GUEST BLOG: The 5 biggest challenges when hiring tech talent
It’s one of the fastest-growing sectors in the business environment, but the ever-advancing nature of the tech world – coupled with a widely-reported skills shortage in this often-complex arena – can make hiring tech talent extremely tough! Here, Rachel McElroy (pictured), director at cloud resourcing specialist Cranford Group, shares 5 of the biggest challenges and – […]
Five myths about apprenticeships busted
Grant Thornton’s Talent Solutions Director, David Hare takes the opportunity to dispel some myths on the Apprenticeship Levy and encourage everyone to embrace apprenticeships as part of a wider talent strategy… We have passed the two-year anniversary of the Apprenticeship Levy and I still meet clients who haven’t embraced the opportunity. I hear “it’s all […]
GUEST BLOG: Workplace change management – The importance of taking your people with you
Effective change management is necessary for businesses to survive and thrive so it’s important to overcome the obstacles that change can present as quickly as possible. Ann Clark, Managing Director of Claremont has shared her thoughts on the topic… Workplace change can be one of the most difficult changes to manage, as revisions to working practices, […]
Exploring the art of effective communication
Communication is an important part of any business. The wrong interpretation of a message can have huge ramifications. People may think communication is just about talking but there is so much more that we convey when speaking. This article highlights some aspects to consider for more effectivecommunicationin the workplace. One of the important parts of […]
INDUSTRY SPOTLIGHT: Green Commute Initiative
Bike Week is taking place this week, therefore it’s time to introduce Green Commute Initiative as a staff benefit to your employees. Reduce car parking issues, local congestion and poor air quality by encouraging more employees to commute to work by bike. There’s no £1,000 limit so your team can get any bike they like including […]
GUEST BLOG: ‘Warts and all’ is the best form of recruitment
By Gary Berney, Marketing Manager, HireUp You’re trying to attract the best talent to your company, so you make sure you put your best foot forward, talking about the benefits of working for your company, the cool working environment, the central location, etc, etc. They are all worth mentioning but a lot of candidates will […]
Why beliefs determine our success in reaching goals
There is a myriad of information about setting goals such as the SMART method. These are good at teaching us logically how to break down a goal but what we can’t cater for is how a person will perform at implementing a goal task. What happens if a presentation is key to a project and […]
The dos and don’ts of social media background checks
Steve Smith, Managing Director (EMEA), Sterling Talent Solutions As the rapid rise of social media usage continues, talent acquisition teams are now more likely than ever to search these channels for information on potential candidates as a first port of call when making hiring decisions. With 45 million social media users in the UK alone […]
Staff Volunteering Guide now launched!
This guide has been created for businesses like you to help you improve and manage your approach to employee volunteering. You’ll learn: How to secure buy-in and engagement for an Employee Volunteering Scheme (EVS) The benefits staff volunteering can bring to your organisation How to address the challenges you face from staff volunteering How to […]
Employee Benefits: Measure, learn and adapt
By Alan Fergusson, Managing Director, Beneficia Going back to the CIPD Reward Management- Focus on Employee Benefits Survey (in conjunction with LCP- https://www.cipd.co.uk/Images/reward-management-infographic2018_tcm18-51566.pdf) at the end of 2018 , I was reminded of a statistic within there the other day when reading another article. The subsequent article which I shared on Linkedin was about The Gym […]
