Today on the Speaker Agenda Show we’re going to be discussing How to build a strong personal professional brand on social media and What are the biggest mistakes and how to avoid them.

I have Gina Riley a Career Branding Coach at Talent Group and she helps people identify…

There are many different types of insurance intended to help you when you are sick or injured including health insurance, disability insurance, or income protection insurance. Most people know what health and disability insurance are, and they can get it through their employers. However, income protection…

The first thing that comes to mind when we hear the term “Recruitment marketing” is probably various methods used to attract active and passive candidates to build a pipeline. It includes everything from your organization’s employer branding and job advertising to your candidate engagement and conversion strategies.

For few people this…

It is irrefutable that technology is hugely important to society and business today.

We see the effects everywhere. In medicine, in engineering, in accounting. There is scarcely a corner of our lives left untouched by technology, for better or worse. Though in business, it’s generally for better.

2020 is set to be one of the biggest years yet…

If there is anything that can make the employees compromise even a bit with their net pay or leave a better job offer from a company then it is the benefits. The more, the better as it makes your workforce merrier and productivity perkier. Yes, there are a few things more than the employees truly desire like responsibility, authority, promotions, and friendships inside the office. But, if you as an employer are wondering why your company’s attrition rate is not getting under control then the…

Trello is a web-based Kanban-style list-making application which is a subsidiary of Atlassian. Originally made by Fog Creek Software in 2011, it was spun out to form the basis of a separate company in 2014 and later sold to Atlassian in January 2017. The company is based in New York City. This can be a great place to find candidates however a lot of…

Many organizations fail to realize their desired growth targets in revenue and profitableness. However, the chance of achieving profitable growth is heightened whenever a company contains a clear growth strategy and powerful execution infrastructure. One without the other impairs the probability of success. This author describes why and…

Marketing through social media has its many benefits. It allows you to reach out to your audience to richly engage with them in a way that traditional advertising can’t. Putting your brand or your product out there in the social media jungle can also open it to vulnerability.

Since marketing through social media is a two-way street, it is unavoidable that your brand, product or service can get exposed to haters, trolls and a flood of negative comments. And no matter how careful you…

The education methods that most of us will be familiar with are long gone from many classrooms across the nation, making way for smarter, technologically informed approaches. In fact, the UK government has recently confirmed an investment of £10m to advance upon existing technology measures in our schools. So, how will this change the nature of education, and what kind of new innovations will become commonplace in the classroom? Let’s explore what the future may hold for…

While many people in business might have heard of absenteeism, its counterpart presenteeism is perhaps becoming a bigger issue when it comes to employee productivity. Presenteeism might seem like a positive action – ‘the practice of being present at the place of work for more hours than is required’, but it is most commonly associated with insecurity from the employee towards their role. So, with some help from…

It might be somewhat of a harsh reality but instead of celebrating your 50^th birthday with similar celebrations of retirement and bowing out of work, chances are you’re going to be facing another decade or two of graft.

With state pension boundaries continually rising, many of the independents in modern Britain are going to be facing a retirement age closer to 80 than 50. Reaching those oh-so sought-after twilight years might seem like a lifetime away when you consider…

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. The…

I am substituting my regularly scheduled episode of “The Jim Stroud Podcast” for this special episode.

A little over a decade ago, I co-hosted “The Recruiters Lounge Podcast” with my pal – Karen Mattonen. It was very…

Workplace negativity hinders the growth of the company and also decreases productivity. Workplace negativity should be eliminated before it is spread across the organization. If the negativity in the workplace is ignored by the management, it may impact largely on employee retention and employee engagement. The first step in combating…

The performance review process should ensure the growth of the employees and the development of the company. A study in 2013 by research firm i4cp asserts that only 28% of employees reckoned that their companies had en effective performance management system. If the companies do not improve their performance management process, it would be hard for them to retain talents, and the employee turnover would increase…

As we enter 2020, we see a significant change in HR technology trends. 

Companies are becoming more people-centric. Apart from attracting candidates, companies are now also focusing on retaining their workforce. Of course, AI and automation will remain at the top of the list. 

I am writing about a few unique trends that will be the priority of applicant tracking systems.

People Analytics …

Offices today are totally different from past few decades.  All the information you need is available at fingertips. Generations today are digital natives and traditional work systems do not match their expectations. Everyone is connected by technology online. Technology has both its positives and negatives and so does the technology connected…

Today's episode, "Should Executive pay be regulated?" originally aired on August 5, 2009. So what was said back then? Well, Jim Stroud and Karen Mattonen discussed the issue of Executive Pay. Should it be regulated? Jim says NO! Karen (of course) says Yes! An argument begins that lasts waaay longer than it should have, then Lance Haun of HRM…

[Original air date: 12.10.08]  Jim…