Unveiling the 5 Essential Characteristics to Look for When Recruiting a Candidate

Unveiling the 5 Essential Characteristics to Look for When Recruiting a Candidate

Whilst experience, qualifications and skills are very important factors to consider when interviewing a candidate; their personal characteristics are also very important and is often overlooked. This blog will discuss 5 essential characteristics to look for when recruiting a candidate.

Employee Onboarding: The Do's & Don'ts

Employee Onboarding: The Do's & Don'ts

A recent study shows that employee turnover is as much as 50% in the first 18 months of employment. And the primary reason you ask? The simple answer: 

A poor onboarding experience.  

When starting something new (especially a new job), you are thrown into the deep end and overloaded with an abundance of information, which usually goes in through one ear and out the other. What can you as an employer do to help prevent this? 

This blog will show you the ropes of onboarding and to do so, I will be taking a deep dive into the DO’S and the DON’T’S of an Onboarding Process. 

5 ways to improve your employee retention strategy

5 ways to improve your employee retention strategy

Having a good employee retention strategy ensures that you keep high performers within your business and waives the expense of recruiting new employees. Retaining talent is a process that some small businesses struggle with and is critical for an organisation’s success.

Due to talent shortages, it is becoming increasingly difficult for businesses to hire, meaning that retaining talent should be a top priority for every business, no matter the industry.

5 Ways Your Workplace Can Support Your Remote Workers

5 Ways Your Workplace Can Support Your Remote Workers

Nowadays, the workplace may not necessarily be confined to the office. The work from home arrangement that transpired in the beginning of lockdown provided employees the much-needed flexibility to allow employees to continue to work through lockdowns and as a result, more people are working remotely even in the aftermath of the pandemic.

Read this blog post to learn 5 ways your workplace can support remote workers and their mental health.

The Power that HR has to Influence Mental Health In The Workplace

The Power that HR has to Influence Mental Health In The Workplace

HR can heavily influence mental health within the workplace and is responsible for spearheading initiatives that promote mental health awareness. Read through this blog post to learn how HR can influence mental health in the workplace at any stage of an employee’s life cycle.