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Employer Branding

How to Conquer the Tipping Point in Employee Engagement [INFOGRAPHIC]

Employee engagement is tough to conquer. How do you get over the tipping point? Weekdone have the answers. Takeaways: There are 3 types of employee – engaged, not engaged and actively disengaged. 35% of employees are engaged. Disengagement costs businesses $500million a year. RELATED: 5 Myths of Employee Engagement…Debunked!

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Workplace

Do Interns Secretly Rule the World?

Do interns secretly run the world’s largest tech companies? Who’s gone from intern to CEO? Find out below! Takeaways: Steve Jobs began at HP at the age of 12. Tom Hanks began as an intern at a theatre festival. Vmware pays their interns the best out of all the tech companies. RELATED: iDo Internships Really Lead…

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Talent Acquisition

How to Avoid the Top 5 Startup Hiring Mistakes

Unlike Fortune 500 companies who have the leeway and budget for the occasional poor hire, the same fate can make or break a startup in it’s first stages of early growth. Whether it’s due to budget, little time or lack of hiring experience, it’s pretty easy to fall in the trap of making some common…

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Employer Branding Talent Acquisition

How to Get the Most Out of Your Recruiter

When teaming up with a recruiter, you want to get all you can out of him or her. Here’s how you can do just that, courtesy of Propel. Takeaways: Do your homework and research. Be honest with your recruiter. Open mind, open search. Establish ground rules. Adhere to do’s and don’ts. RELATED: 9 Ways Recruiters Screw…

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Workplace

How to Do Your Thesis Anywhere in the World

In this article I’ll tell you about the things I did to get solid offers from IKEA, Willys, and Tetra Pak to do my master’s thesis in marketing for them. These are some of the most elite retailing companies in Sweden. Just to let you know, I did my master’s thesis on the topic of…