Employer brand put simply, is how one company sets itself apart from others in the labour market. It’s communicating the values that your company is made up of so that you’re recruiting, retaining and engaging the best and most relevant candidates. Finding your people The era of social media has arguably lead to more transparency […]
The Talent Connect conference is currently finishing off in Dallas, Texas. Our Senior Vice President of North America, Jody Robie, has attended and has shared a few of her key takeaways from the conference so far. It is hot, over 93 degrees. The weather is certainly a conversation starter. However, the topic at hand is […]
Have you ever been in a meeting in which people keep throwing around an acronym, and you have no idea what it means? As the meeting goes on, it seems like you’ve left it far too long to ask. Post-meeting, you take to Google to try and work out what on earth everyone was talking […]
According to Brian Clarke, we “never convince anyone of anything – we simply help others independently decide that we’re right.” That is, essentially, the purpose of an organisation’s employer brand. To help potential candidates decide that your company is a great place to work without overtly trying to convince them. However, while 80% of talent […]
Research has found that roughly 50% of the US workforce is made up of millennials, with that percentage set to increase to 75% by 2030. Clearly then, employers need to be considering millennials in their hiring strategy and, more specifically, in their employer branding. Who are millennials? Every source will specify a slightly different age […]
In the first instalment of our blog series exploring the role of paid media in recruitment, we discussed how a lack of knowledge was having a negative impact. The focus of this piece is on the role paid advertising can play in fulfilling a recruitment requirement. Businesses currently looking to hire are facing a number […]
Is remote working always a benefit? Research has shown that remote working can increase productivity levels, promote better health and wellbeing amongst employees and, in turn, increase retention levels. As well as this, research shows that 80% of remote workers have higher morale and lower stress levels. These benefits can be due to employees having […]
Only 7% of the UK’s workforce attended an independent school and yet, graduates of independent schools make up over 50% “of the top level of most professions.” According to the State of the Nation report, “only 1 in 8 children from low-income backgrounds is likely to become a high-income earner.” With statistics like these, it’s […]
Over a couple of days in June, the Talent Works International team ran an employer brand ambassadors training workshop at Elsevier’s Head Quarters Amsterdam. The purpose of this was to enable Elsevier’s brand ambassadors to understand how to use their online presence to support the Elsevier employer brand. In this candidate-driven market, it is important […]
5 Key Benefits Only 50% of UK employers offer flexible working. Yet, research shows that 87% of the UK’s full-time workforce wants to work flexibly, and 73% of the workforce want a workplace culture where people are judged on the work they do rather than the hours they put in. As well as this, new […]
