Employee evaluations, staff appraisals, performance reviews. Whatever you call them, the process of examining your growth and accomplishments over time should be an enlightening experience for you and your boss, yet when it comes to discovering the usefulness and effectiveness of employee evaluations, it depends whom you ask. In a recent survey, 91 percent of chief…
Have you heard of Identified yet? It is still in its beta stage and purveys itself as a site for ‘Young Professionals’. Identified was launched to the public in November 2011, and topped 1 million members in January of this year. I decided to try it out to see whether it was actually useful in…
Today, 92% of companies use LinkedIn, Facebook and/or Twitter for recruiting, which makes social networking essential when job hunting. Here’s what you need to know about creating a positive impression to help get you hired, courtesy of Jobvite. Takeaways: Almost all (86%) recruiters will check your social media profiles Recruiters don’t like seeing you consuming…
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To RPO or Not to RPO?
To RPO or not to RPO? (Recruitment Process Outsourcing that means of course.) Frankly, that headline scans better when I’m writing about TUPE, but I’ll leave that for my ER blog. About three years ago, I headed back into the world of recruitment. The recruitment team at the organisation in question was outsourced and the…
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5 ‘Driving’ Tips to be a Thought-Leader
‘Personal branding’ is quickly becoming a household term. The current global economy combined with the huge role social media plays in our daily lives demands that each one of us considers how we can stand out amongst all others who offer similar skills, talents, and backgrounds. Of course our credentials still have value as they are the…
At a recent conference, I attended a session led by Rob Gee, a leading management consultant who specialises in leadership, motivation, internal structures and training programmes. He is passionate about business psychology, and specifically how our understanding of it can help us develop individually in the work place – on a personal basis and a…
Just in case you were thinking of recruiting in China, and doing it via social media, we’ve got the infographic for you today. Our friends at Maximum have put together stats from a big social recruiting survey in China. Top websites in China (how many have you heard of?): Baidu QQ Taobao Sina Google Weibo…
Have a look at this video starring LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner and co-founder Reid Hoffman, looking at new branding for LinkedIn. I haven’t seen any changes to the branding myself just yet but who knows what might happen – I’d go KittenTown personally. Related: LinkedIn Gets a 1980s Makeover [Video]. Image: Shutterstock
‘To fail to plan is to plan to fail’, one of my favourite quotes and no where more true in the area of interviews. But what should you be preparing? Mind, body and heart! Prepare with your mind You need to do a lot of research and thinking before any interview. You need to engage…