As an employee feels the manager’s presence over their shoulder; they instinctively press the Alt & Tab buttons on their keyboard in an attempt to hide whatever was on their screen – usually a website of some description. Who they trying to kid? It’s annoying and an obvious sign that the employee either doesn’t have [...]
Category: candidates, Human Resources, Leadership
Tags: HR, Leadership, Office management, Recruitment
When trying to understand how different departments or functions of a business are performing, many organisations typically use metrics. Whilst most businesses apply these measures to understand their productivity or sales, many are missing a trick by not applying these same metrics to their recruitment process. The most successful UK companies realise that staff are their [...]
Category: Client, Human Resources, Leadership, Recruitment
Tags: HR, HR metrics, Recruitment, Recruitment Metrics, Recruitment Process
In the first part of how to fire someone the right way, we looked at the appalling methods some managers use to sack someone be it via email, an answer machine or even social networks. We also looked at why it’s vital to keep your reasons to sack someone as factual as possible. In this 2nd and final part [...]
Category: Client, Human Resources, Recruitment
Tags: Firing somebody the right way, HR, Managing staff, Recruitment guide
Following on the 5 common office distractions that can have a real detrimental effect the office productivity, which included Facebook and even a fish pie cooked in the communal microwave; there are always distractions around that can take the focus away from your growing to-do-list. Below are another five key distractions that you might be able [...]
Category: Client, Human Resources, Leadership, Recruitment
Tags: HR, Leadership, Management, office productivity
Research has shown that British workers are feeling increasingly stressed and under pressure at work. So what methods can employers use to ensure the good health and wellbeing of their team? To illustrate, we have put together a FREE eGuide which illustrates how you can help alleviate stress that builds up in the workplace. To download [...]
Category: Client, Human Resources, Leadership, Recruitment
There is a common misconception that the majority of people move jobs simply for a financial gain. Whilst this may be true with some mercenary footballers in England’s top league, it isn’t always the case for your average Joe on the street. Last week we looked at the five reasons why time and time again [...]
Category: Client, Human Resources, Recruitment
Tags: HR, Onboarding, Recruitment, Talent
Recruiting the right people can be a costly business. More uncertain times are adding to the pressure to achieve a balance between quality and quantity. It’s not surprising therefore that three-quarters of organisations recently surveyed said they had noticed an increase in the number of unsuitable applicants and a third said that they had found [...]
Category: Client, Human Resources
Tags: HR, HR Directors, HR Teams, Recruitment
In part one of 3 key steps you could take to better engage your workforce, I looked at how listening to your team, banishing the blame culture and not reading too much into surveys could all help increase engagement. Below are the final 4 key steps you can take to increase staff engagement in your business. [...]
Category: Client, Human Resources, Recruitment
Tags: Engagement, Engaging workforce, feedback, interventions, staff
In an unstable economy full of double-dips and austerity, many businesses are slowly realising the importance of staff engagement. Employee engagement is a measurable degree of an employee’s positive or negative emotional attachment to their job, colleagues and organisation that profoundly influences their willingness to learn and perform at work. Engagement is broken into three groups [...]
Category: Client, Human Resources, interviews, Recruitment
Tags: client, Leadership, Management, Staff engagement
Sometimes even the greatest of recruitment adverts won’t deliver the calibre of candidates you are seeking. So what can you do to turn this around and get the right hire for the position? I’ve detailed 10 approaches below which you can use to try and turn this situation in your favour: Hiring Approaches: 1. Nearly qualified Maintain a [...]
Category: Client, Human Resources, Recruitment, Recruitment tips
Tags: Hiring Approaches, pipeline, Recruitment Approaches, talent pool
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