The digital marketing industry is growing, and with it are the number of employment opportunities available. However, while there are more roles to fill than ever before, brands and agencies are only hiring the best candidates. As such it has never been more important for candidates to be equipped with the relevant knowledge and skills…
Many businesses will claim to have an onboarding process when bringing new employees into the fold, but how many of them can say how effective that process really is? In too many cases, onboarding is an exercise in paper pushing, but getting a new recruit set up on payroll isn’t quite the same as helping…
In an environment plagued by skills shortages, finding and retaining talent remains the biggest HR challenge: half (51%) of HR managers say they struggle to find people with the right skills to do the job, according to a new survey by AXELOS, custodian of some of the world’s most sought-after certifications. Adding to the pressure…
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Productivity growth since the late-2000s recession has been relatively weak and evidence supports the suggestion that SMEs have seen a bigger hit to productivity than larger firms; however, the UK stands out as one of the worst productivity performers among its peers, persistently ranked toward the bottom of a sample of advanced economies. Small improvements…
Now, there are a lot of ways that a lot of companies and recruiters use LinkedIn to get their next best hires, and the Australian telecommunications company Optus is no different. Jaclyn Majarich is the Employer Brand Manager at Optus, and she reveals how they use LinkedIn very effectively to spread their employer value proposition…