Last updated: July 2020. More and more companies use pre-employment assessment tools to compare the critical competencies of their candidates helping them to find the best match for the job and the organization. These tools come in many different shapes and sizes, ranging from personality and skill assessments to culture fit, social skills and beyond.…
Have you seen The Intern? If you haven’t, I’d recommend you watch it. It’s a film starring Anne Hathaway and Robert De Niro and although I doubt it was the writer’s intention, it’s about age diversity in the workplace. But wrapped in a slick-looking, Hollywood style package of course. In a nutshell – and without…
Employee health and wellness is an increasingly important topic for HR. When you look at some of the benefits of an employee wellness program it’s easy to see why: not only does a wellness program boost employee happiness and health – which makes them more productive and less likely to leave – it also has…
Just last week, The Predictive Index published its 2018 People Management Survey. The survey was held among more than 5000 people across various industries and holds some very interesting findings – not just for managers but for HR too. In this article, we’ll highlight some of the findings from the report. They’ll help you get…
Keeping your employees engaged is tough under any circumstances. Doing so when your organization is working with a distributed workforce is even tougher. It’s not just about figuring out how to get the best out of every single individual. No, it’s about getting everyone to work together as a team, too. It’s up to recruiters and…
We talk an awful lot about Millennials and Generation Z. How to attract them, hire them, and keep them in our company. Many studies have been done, experts have been consulted, all to figure out the magic formula to keep these younger generations happy and engaged. But what about the aging workforce and its challenges?…
Employee referrals – and employee referral programs – are on the rise. And for good reason: referred new hires are often a better (culture) fit, they are more engaged, less likely to leave, and more productive. In this article, we’ll go over 7 employee referral programs examples. When it comes to creating a brilliant employee…
Recruiting new candidates is tough enough as it is. As an HR professional, you’ve got heaps of things to do on top of that eternal quest for the perfect applicant. All the more reason you to make your professional life as easy as possible, right? With the help of some nifty, digital recruitment tools for…
Social learning is learning through observation, imitation or direct instruction. It’s knowledge sharing through various interactions with others. And what better place to do so than in the workplace, right?! After all, that’s where people from all kinds of backgrounds and with numerous different skills come together. Today we share an infographic about the importance…
What does a successful HR digital transformation look like? That’s the question we asked our experts at UNLEASH London in this fourth Digital HR Live video. Their – sometimes hilarious – answers didn’t disappoint: from ‘digitalizing’ shoeboxes to bringing Uber back on the list of authorized travel expenses, it’s all there. Happy watching! What’s the best…