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Employer Branding

How Much Does a Parent’s Salary Actually Cost?

Research has shown that around 25 million people in the UK use the social media platform LinkedIn for recruitment, job hunting, showing off their career skills and company ethos. As a base to showcase your expertise as an employee with experience, there are all kinds of weird and wonderful roles and job titles that appear…

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Talent Acquisition

Academic versus Vocational Qualifications – Which Wins?

With university tuition fees at approx £10k a year (Reddin Survey for university tuition fees), alternative advice to young adults seeking guidance in which career path to take has never been more vital when deciding whether to pursue a degree or follow a vocational path instead. Recruitment is renowned for being divisive with some hiring…

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Workplace

What Policies Should an Organization Have in Place to Support Mental Health?

Welcome to our new online series on Mental Health in the Workplace. Taking care of our employees’ mental health is vital and we’ve brought together some of the world’s experts on this topic to share their thoughts with you. Our panel of 10 specialists will tell you everything there is to know about supporting your…

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Talent Acquisition

Why You Should Join the New SmartDreamers Academy

Sponsored Content SmartDreamers, a global provider of recruitment marketing automation software, today announced the release of SmartDreamers Academy, a one-stop learning center for all things hiring, talent acquisition, and recruitment marketing automation (RMA). This new feature will be made available free of charge to recruiters as they work to improve their hiring efforts and find…

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Employer Branding

Outplacement and Managing the Employer Brand

As we work in an environment of constant change many organisations will have to make hard decisions with regards to manpower planning this year. Many will need to restructure and make changes to their employee teams as part of their HR strategy. Outplacement sends out a strong message that the intention is to treat former…

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Employer Branding

How Wells Fargo Banks on Employer Branding

If you’ve always wanted to know how a large American bank does its employer branding then the wait is finally over. Wells Fargo was established in the 1850s with banking at the core of its services but it also runs 12 museums known as Wells Fargo History Museums all across the United States. But it’s…

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Employer Branding

5 Ways to Beat Imposter Syndrome at Work

If you’re part of the estimated global 70% who experience imposter syndrome at some point in life, the persistent feeling that you’re not as good in your career as other people think you are has nothing to do with skill level or competence, but the impossibly high standards you’ve set for yourself. Professionals dealing with these feelings…

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Employer Branding Talent Acquisition

5 Questions You Should NOT Ask in an Interview

When it comes to conducting interviews, there are a handful of questions you simply shouldn’t ask the candidates in front of you.  Whether it’s because your words could be misconstrued or cause offense, sometimes you need to look for a way around a certain question if you want to get to know your interviewee without…

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Employer Branding

Why Uncovering Your Competitive Differentiators is Key to Your Employer Branding

Uncovering your firm’s “competitive differentiators” could be the key to making your  Employer Branding Program truly standout! Each firm has differentiators. These differentiators will make all the difference to prospective new hire candidates (and internal employees). They can be “competitive hooks” to grab and re-attract candidates. You need to (regularly) unearth and uncover these doing…