The Coronavirus has radically disrupted the work of many businesses. While some firms might be making headlines with their hiring plans, others face a great deal of uncertainty, and it may not always be clear what to do next. Feeling …
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Indeed is Here to Help with Support for UK Employers
In times good and bad, Indeed helps people get jobs. As we grapple with uncertainty and worry, Indeed is here to help those displaced find jobs and match them with employers who need to fill vital roles quickly.
If you’re …
From Gig to Growth – Why the Gig Economy Continues to Thrive
The bubble has burst. The gig economy’s reign is over. The piecemeal, short-term approach is dead; long live the nine-to-five, steady career path. Right?
Wrong. Reports of the slowdown of the gig economy are premature at best. While it’s tempting …
The Art of Saying “No”: How to Let Candidates Know They Haven’t Got the Job
Hiring the right staff is one of the most important things your business can do. But how you go about turning down candidates is also crucial. After all, most companies reject far more people than they hire and in today’s …
Candidate Quality: How Your Job Description Helps You Get Closer to the Hire
Do you ever look at your candidate list and wonder why some people thought the position you posted was a good fit for them? You’ve read through their background and are unable to connect the dots. Well, you’re not alone.…
David Vs Goliath: How Can SMBs Compete with Larger Companies?
Small businesses really are the backbone of British industry. The country’s 5.7 million small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) still account for 99% of all UK companies – and together they provide the engine room of the economy.
SMBs employ 60% …
Learning to Love Job Hoppers – the Benefits of Hiring Short-term Staff
Why is job hopping still frowned upon by employers? More importantly, are we all missing a trick here – and is the tide already beginning to turn?
The traditional ‘job for life’ has increasingly felt like a thing of the …
The Great Wage Rise Conundrum – Where Will the Money Come From?
It’s one of the great mysteries of Britain’s jobs boom. Despite creating jobs at a prodigious rate, salaries are stagnating in much of the UK. In fact, real wages are lower now than a decade ago and average pay growth …
Top-Rated Workplaces: Best in the Private Sector
From a Saturday night takeaway to a new vacuum cleaner, and from hotels to holidays, as consumers we’re all used to using online reviews to weigh up our options.
No wonder then that when it comes to choosing something as …
More Than a Paypacket – How to Recruit and Retain Happy Staff
“Cash is king” – it’s a simple axiom learnt and repeated by generations of business leaders.
But not, it seems, by their employees. While the need to earn a salary is what compels most of us to work, salary alone …