Leadership should be a two-way street, but managers in US organizations are falling behind. According to a 2019 study, 83 percent of workers would like their managers to ask for their opinions more often.

You’re in a management role for a reason. But that doesn’t mean that your teams can’t contribute effective ideas. Equally, a key part of your role is to listen to and address their concerns.

Here, we…

We can learn a lot from other cultures, from sustainable living to business etiquette. Successful business leaders never stop learning, growing, and trying new things. This includes looking outwards and taking inspiration from different successful models. The Scandinavian model is undoubtedly one of the most inspiring. Danish workers are among the happiest in the world, and…

We’re rapidly approaching 2022, and yet female workers are still dramatically underrepresented in STEM careers.

While the percentage of women in STEM jobs is increasing, it’s still lower than we’d like. In engineering, women make up only 10% of the workforce and only 16% of IT professionals.

While increasing the number of women in STEM is important for equality, it will…

Recruiters can suffer from the same negative effects of success that anyone else does. The main issue is complacency. Sometimes a recruiter or anyone who has great success can become complacent. Sit back on their laurels so to speak. Sometimes with recruiters, it can also happen because they think they know the business they support too well, or they…

Over the last decade, smartphones have become an ever more important part of people’s lives. According to Pew’s research in 2015, 68% of Americans owned a smartphone, with that number rising to 86% among those ages 18 - 29. And digital-savvy Millennials & Gen Z now seek the convenience of completing most tasks on their mobile devices that more than a few would feel naked without…

Need for HR technology: 

Technology is changing the way HR teams function. It’s making the hiring process easier by gathering and breaking down data to get an overall picture. With the new age technologies like AI and ML, the whole HR industry is going digital and it is opening the door to a whole new world of possibility for the recruitment industry, especially when it comes to tech hiring. New technologies help Human Resources in various ways at all…

If you’re getting ready to leave school and head into the world of work, the chances are that your teacher has discussed two major life routes with you: jumping straight into the world of work or continuing with further education in order to get into university. But if you know what career you want, and university isn’t calling to you, there is another path that is backed with incredible results for your career.

This article will show you the inner workings of an apprenticeship, what…

Leaders VS Managers

Recently I was asked by a fellow professional what is the difference between a leader and a manager. I thought long and hard about it, and came to several realizations. Now keep in…

Managing a team of people comes with a new level of responsibilities. But have you ever considered the vast difference between being a manager and a leader? Harvard Business Review reports that 30 is the average age of a first-time manager while 40 is the age where people first embark on leadership training. This is a decade of lost years of building…

Campus recruiting is not all about attending career fairs and conducting on-campus interviews. In today’s talent war where campus is the batlefield, companies need to do more to engage with students beyond traditional career fairs. 

In this video, you are going to learn from the expert what you can do to build your employer branding on campus and get students stay engaged.…

Recruiters today perhaps hold one of the most critical and challenging roles in the organization. With thousands of new jobs emerging owing to rapid technological change and consequent scarcity of good technical talent, attracting and hiring quality talent is a challenge. 

A study by Deloitte reveals that while the average recruitment process takes about 52 days, the top candidates last in the market for only…

You've dedicated a lot of time, money, and energy to your company, and now you're starting to see results. Your company is growing, and it's time to make improvements to the workspaces around the office to make your employees more productive, open, and happy.

Employees who want to be at work and are eager to accomplish their daily tasks create an atmosphere of trust, creative solutions, and enthusiasm. As a…

For employers that have trouble retaining Millennial employees, it’s easy to say that young workers are nothing more than a liability. As the thinking goes, they’re entitled brats who expect the world to be handed to them on a silver platter. Why should you hold onto them?

The fact is, the attitude above comes from a huge misinterpretation of Millennial attitudes. Good salary and benefits can help with retention, but you can’t guarantee younger workers will stay unless you make it…

Once upon a time, brands were created, as we can say, "once and for all." Companies have existed unchanged for many years, and it was believed that any changes would negatively affect product recognition. But now everything is different, experienced brand managers understand that sometimes companies need to rebrand in order not to give up their positions. In this article, you will find 5 signs that will indicate that it may be the time to rebrand your…

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Every spring, internet forums are filled with anxious high school seniors asking about college choices. One of the more common questions is something along the lines of “Will it hurt my future prospects to go to the University of Forgottonia?” There are plenty of reasons for students to end up choosing small schools: the lower costs, the smaller classes, the tightly-knit communities, etc. The career prospects are another question filled with so many variables that it’s not possible to…

If you are an HR reading this, I am sure the term ‘payroll management’ would sound scary to you! On the other hand, if you are already using good payroll management software, then I am equally sure that you are thankful that your company decided to opt for it!

Payroll management has been a tough nut to crack since the time of register-based payroll processing. However, times have changed and the modern cloud-based payroll management system far surpasses the…