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Employer Branding

4 Reasons SMEs Need a Workplace Wellbeing Strategy

Many SMEs think that well-being strategies are confined to big corporates. They are wrong. A study commissioned by private medical insurer AXA PPP Healthcare found that eight out of ten of the UK’s SMEs have no health and wellbeing strategy in place. But, nearly half of 1,500 SME employees polled in the survey said they…

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Employer Branding

Setting a Standard of Good Work

The CIPD and the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan have launched a new framework for good working practices, aimed at making London the best place to live and work. At 10Eighty, we believe everyone deserves a job they love, and we focus on helping people to fulfill their potential and achieve their aspirations. The new…

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Talent Acquisition

Why Not Add Other Dimensions to the One-Dimensional CV?

Most employers I speak to find the recruitment process is getting harder and more complex. There is increasing use of algorithms and many ‘add-ons’ like psychometrics to identify the ‘hidden’ attributes and weaknesses to help understand the candidates better. We all know that the CV is now becoming a bit decrepit as a recruitment tool,…

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Employer Branding

Cheers to Developing Your EVP

While we don’t condone drinking alcohol while you’re working – especially if driving or operating machinery, there’s nothing better than enjoying a cold beer after a hard day at work. If you’ve ever wanted to know how a beer company attracts its talent, apart from people who obviously love beer, well this week we’ve been…

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Employer Branding

Working hours: Which nations work the longest?

Having the opportunity for a successful career is important to many of us, with one of the many benefits being a feeling of achievement and accomplishment, which helps boost our sense of value and worth. This feeling of wanting to work hard in a role we enjoy comes as no surprise, especially when you consider…