3 Things You Should Never Include in Vacancy Ads
With the Great Resignation still strong and the Gen Zers’ and Millennials’ reluctance toward settling for any job, organizations are seeking new and innovative methods to tempt candidates to apply. In this scenario, it has become essential for HR departments to construct vacancy ads that can fit a more significant number of applicants.
But writing a vacancy ad that can attract greater attention does not begin with specifying what you seek in the perfect candidate. Instead, it begins with avoiding common vacancy […]
The Ideal (and Only) HR Response to Learning about Employees’ Side Hustles
Side hustles are commonly considered hobbies or gigs to make extra income. But with the gig economy becoming prevalent, many full-time employees are also opting for side hustles.
While most businesses and their HR departments consider employees’ side hustles as a threat to their business, there are many reasons they, in fact, benefit the employer. But before looking at the ideal and only response learning of employees’ side hustles requires, it is essential to remember that the gig economy favors employers more than employees.
How […]
Reasons to Reply to All Applicants – Event Those You Didn’t Shortlist
Receiving a rejection email is not a pleasant experience for any potential candidate. However, it is much better than not hearing from the company, getting ghosted, or wondering what happened to one’s application.
While recruitment is already a costly process and adding time to write and send rejection emails may seem silly, it can prove to be an investment in the long term. Here’s why:
It Displays Respect
Rejection emails show respect for the applicants’ time and effort, which everyone deserves, even if they don’t qualify […]
How to Begin and End Every Week by Motivating Employees
Maintaining employee motivation requires constant effort. While some general practices, such as an open door policy, healthy work-life balance, paying fair wages, and offering practical employee benefits, can help keep employees happy, implementing employee motivation strategies frequently is still necessary. Employee motivation strategies at the beginning and end of the week can boost employees’ moods and increase their productivity.
Here are some easy practices to adopt for the beginning and end of the work week to maintain your employees’ motivation high:
Employee Motivation Tips for […]
Increase Employee Motivation at New Year’s Party with 3 Tips
The series of unfortunate economic events, from extended lockdowns and closing of businesses to hyperinflation and shortage of necessities, has resulted in hitting an all-time low in employee motivation. But with the festive season and holidays, employers have a great opportunity to motivate employees.
If, like other businesses, you are also throwing a Christmas or New Year’s party for your employees, make the most of it by utilizing it to increase employee motivation. Here are some tips that can help:
Throw […]
Why Are Caregiving Benefits so Important to Employees?
According to a 2021 survey by Rosalyn Carter Institute for Caregivers, domestic life is one of the major distractions for employees. But it isn’t something employers can frown upon as a significant percentage of employees work only to provide for their families. The covid-19 pandemic and the mass layoffs of employees have further emphasized family as every worker’s top priority. Thus, stopping employees from catering to work when their domestic life isn’t smooth will only result in them joining the […]
3 Reasons to Promote Honest Employee Feedback
When it comes to feedback at the workplace, organizations often use a one-directional approach, i.e., they provide feedback to the employees. But the one-directional feedback method is not sustainable in the long run, especially in today’s employment landscape of the Great Resignation, quiet quitting, and union protests.
As an HR professional, you can prevent such incidents by fostering a two-directional feedback approach. When an organization is willing to listen to its employees, it removes the need for protests, quiet quitting, and […]
3 Tips to Retain Contract Employees for Longer
Hiring employees is a costly process. This cost can also be easily doubled or tripled when an employee quits without serving a notice period. With the Great Resignation leading to employees quitting without notice, it is no surprise that companies are looking to reduce the turnover rate by offering to hire contract employees.
Hiring contract employees is not a regular practice in most industries and positions in the US. However, most businesses fill a few positions with contract employees to count […]
How to Keep Employees Engaged on Slow Days
Slow days at work are inevitable no matter which industry you operate in. As an employer or manager, you may not like them; but there are ways to work to increase employee engagement even on the slowest of work days.
So without further ado, let’s take a look at some of these tried and tested tips and the reasons they work so well:
Exercise Team Building Activities
Most employers don’t like slow days at work for one simple reason, i.e., they don’t like seeing employees watching […]
Does Employee Seniority Matter?
Before start-ups began popping up and Millennials and Gen Zers found alternatives to working nine-to-five, employee seniority used to be a big deal. It is no secret that most young employees and companies don’t regard employee seniority as a preferred trait and instead believe in performance over everything else. However, businesses that have been around for decades believe the opposite. Some considerably young companies also lean toward seniority to counteract the job-hopping culture.
So, the question remains:
Does Employee Seniority Matter?
The common answer is: […]
