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Don’t forget the ‘human’ in Brexit HR implications
Friday, the 24th of June, 2016, wasn’t like the usual Fridays we’d had at work. The tech startup I worked for was successful, bu...
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Bad news for businesses affected by Brexit uncertainty
With just months to go until the UK leaves the European Union, and no deal yet in place, many employers continue to worry about ...
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In-House Recruitment Expo: Key takeaways from 2018 IHRE at Telford
In October 2018, I visited Telford in England for the first time, to attend the In-House Recruitment Expo Summit. Attendees and ...
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Why I’m cautious about remote work
For all its many virtues, the remote work trend could be making light of human development in the workplace. Does it impede your...
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Are you getting ready for GDPR?
By now, we’ve all witnessed the collective panic that is the recruiting industry’s response to the General Data Protection Regul...
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Why millennial job-hopping shouldn’t be a warning sign for recruiters
Millennials have a bad reputation as entitled job-hoppers. Hiring managers can’t get past resumes that read one and a half years...
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Social media recruiting: trends and features to watch
Social recruitment can evolve as quickly as social media features do, leaving recruiters feeling overwhelmed. Here’s a roundup o...
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Money for nothing: are we ready for universal basic income?
Several years ago I went to visit a radical experiment in the remote west of Kenya near the shores of Lake Victoria. A handful o...
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New overtime law 2016: an employer’s guide
2016's new overtime laws have shaken the US business world. Almost five million more employees will now have the right to time-a...
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Working remotely: Are you a remote-curious employer?
Recent technological advances have made it easier than ever to decouple offices from jobs. They have also re...
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Understanding the gig economy
The future of work is clouded by two contrasting visions. One is a daydream with a laptop and a sea view, where highly-skilled w...
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5 alternatives to the same old resume
Outdated, suboptimal, dysfunctional are just a few of the words readily associated with resumes. We’ve been in an unhappy relati...