How can your organization harness the world’s largest professional network to attract talent? The answer lies in employer branding, or talent branding as the folks at LinkedIn prefer to call it. Chris Brown, Director of UK Talent Solutions at the world’s largest professional network explains how to use LinkedIn to boost your employer branding. Listen to the…
Anyone remember the board game the Game of Life? As you make your way around the board which is essentially a timeline of your life, you are required to make big decisions about the direction you would like to take and in turn reach a series of different milestones in both your personal life and…
Are you feeling drained? Do you get tired easily? Are you getting irritated by everything and anything at work? You may need some time off. Every so often, as humans, we work ourselves too hard and become burnt out – and the best thing to do is take a break, relax, and refresh ourselves. Here…
Being unemployed and on the job hunt can be pretty rubbish. It’s stressful, your bank balance is running low and frankly you become pretty sick of the sight of the inside of your house. So the last thing that somebody who is out of work wants to hear are patronising comments and do-gooders sharing their two…
LinkedIn have warned recruitment businesses that a low use of data among recruiters could have a negative implication for the future of their business, as new research has indicated that a slow adoption of new skills in the recruitment industry can impact the growth and impact of UK businesses. How is a poor use of data affecting businesses?…
Whether you’re working in a skyscraper with severe vertigo or have a burning desire to spend more time with your dog – whatever the urge – if it’s affecting your day-to-day performance, you might be considering leaving. But how do you deal with these issues without effectively giving your boss an ultimatum? The things that…
In order to help employers build a better understanding of the career and salary expectations of the world’s future business and engineering workforce, Universum have recently conducted a global talent survey, providing invaluable insights on how to attract, recruit and retain talent. What do workers expect to earn by country? The results on the study found that workers…
Looking to enter a career in recruitment? Or perhaps you’d just like to get better at your job? From finding it easy to chat with people, to the gift of the gab, there are a few attributes that a recruiter should have to succeed in the industry. Here are a handful of the top qualities that…
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Why HR Tech is All Semantics
Semantics Noun – the meanings of words and phrases in a particular context In this case the “context” is a resume and a job description. Matching algorithm’s that promise to change everyone’s life….and they don’t. Big data comes along and says, “Hey if you have more information about them before you hire them, you’ll make…