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Employer Branding

6 Ways That Gamification Can Help Your Business

Gamification is a concept that has existed in marketing for years, with tactics such as points rewards schemes and prize draws proving a massive success with customers. So how could this practice be adopted for the workplace? The idea is to make work more enjoyable and by integrating game elements into daily work functions  it can help to…

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Workplace

The Next Chapter of Resume Advice

Since transitioning from a sourcing role into an advertising/marketing role six years ago, I don’t see nearly as many resumes as I used to. However, last year, I was asked to help out with a number of sourcing projects which have extended into this year, allowing me to revisit the sourcing world and sharpen some…

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Employer Branding Talent Acquisition

61 Short and Sweet LinkedIn Tips for Recruiting

With 400 million users and 4 million companies on LinkedIn, it comes in top among the social networks for professional use. Whether you’re looking to connect with business prospects, engage your customers or market your brand, LinkedIn’s expansive network of users and professional features make it the perfect social channel for business. In order to make…

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Employer Branding

Amplify Your Employer Brand Voice With Employee Advocacy

Although most businesses now realize that social media can play a significant role in their marketing and employer branding, few recognize the value of their employees and the role that they can play in the business’s social media efforts. The average person has five social media accounts, so it is highly likely that employees are…

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Talent Acquisition Timebound

What Skills Do Recruiters Want to Master?

This article is sponsored by LinkedIn. We’re calling on UK recruiters to find out what they want to master in 2016 Ready to hear something surprising? Last month, at LinkedIn’s Talent Connect in London, Tanya Staples of Lynda.com highlighted a startling statistic: the useful shelf life of skills and knowledge has shrunk to just five…