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The year is well underway and a number of the conversations I have been having so far are focused on employee engagement and more to the point how can we help employees become more engaged. To help, I would like to share an article I read last year Dale Carnegie Training Uncovers Major Drivers of Employee[…]
I would like to share an article by Dan Schawbel where he talks to author Mark Murphy exploring why New hires fail because of their attitude Mark’s research has tracked 20,000 new hires and found that 46% of new hires fail within 18 months, 89% of the time it was due to attitudinal reasons[…]
I recently presented a shortlist of three excellent candidates to a client. The role was that of a Senior Business Development Manager. The client listened to my appraisals and read the CV’s. She then indicated a particular interest in one of the candidates and turned to me and asked “But is he a fighter[…]
I recently met up with a fellow who had been appointed to a new role a few months ago. It’s always good to catch up with recent appointees and hear how they are going. He couldn’t wait to tell me how pleased he was with the role and the company for which he now[…]
New numbers from CEB Quarterly Global Labor Market Research of 50,000 employees highlights that Stability or a lack of it is the number one reason people will leave their current employer. Stability was ahead of compensation, respect, health benefits and work-life balance. The good news for employers is that stability is an area that[…]
Jack Welch in this article, ‘Star Wars When to Let a Top Performer Walk’ makes some good points why you should be careful about considering making a counter offer to stop a top performer leaving http://linkd.in/1869Q8J If you would like to know more about managing top performers or you would like to suggest[…]
An experienced recruiter has the potential to make a substantial contribution to a client’s organisation. For this to be achieved the recruiter must be trusted and be considered as a ‘trusted advisor’. What do I mean by this? In its simplest form the relationship sees the recruiter finding an appropriately qualified candidate who is[…]
Clients are generally anxious to form an early view of a candidate based on their reading of the CV. Sometimes they read the CV before they review my comprehensive appraisal of the candidate. The problem with CVs is that, at best, they are only ever part of the story. At worst, the CV can[…]