According to McKinsey, 90% of major brands are making it a top priority to focus on branded customer experiences as their primary differentiator. Hence it makes sense that the focus also includes the quality of the branded candidate experience. Russell Miyaki is Senior Vice President, Global Creative Director at TMP Worldwide in New York. He…
Automation is taking over in all industries and recruitment is no exception. But just because technology is making it easier and quicker for us to reach and recruit candidates, doesn’t mean it should remove the human element from the recruitment process. CV scanning software is being introduced as an alternative for recruiter’s to manage the…
Meetings represent those snippets in our day where we have to sit and confront our deepest fear: social interaction. Steve Thompson, Managing Director of the marketing, analytics and digital recruitment agency Forward Role, highlights the importance of meetings in an organization: “Meetings can be useful, but we’ve all been in a meeting that’s been ruined…
The summer months often present unique issues for employers when it comes to telecommuting, flexible schedules, seasonal hires, summer interns, time off, and summer vacations. These are among the key workplace challenges an employer should consider. Summer may be a time when employees are more interested in telecommuting and flexible schedules to help them spend…
Is there such a thing as candidate experience starting and ending? Our panel of experts are divided on this. Some say it doesn’t really start so it can’t possibly end but others are pretty sure when it starts and when it ends. Why don’t you read on to see which of our panelists you agree…
Whilst the concept of working nine to five has long been ingrained in the workplace, this traditional working practice is increasingly being considered an expired approach to the working day. In particular, the millennial generation considers this regimented structure as constricting and unnecessary in a world that encourages and embraces collaborative technology outside of the…
Creating employer brand films is costly and the lifespan of videos are not what they used to be. Hence today we’re going to chat about user-generated video content. Alykhan Rehmatullah is the CEO & Co-Founder of Altru, a mobile-first platform that allows candidates to engage directly with a company’s employees, allowing employees to share their…
The health of a relationship, team or organization is a function of the average time lag between identifying and discussing problems. For example, this morning you attended the executive committee meeting with your new manager. You were there because you’d helped prepare a budget she was going to present. Then, during the meeting, she changed…
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5 Interesting Work Social Ideas
Think your staff are getting tired of the same old corporate social events? Many companies play it too safe when it comes to social events for their employees, plumping for the traditional office Christmas party or the run-of-the-mill Thursday after-work drinks in your local. If you fancy shaking things up a bit and giving your…