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How Can I Measure Employee Loyalty And Satisfaction?

Finding out if your employees are happy is a vital part in improving productivity and reducing staff turnover. read more

 

How Do I Manage A New Employee?

They say first impressions count and this couldn't be truer than when you're helping a new employee integrate into your team. read more

 

Online Recruitment Trends

Over the last few years, there has been a growing desire for online recruitment knowledge from employers looking to “in-source” and reduce spend. And with current unemployment rates at over 2 million and rising, it’s no surprise that candidates are also looking for new and effective ways to search for their next position. read more

 

How Can I Build A Talent Pool?

You need a good group of candidates to pick from in order to help you put the right people in the right jobs. Making sure you have the best talent in the right jobs within your company is the Holy Grail for recruiters. But how do you go about ensuring you've always got a good group of candidates to select from? read more

 

How Should I Approach Candidate Salary Negotiations?

Salary is a big motivator and it's important that you can provide an attractive package within your company guidelines. Wages regularly tops the list of motivating factors for workers and it's important that you can provide an attractive package whilst staying within your company guidelines. read more

 

How Can I Reduce My Time To Hire?

When a business is understaffed, it's not just the department with the vacancy that is affected. For example, if you're without a key member of staff within your IT department, not only does that mean others in that team have to work harder, it might mean that there is a delay in repairing the computer of a sales person which directly results in them losing a lucrative sale. It's a simple example, but it shows the importance of your cog in the overall mechanics of the business. read more

 

How Can I Improve My Cost Per Hire?

Finding ways to reduce your cost per hire is up there with ensuring you find the right candidates. Hiring costs take up a large wedge of the overall HR budget and there are many factors that can be tweaked to ensure this money is used as effectively as possible. Unlike many aspects of the business world, metrics for hiring costs are easily accessible, but not always easy to analyse. read more

 

Job Seekers Turn Back On Dole In Favour Of Entrepreneurship

The gap between unemployment figures and those claiming job seekers allowance could partly be explained by the numbers of people choosing to become self-employed, according to the founder of online social business network Ecademy. read more

 

A Positive Way To Protect Your Brand

In the current economic climate, consumers are investing time and energy into deciding where to spend their money. Company image and reputation is crucial to ensuring commercial success – but is your recruitment practice letting you down? read more

 

Talent Management In A Recession

Of the many various areas of business impacted by the current recession, the practice of talent management raises some particularly interesting challenges. read more