of process – you think you know what the job is, you have a fair idea of the kind of person you’re looking for: all that remains is to put the two together, right? Of course, it’s not quite that simple. Constructing an advert…
Are you bored of your current surroundings? Maybe you fancy venturing out of your comfort zone and considering working in a different country. But if the idea of working with new people and trying to manoeuvre your way around a new building fills you with dread, then you might like the sound of working from…
It’s both the worst and the best time of year to be thinking about changing careers. The new year is only just behind us, so a change is likely to seem appealing, yet winter means we’re getting less sunlight and less likely to have a positive attitude towards work. However, your candidates probably have very…
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…
It’s such a common story. You get great at your day job, and start become one of the company’s rising stars. You bill at very high levels compared with your colleagues and people begin to talk about you. You are a high flyer, a top performer, one to watch. Then one day your ambitions become…
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…
Manufacturing is a vertical with several special considerations in recruiting. You’ll need experienced, skilled candidates for niche positions in most cases, and that means you’ll need to write accurate, appealing job descriptions if you want to attract them. Why job descriptions matter for manufacturing Why is it so important to have top-notch job descriptions for…