GUEST BLOG: Why Learning & Development must engage the sales function

By Lee Davies, Marketing Manager, Salestrong Training Salespeople is big business. The annual spend for Sales Training only lags behind professional/industry-specific training and on-boarding (Training Industry Report 2015 – http://pubs.royle.com/publication/?i=278428&p=22). Given the significant figures involved, anyone responsible for Sales teams will want to invest wisely and see a return on the support provided to their people. So, what […]
GUEST BLOG: Get Google for Jobs ready – ClickIQ’s 5 step guide for UK recruiters

By Richard Collins, Chief Executive, ClickIQ After much anticipation, Google for Jobs officially launched in the US in June, but so far the company’s stayed tight-lipped on when it will arrive in the UK. Nevertheless, if the platform’s as successful as it’s expected to be, we think it’s likely we’ll see a UK launch within […]
INDUSTRY SPOTLIGHT: Engage & Grow – A powerful solution to the UK’s chronically low level of employee engagement

Deloitte recently stated that engagement is the one key element every successful business needs but most businesses have terrible engagement levels. In fact, Gallup recently reported 57% of UK employees were not engaged and 26% were actively disengaged. Thankfully, Engage & Grow has been developed to bring the passion back for employees and organisations. Pioneering […]
One day, multiple opportunities at the London HR Summit

Join 60+ senior HR professionals at the London HR Summit on September 25th, where you’ll have the opportunity to meet innovative new suppliers, attend inspiring and educational seminar sessions and network with like-minded peers. It’s entirely FREE for you to attend and all hospitality including meals, refreshments and overnight accommodation is included. Our seminar programme […]
Employees are companies’ biggest data security risk

A consensus study commissioned by data security specialist HANDD Business Solutions (HANDD) has revealed that nearly a quarter of IT professionals believe that the behaviour of employees and their reactions to social engineering attacks, which can trick them into sharing user credentials and sensitive data, also poses a big challenge to data security. The survey […]