Sponsored by MightyRecruiter “Trust, but verify” is a time-tested and effective way to do business. That holds especially true with top candidates as they reach the stage of being cleared for hire. It’s the nature of the job market for candidates to cast themselves in the best possible light to the broadest group of potential…
A bad hire can be one of the most expensive decisions you can make, especially for the programmers in IT. The individual programming mistake can be costly, but the behaviors of the software developer can be even more costly. Just take the example of the person responsible for the bad design affecting the iPhone 4’s…
Southwest Airlines is a major American airline headquartered in Dallas, Texas, and the world’s largest low-cost carrier. It’s also famous for its people-centric approach and above all, its culture. What’s the secret sauce behind the enviable employer brand of Southwest Airlines? Find out in our latest piece with their People Director, Shari Conway. A servant leader…
Getting to the office at the crack of dawn and leaving late is possibly an extra signaling exercising of one’s dedication, in preference to it being an effective use of time. The idea of running 5 days every week with two-day weekends and some weeks of annual holiday is simply something human beings receive. But…
This piece isn’t just about evaluating the impact open offices have on employee morale, productivity, and communication. Because even though almost three quarters of companies in the US have an open office plan of some sort and industry leaders like Facebook have embraced the trend as collaboration Utopia, robust research led by credible sources like Harvard…
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Building an Employer Brand Team
Building an employer brand team from scratch is hard work, especially when your organization recruits globally. I’ve found that most employer brand program owners are a team of one, maybe two people. These are the project managers, who seek out partnerships internally, usually with HR, marketing, and PR, to get the work done. Some of…
Tackling the different ideologies of the ever-growing multigenerational workforce is probably the most onerous task for HR managers. Dealing with people of varying generations under one roof requires exceptional tactics. Hence, one of the easiest ways to learn these strategies is to opt for online employee training software. These e-learning tools are handy and have…
Creating a brilliant cold email campaign to attract passive candidates is hard. Fortunately, there is a proven science of what makes a cold email tick. Here’s what I’ve seen work after sending thousands of cold emails. Stay targeted Sending out super targeted messages is of paramount importance. Just search recruiter or recruiter email on forums…
It goes without saying that Brand Ambassadors are needed as much as your own career channels to drive your employer brand. Brand Ambassadors offer an organic representation of your company that can be perceived by some job seekers as an even more trusted source than the communications that come from your company or career specific…