Outbound marketing is when a company actively markets its products to its ideal customers. Instead of waiting for customers to discover their products, they advertise directly to the customer. Outbound marketing includes telemarketing, email marketing, taking out ads in the newspaper, and using catalogs. New and improved…

The future of a company depends on the future of its people. When new talent enters the workforce they are by definition inexperienced.

The few top percent of university students will stand out - the ones who have already started a business, earned a research grant, or completed some other remarkable work - but the majority of university students will not…

We know technology has had an impact on every area of our lives. We can manage almost our entire lives through our smartphones, from arranging appointments to paying bills. Technological innovations have also found a way into the workplace, completely revolutionizing the way we work.

As technology is embedded into workplaces, it can…

Covid-19 had brought a series of unfortunate impacts on our lives, right down to some of us sadly losing our jobs as the economy suffered.

In June 2020, it was reported that over…

We all know there is a requirement for a certain amount of administrivia as a staffing professional. Whether it is; writing to contact a candidate, writing a job description, or writing up your interview notes, there will always be some administrivia.

However there comes a point when administrivia becomes counterproductive and even…

The rate of adoption of newer and advanced technologies is increasing at a faster pace. The work of humans is no longer limited to basic jobs. Humans are being replaced by robots and AI in jobs at a lower level. Advanced technologies have reduced the workforce and almost everything is now digitalized.

You…

Communications is vital to a successful business. Effective communication means that people will feel comfortable talking to people at all levels of the business. Communication is essential to create productivity within a business. Allowing each employee, the freedom to ask what they like will create strong work relationships in your business.

In this article, we will show you how to encourage good communication within your business and furthermore how to create a great company…

Communication is fundamental to any organization’s growth and success. It ensures a seamless exchange of info within and outside the business structure. Through communication, employees and management can discuss better ways to boost productivity and clear any elephants in the room.…

According to a recent Student Insights Report by Rakuna, nearly 90% of college students and recent graduates are attending career fairs. As career fairs are speed-dating events between employers and potential employees, you need to get the spotlight to attract the best candidates. Here are our suggestions to make your career fair giveaways impress your…

Losing candidates? Look at your process.

Given how hard it is to find good candidates, when you do find one and then loose them it can be very difficult and nerve racking. Of course you always want to know why, and while in some cases it will be things like salary, location. In others it is simply your…

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Spring recruiting season is around the corner - and we know what that means. Endless career fairs, information sessions, networking events, and club presentations are here to come. As campus recruiting teams are gearing up for the grinding season, it would be wise to revisit the best practice to maximize employers’…

The Covid-19 Pandemic has disrupted the way we work and may continue to do so in the next several months. We’ve talked about the bad and the ugly: Possible upcoming recession, increasing business cost, a health crisis.

Now it’s time to talk about the good. There is always a silver lining in the bleakest of time: Remote working may create a culture of empowerment and trust-based. High-performance remote work culture is formed. And in turn, it creates opportunities for new…

Hello,

I am starting a corporate recruiting focused mastermind group:

Purpose: sourcing and recruiting more “A-players” to our companies while striving to become world-class recruiters.

During the bi-weekly meetings, you get to tap into the collective minds of the group to solve your biggest sourcing and recruiting challenges.

If you have any interest, please go to …

Today, the dilemma which most businesses are facing is ‘how to engage with customers.’ This question is haunting every business owner and despite shifting effort from product to customer, they are still wondering why results are not pouring down the sale funnel. The simple answer to this is, there is a need to understand customers apart from shifting…

Even highly productive employees, at a certain point, consider turning in their resignations, anticipating a potential job opportunity that comes their way. High employee turnover rates leave organizations wondering about the crucial factors that make their staff quit or at least think about switching to other companies.

Reasons for employee…

Be it any industry; each has its own set of recruitment challenges. Nevertheless, the healthcare industry is perhaps the most difficult to recruit for. The ever-changing industry protocols, patient needs, conventional systems and machinery, and the high risk involved mean that placing any candidate in the healthcare sector is no cake-walk. Adding on to it is the everlasting challenge of retaining the skilled staff. Going by the article published in the…