Assessing a Job Candidate’s Potential for Empathy

Empathy can be defined as the potential to understand someone’s emotions and thoughts from their perspective in any situation similar to the way you understand your own. This specific emotion holds a big deal of importance in building relationships with people around oneself.  Learning to empathize with people in your surroundings such as co-workers, friends, and … Read full-story

How to Design a Great Virtual Candidate Experience

By creating an integrated and communicative hiring experience, you can ensure you are hiring from the best pool of candidates available. The candidate experience you provide doesn’t just impact your ability to hire talented people. Jobseekers are more likely than ever to share reviews of their experiences with your company online.  If they aren’t impressed, … Read full-story

The Future of Employer Branding

It’s truly a job seeker’s market right now! People are quitting their jobs today or voluntarily separating now more than ever. Turnover is on the rise, and compensation is increasing as the job market tightens and companies need to compete for the best talent. That means employers need strategies, and we have just the thing. … Read full-story

How to Recruit Effectively for a Hybrid Workforce

Hybrid workforces are here to stay. As the pandemic forced companies to rethink their recruiting and other operational processes, by now nearly all organizations, big and small, have adapted their remote and hybrid strategies. With the likes of Microsoft and others implementing these policies, the acceptance that employees not only prefer but also expect these … Read full-story

The Distinction Between Recruitment and Talent Acquisition

Recruitment and talent acquisition are often used interchangeably in the business world. However, it goes without saying that these two concepts are not synonymous and include a few major differences. As the tight labor market continues, organizations are strategizing their hiring practices and adjusting their policies to attract and retain top talent. As part of … Read full-story

The Importance of B2B Branding Strategy

You need a good company brand to create a healthy employer brand. There’s no shortage of information on how consumer branding and employer branding influence each other. Unfortunately, much of this analysis provides an incomplete picture. Most of the insights that exist are geared primarily towards the B2C space.  What if your business is focused … Read full-story

Rethinking Paid Family Leave

Right now, businesses aren’t just struggling to fill job openings; they’re also fighting to retain the workers they do have. This desperation has led to discussions about salaries, benefits, work conditions, and company culture. All of these things are important, but there’s something else that could be impacting your current hiring issues. People would be … Read full-story

How Employee Experience Affects Customer Experience

When companies work to create a positive work culture, they create positive employee experiences. This engagement means better retention rates and improved employer branding.  Management may not realize that employee experience can directly impact the customer experience; how you treat your employees affects nearly every area of business operations.  Almost every business has two primary … Read full-story

The Benefits of Online Workplace Communities

An online workplace community is an internet-based gathering and sharing place created to foster better relationships between people who work together. A positive online community can benefit everyone in an organization. However, it is especially beneficial where remote teams are involved. Online communities provide an opportunity for everyone to connect with all their team members, … Read full-story

The Evolution of Employer Brand

How important is retaining a brand’s reputation amongst employees? And how easy is attracting target candidates to your organization? Employer branding is a tried and true method used by organizations for hiring worthy employees. The methods have changed over the years yet the concept holds the same importance. For it is branding that helps in customer … Read full-story