StockSnap / Pixabay It’s likely that Generation Z already shops for your products and knows all about your industry. Although the oldest among them have just reached the mid-20s mark, they enjoy tremendous spending power: According to a deep-dive report from Millennial Marketing, Gen Z boosts the economy by up to $143 billion. But don’t […]
Finding the right people for leadership positions can be a difficult challenge. Relying primarily on past performance as the sole indicator of future leadership success often results in disappointment and frustration. That’s because only one-in-seven high-performers possess leadership potential. A comprehensive approach to managing employee selection and development, a sound talent strategy focuses on hiring
One of the key components of emotional intelligence (EQ), self-awareness is the ability to recognize one’s own emotions and accurately recognize how we are perceived by others. When it comes to building relationships with others and responding to stressful situations, employees with high self-awareness are much more effective and adaptable. Benefits of Self-Awareness Employees with
No longer can the Careers portion of your website simply be a list of job postings, or even just a single page. In order to attract and recruit top talent, your website needs to communicate why someone would want to work for you through a strong employer brand and employee value proposition. In today’s web-centric
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Does your company rely on “working managers” who simultaneously do the job they supervise? Many companies do, without being aware of the downsides. Working managers are most often found in small companies, where even those in leadership have to roll up their sleeves and pitch in to get the work done, whether it’s packing and
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We find that sometimes, the issues that plague people in talent acquisition are really, really hard to solve. But there’s one problem that we brought on ourselves. In fact, technology is what created the issue in the first place, if you think about it. I’m talking about time to hire. Time to hire is a
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In today’s “always on” climate, leaders are overwhelmed and overworked. And it seems they’re especially unable to devote time to people-related issues within their organizations. Instead, they choose a quick fix — a temporary patch on the problem. After all, busy leaders must return to their more important work (or what they perceive as such),
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Employees need an efficient Human Resource (HR) department to be optimally productive. When HR is struggling, the whole organization feels it. But owing to chaotic processes, the HR team is usually knee-deep in delays and inefficiency. It is also considered a cost centre rather than a function that drives value. The reality, however, is that
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Applying for a job can be a stressful experience if you’re not prepared. Dealing with automated candidate vetting systems is an issue that can be tricky to address – here are some things to keep in mind. Try to list everything important in a few points and pages as possible. This will give filtering applications
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Employee retention is absolutely vital for companies hoping to build sustainable success. In the short term, the cost of losing an employee is significant, costing anywhere between 100 to 300 percent of their salary. In the long run, high turnover can weaken succession pipelines, resulting in fewer capable, high-potential leaders who can step into a
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