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 […]
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 […]
As Talent Works International turns 10 this year, we are welcoming our new Business Development Director, Ken Kane. To introduce him, we thought the best way was to sit down with him and get to know him a little better. So, read on to hear all about Ken, his vision for Talent Works International and […]
Retention strategies for early-career employees Expectations that entry-level employees are only looking to join a company for the short-term can ultimately cause a self-fulfilling prophecy. If employers see no need to invest in people because they expect them to leave, those employees will inevitably leave. Often, this expectation is false, making the outcome avoidable. When […]
These days, ethics are powerful. The market is candidate rich, so, employers have tough competition. Therefore, a company which stands for something can cut through the noise. Think about how negative press attention can damage a company’s reputation. Well, the opposite is true as well. Implementing an ethical philosophy and strategy within your business will […]
