HR

Why It’s Time for More Employer Branding in “Developing” Countries

Employer brand represents an organization’s reputation as a place to work. It’s based on an Employee Value Proposition (EVP), which is the sum of offerings the organization can provide in return for the skills of the talent it employs. Once an organization’s employer brand is established, traditional branding and marketing activities then follow to ensure the brand is known and perceived as attractive among employees and potential candidates.

In general, formal employer branding remains a fairly new field, starting to only pick up momentum in the early 2000s. Two decades later, however, one noticeable and concerning observation is the unequal distribution of employer brand prioritization and investment around the world.

7 Great Open Access Research Databases For HR Professionals

Have you ever wondered how you can stay up to date with the latest advancements in Human Resources Management (and other related fields) without going back to University?

In the field of HRM, it’s not always necessary to return to college to continue learning. If higher education is not an option for you, it’s still important to note that the pursuit of knowledge should always extend beyond personal insights and the opinions of popular workplace influencers. This article aims to guide HR professionals towards credible and up-to-date HRM learning content. It underscores the necessity of diversifying information sources and relying on validated, professional resources to elevate the quality of people management practices.

5 Tips For Finding And Hiring The Right People For Your Business (The First Time)

Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.

After a recent “feel good” success story filling a new, key role for their growing operation, one of my clients was feeling pretty “lucky” about finding their first Client Success Manager. This candidate checks all the boxes: he’s got the skills and experience we were seeking to add to the business, but even more excitingly, he is a great culture-fit-addition to the team. But although this endeavor was leaving us feeling super fortunate about finding our guy, was it really sheer chance that landed us here? Heck no!

10 Ways HR Professionals Can Help Protect Employee Mental Health

Last year, I presented a Human Resources research project on wellbeing in the future of work and its impact on the HR function. When I reflected on the fact that this topic would gain importance in the future of work, and for the HR function in particular, I never would have imagined that “the future” was only a couple of months ahead. Fast forward time to the first months of 2020, and we are all seeing HR professionals and business leaders gain interest in wellbeing at work due to the side effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The positive consequences of taking care of employee’s mental health have been documented in thousands of research papers and academic books of psychological sciences and other related fields for many years. Despite this, it’s still one of the last remaining taboos of the world of work. Improving wellbeing & mental health at work has always been, and will always be, a very important aspect to keeping an organisation and its workforce healthy and efficient, even in the worst of times.