A Day to be Proud!

A Day to be Proud!

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Rewarding Referral Programs

Rewarding Referral Programs

by Matt on January 25, 2012 in Human Resources, Other, Talent Management

One of the big recruitment topics that our customers have been discussing with me recently is employee referral programs. Using non-traditional sources (not job boards) to find higher quality candidates has always interested me, so I thought I would discuss some of the ways companies have been rewarding those who refer candidates to their current [...]

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10 Employee Perceptions You Cannot Afford

10 Employee Perceptions You Cannot Afford

by Lucy on January 17, 2012 in Human Resources, Other

According to David Lee, the founder and principal of HumanNature@Work, the following 10 employee perceptions are deal breakers when it comes to improving employee engagement and morale. In other words, if your employees feel this way about you as a manager, or your organisation as an employer, you must find out how you are creating [...]

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To Tweet (at work) or not to Tweet, that is the question.

To Tweet (at work) or not to Tweet, that is the question.

by Lucy on January 13, 2012 in Other

Earlier today, fellow blogger AJ forwarded me a link to a YouTube video, previewing the fake ‘Social Network 2’ film. It was a satirical look at just how big a role Facebook plays in our day-to-day lives. It reminded me of how less than two years ago whilst working for my previous employer, I couldn’t [...]

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How to Avoid Hiring Bottlenecks

How to Avoid Hiring Bottlenecks

by Lucy on January 4, 2012 in e-Recruitment, Other

Kyle Lagunas, HR Analyst from Software Advice has written a really interesting article about a couple of the leading causes of bottlenecks in the hiring process – and ways to avoid them. Read it on his HR blog at: http://blog.softwareadvice.com/articles/hr/four-ways-to-avoid-bottlenecks-in-the-hiring-process-1120911/ and let me know your thoughts.

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Our Sedentary Office Spaces

Our Sedentary Office Spaces

by Andrew on January 4, 2012 in Human Resources, Organisational Culture, Other

Apparently just sitting at your desk all day is now a recipe for an early demise: ‘The Age Article – Is your Desk a Death Trap?’ The above article summarises numerous studies, from as far back as the 1950’s, indicating that our increasingly sedentary lifestyles are shortening our life expectancies. Our bodies were built to [...]

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Top 10 Best/Worst Onboarding War Stories

Top 10 Best/Worst Onboarding War Stories

by Lucy on January 4, 2012 in Other

Jane Herring from Affirm Software has written an interesting post about the top 10 best/worst onboarding war stories as submitted via Twitter! The article offers tips as to how to get the simple things right to maximise onboarding experiences. Read the full blog article here: Top 10 best/worst onboarding war stories.

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Thank you

Thank you

by Penny on January 4, 2012 in Other

Thank you; a conversational expression of gratitude We all know December is the festive season. Many of us prepare in advance by going on diets to fit into the party outfits, read articles on how to “survive” the party season and brush up OH&S issues that may arise at the company Christmas party. The festive [...]

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True value of coffee

True value of coffee

by Penny on May 16, 2011 in Human Resources, Other, Talent Management

At our local coffee shop in South Melbourne the price of my daily coffee is $3.80. The price has gradually crept up over the last 12 months but I don’t care – I would pay twice that price to start my day. At home, we have an expensive Italian coffee machine that I never learnt [...]

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“Dance of the Sugar Plum Office”…

“Dance of the Sugar Plum Office”…

by Andrew on May 6, 2011 in Human Resources, Organisational Culture, Other

Now, you see, it is JUST like HR to come up with an idea like “To really engage our employee base, let us express our company’s organisational structure through the medium of interpretive dance!”… Our Product team and Development team engage in the classic Paso Doble. Any decent Developer (the bull) has strong views, charging [...]

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Automated process = Quality!

Automated process = Quality!

by Joanne on May 5, 2011 in Human Resources, Reporting and Analytics, Talent Management

During the 9 hour drive over Easter to Sydney, I was thinking about a conversation I was having with a friend who has been applying for jobs for a while now. As much as she hates getting the dreaded unsuccessful email, what shocked her most was the number of top tier organisations that didn’t even acknowledge [...]

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