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22-Jul-2010 - Article
Investing in staff
With the apparent increased confidence in the economy, more employers are looking at ways in which they can retain staff and ensure they keep top talent on board. A recent report by the Chartered Inst... read more »
22-Jul-2010 - Article
Why Understanding YOU is important
I would never say that learning more and increasing your range of skills is not important. On the contrary, it is a vital part of building your career and can help businesses in these challenging time... read more »
22-Jul-2010 - Article
The importance of talent pipelines- recruiting for recovery
In times of economic hardship, companies meticulously review their policies and procedures, looking for cost cutting opportunities. Many organisations choose to cut back or eliminate their graduate re... read more »
22-Jul-2010 - Article
Partnership working with recruitment agencies.
As discussed in our last article, there are a number of services that agencies can offer including staffing solutions for short and long term vacancies, Immigration advice and support, payroll and ben... read more »
22-Jul-2010 - Article
Recession proof your career
According to the Society of Human Resource Management, 48 per cent of US employers laid people off in 2008 and they anticipate that over 60 per cent will do so this year. With 600,000 jobs already los... read more »
22-Jul-2010 - Article
Resilience from within
If there is one thing that companies are learning in the current economic crisis, it is the importance of resilience, that is, the ability of an organisation to withstand shocks and remain sustainable... read more »
22-Jul-2010 - Article
Resilience from within-Part 2
In our last article we reviewed some do’s and don’ts to ensure that your business emerges in a stronger position than its competitors. Now, when the economy begins to stabilise, consu... read more »
22-Jul-2010 - Article
The Role of Recruitment Agencies in a Recession
There are many reasons why companies use recruitment agencies such as, to gain access to jobseekers; to fill long and short-term positions; to reduce time and the in-house resources devoted to attract... read more »
22-Jul-2010 - Article
Exit interviews
In our last article we introduced the concept of ‘exit interviews.’ In this article we explore the process of conducting exit interviews and the outcomes you can expect.
The resignation ... read more »
22-Jul-2010 - Article
The importance of performance management
The interest in this topic has become more prevalent as the demand for up-to-date information has intensified with the economic downturn. Human Resource professionals are striving to ensure perfo... read more »
22-Jul-2010 - Article
A TEMPting option?
My father recently retired from a position that he held for 36 years, this was very much a norm and employees were only considered to be “long-standing” after they had been with the compan... read more »
22-Jul-2010 - Article
The war for talent-part 1
Just over 10 years ago groundbreaking research from McKinsey & Company alerted the business world to a looming shortage of talented executives, coining the term ‘the War for Talent’.&n... read more »
22-Jul-2010 - Article
The war for talent-Part 2
Sourcing, attracting, recruiting and retaining talented individuals that best meet the needs of your company is imperative and, at the same time, increasingly difficult in today’s highly competi... read more »
22-Jul-2010 - Article
Then there were 5!
The generation gap is nothing new. It has been studied, discussed and written about for the past 40 years. In fact, if you Google ‘Generation Gap’, Wikipedia offers the following... read more »
01-May-2010 - Article
Failing to prepare is preparing to fail
There are two major influences which are likely to impact our ability to hire and retain staff within the next 2-5 years. First, the recession has provided a larger talent pool to employers, resulting... read more »
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