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We often talk about the potential costs of a bad hire and over recent weeks we have also observed the ramifications of resume fraud. Resume fraud can include explicit transgressions such as a falsified work history and qualifications or it can take a more subtle form, by way of overstating achievements or role responsibilities. Whatever […]

Aberdeen Group’s latest research report published in June 2014 titled, “Can You Drive Employee Experience and Engagement through Self-Service” examines the connection between HR ‘self-service’ delivery tools and employee satisfaction and engagement. The study revealed that 80% of the organisations surveyed believe HR service delivery is important to employee satisfaction and engagement. Half think that […]

Some people seem to succeed in spite of their capability.  Witnessing this can cause some to ask ‘Why them and not me?’.  The answer may be found when the level of self confidence, self belief and self worth within the successful person is recognised. A recent article written by Katty Kay and Claire Shipman explores […]

So often we hear about the importance of an organisation’s values and rightly so! After all, values guide and provide a metaphorical ruler for what we do and, importantly, how we do it. What about our personal values? We all have them, even if we struggle to articulate them. Do we really spend enough time […]

With many businesses trying to significantly reduce recruitment costs via a direct to market recruitment strategy, it is worthwhile reflecting on the value a recruitment partner can deliver.  Today’s labour market dynamics present a window of opportunity for organisations to maintain their focus on talent retention and increase their recruitment of higher calibre new employees. […]

Aberdeen Group’s 2014 report “Mobile HCM: Find, Develop, and Deploy” provides useful and interesting insights into how mobile devices are being used in HCM today.  Importantly their study found that “organisations using mobile talent acquisition tools had 35% lower turnover among high potentials”.  Moreover, the report posits that the adoption of mobile tools for workforce […]

  If your job can be automated, then you should definitely read on as the likelihood that it won’t exist in 5 years is high! There are plenty of examples of this and it’s not a new phenomenon. It’s been going on for eons but the pace of change has accelerated exponentially with the rapid […]

The extent to which organisations plan for and adopt a dynamic recruitment process will determine whether unwanted candidate drop-off occurs. In 2014, candidate drop-off is a key recruitment risk for organisations, although many don’t know it yet. So, why in 2014 is this a key consideration, and importantly, how can your business fast track candidates and mitigate the risk of candidate drop-off?

The Aberdeen Group has recently released an excellent study based on 234 responses that researched how “leading organisations are designing and implementing employee engagement strategies that contribute to organisational success”. The report argues that engagement has reached an “inflection“ point where organisational growth aspirations may be compromised unless they don’t re-evaluate their approach to employee […]

Mobile recruiting and it’s next evolution – allowing candidates to apply for roles through their smart phones – have created a relatively urgent need to rethink the way in which CV submission and CV screening processes are set. This could represent an amazing opportunity to reshape and potentially, vastly improve a part of the candidate […]