The first few weeks of an employee’s appointment can have a lasting impact on how they perceive the business. In fact, a study by Wynhurst Group found that employees that went through a structured induction program were 58% more likely to stay with a company in three years’ time. Additionally, HHR states that structured induction…
Knowing the right interview questions to ask a candidate can be tricky. Interviewing a candidate for the first time can be compared to dating someone for the first time. It’s a time when everyone is trying to put their best foot forward. But what most employers want to know is if a candidate is the…
Personal branding is the ongoing process of establishing an image or impression in the mind of others about an individual. Refreshing your personal brand is often a topic that people consider when there is a significant event occurring in their professional life: perhaps they are considering changing job or career. Often the start of the…
We’ve all been in a situation where we need to have a challenging conversation – whether it be with a direct report or a colleague. Often the more challenging conversations are around an employee’s behaviour such as swearing, speaking rudely to colleagues or clients etc. Having difficult conversations with an employee or encouraging your employees to…
If you are sending off your resume to a potential employer, you have gone through a significant process already. You may have been scouting the local job market for a while and have considered what your likely next step will be career wise. So what do you need to ask yourself before you send off your…
We’re all familiar with the standard approach of looking for a new job: you spruce up your resume, start searching for suitable roles through Recruiters and Job Boards like Seek and then start applying for roles. If you want to land your dream job – the type of role that you spring out of bed for each…
Developing high potential employees in your business is one of the key strategies that will assist the company in achieving it’s goals. Not only does it help improve employee engagement and retention but it enables your business to challenge high performing employees with growing your business. So what is the recommended strategy for developing your…
New technologies will have an impact on the way you conduct your HR services. We have a look at one of the latest developments: chatbots.
Organisations in today’s world are typically staffed by employees of widely varying age. Learn how a multigenerational workforce can work for you.
Find out why the best HR leaders know that a change management project will be successful if they can get all employees on board.
