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Employer Branding

The Business Benefits of Employee Health Assessment

It’s a fact; people are a company’s most important asset. So, it follows that the healthier your employees are, the healthier your business will be as a result. Looking after the health and well-being of employees is not (yet) a legal requirement in the UK, but as noted by the National Institute for Health and…

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Talent Acquisition

You Need to Start Hiring, You Also Need to Know What That Means

I remember the first outsourced recruiting engagement we took on. This was in 2010, our company had 12 people, and one of our top clients asked us if we could put one of our recruiters on site to take over their recruiting efforts. As most small companies would, we said yes, didn’t ask enough questions,…

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Talent Acquisition

Why Many Startups Often Mess Up Their Early Sales Hires

So you found product-market fit and now you want this thing on steroids and hire a sales team… Congrats! That’s a big step. But how do you make sure you get your sales hires right? A lot of people use this approach: “I need to hire a cohort of people…  I’ll just MVP this thing.”…

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Talent Acquisition

The Ideas Shaping the Future of HR and Hiring

The pace of change in the talent market is unprecedented. With the economy nearing a state of full employment and driven by a variety of socio-economic changes and technological advancements, the old school employer-employee power dynamic is evolving to a more transparent, trusting and reciprocal relationship. Talent professionals and business are rethinking their hiring strategies…

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Employer Branding

I Won’t be Coming in Today Because…. and other excuses

Now, most of us (cough, cough) have feigned sickness to get a day off work at least once in their life and anyone who says they haven’t is probably lying or a workaholic. In fact, 80 percent of UK working Brits have pulled a sickie over the last year, according to new research commissioned by Perkbox. …

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Workplace

Customer Retention Strategies for All Business Types

It’s often been reported that it takes many more resources to acquire a new customer than it does to retain one — as many as five times the amount of resources! That being said, most companies still choose to invest in exploring new target markets and finding new customers. This takes an extensive amount of…

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Employer Branding Talent Acquisition

Why is Marketplace in HRTech on the Rise?

Marketplace in HRTech is a growing concept. We all are curious to read about it, know more about how it works, what are its benefits and why it is becoming the need of the hour. It is an excellent platform which offers solutions to many problems at once. To enhance the business, an end-user needs…

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Workplace

8 Ways to Reignite Your Passion for Your Work

As we enter the cold, dark and dreary winter months, finding the enthusiasm to power through work after all the festivities can make the rest of year seem particularly gloomy. In fact, NHS estimates that one in 15 Britons experience seasonal affective disorder (SAD) between September and April – a type of depression that is caused by…

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Employer Branding

Communicating Your Company’s Social Responsibilities to Enhance Employer Brand

With businesses increasingly competing for top talent, Corporate Social Responsibility could be the deciding factor for a potential new employee considering applying for a role in your company. Research from Cone Communications revealed that for 58% of employees, from all generations, CSR is an important element of consideration when choosing a job, sometimes even more…