by Alex Putman | Nov 30, 2015 | Candidate Experience, Creativity, Employer Branding, Mobile, Social Media, Video
Organizations (especially start ups and technology groups) still struggle to attract key people. Differentiation is the key and what better way to showcase your career offerings than video? How? For starters, video increases the average application rate by 34% and...
by Alex Putman | Jul 27, 2015 | Creativity, Recruiting, Talent Acquisition, Talent Branding, Talent Community
Let’s assume that a company desires true transparency, the opportunity to create meaningful conversations between people with key skill sets they find desirable. We know the end goal; attract talent to hire, but have some class. This is a marital courtship and the...
by Alex Putman | Apr 26, 2015 | Candidate Experience, Career Advice, Creativity, Employer Branding, Human Resources, Interview Tips, Mobile, Mobile Recruiting, Talent Acquisition
Everyday we read articles on how companies are attracting talent uniquely AND how candidates are finding jobs through creative avenues. Did you hear about Sober Lane, the pub in Ireland that used Snapchat as their recruiting platform? What about Nina Mufleh landing...
by Alex Putman | Jan 26, 2015 | Candidate Experience, Employee Relations, Employer Branding, Human Resources
22% of staff turnover occurs in the first 45 days of employment. Imagine the cost impact; if your average salary is $50k per person and you lose 20 people your cost impact is a loss of $3 million. These types of losses can be minimized if companies are willing to...
by Alex Putman | Jan 5, 2015 | Human Resources
13% of the global workforce is “psychologically committed to their jobs and likely to be making positive contributions to their organizations” according to a 2012 Gallup Poll. Newer data is available from other sources and indicates a lack of improvement...
