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Employer Branding

Purposeful Productivity

Work matters to your people and they want their work to matter in the world. Finding that alignment enhances fulfillment at work, leading to increased productivity, innovative and creative working, and means employees are more likely to stay in the role. Sounds idealistic? Here’s what Richard Branson has to say about it: “I think if…

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Talent Acquisition

Candidates’ Priorities in the Modern Workplace

As recruiters, we need to understand what makes our candidates tick. To gain a deeper insight into candidates’ priorities, Tiger Recruitment recently commissioned a survey of 1,000 UK employees, with interesting results. The survey revealed that the following values were most relevant to job seekers across the country, indiscriminate of sector or industry. Meaningful work…

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Employer Branding

What Makes a Good Boss?

From the ridiculous antics of David Brent in ‘The Office’ to greedy Montgomery Burns in The Simpsons, there are many awful fictional managers on TV. What about in real life?  The stats from Kimble’s recent survey on workplace attitudes “The Boss Barometer” don’t do all that much to contradict that picture. Apparently more than two-thirds…

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Employer Branding

How to Use your Brand Story to Attract New Talent

Every company has a brand, but how many of you know about the story behind the brand? For some companies, the story is bigger than the brand and they use that to their advantage. Like the American health care giant CVS Health. Kerry Noone is Director of Health Recruitment Marketing and Advertising at CVS and she…

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Employer Branding

This Simple Benefit Could Help You Recruit Top Talent

Seventy-eight percent of professionals have experienced feelings of burnout at some point in their careers, according to new research. The OnePoll study delved into the shifting workplace needs and health concerns of 1,000 employed professionals between the ages of 24 and 40 and found that increasing workloads, an endless barrage of slacks and emails, and…