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Employee Referral Programs: Why They Matter and How to Optimize Them

Recruiting Blogs

One of the most effective recruiting strategies, in terms of time invested and future employee retention, is also one of the cheapest ways to hire. In a 2011 Social Recruiting Survey by Jobvite, 67% of respondents said the recruiting process for referrals was shorter than typical. The energy is great around the new hire.”

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How to motivate employees - 11 protips from Steve Jobs

Recruiting Blogs

Steve Jobs passed away in 2011, but his unique management practices, product development insights, and creativity still inspire millions worldwide. In comparison, running after a major goal without achieving anything in between can quickly drain people’s energy and make them lose interest. Motivated Employees Come to Work.

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8 Australasian Recruitment & HR Conferences You Should Be Attending in 2016

Social Talent

Want to improve your recruitment, retention and people management practices? Engagement and Retention – how to build a culture of commitment and loyalty that is based on trust and authentic leadership, and ways you can demonstrate gratitude on a large scale (without large monetary rewards). HR Summit Melbourne. 29 June, Auckland.

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10 Small-to-Mid Size Employer Brands that Punch Above Their Weight

Breezy HR

The energy in the work environment is unlike any that I have ever experienced. Since launching in 2011, Classy has helped more than 2,500 world-class non-profits including Oxfam America, World Food Program USA and National Geographic in order to raise hundreds of millions of dollars to help people in need all over the globe.

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LivingSocial: When Networks And Culture Actually Work.

Recruiting Daily

Allow me just a moment, if you will, to paint you a picture of my world – circa 2011 – and illustrate exactly what it is I’m talking about. Recruiter for Hire. I left the company I currently am back working for now back in 2009. It was probably a mistake. Hey, you’re never too old to have fun.

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Is Your Hospital Ready for Millennials?

CareerBuilder

By 2025, millennials — a generation that currently ranges from middle school-age to their early 30s — will dominate the workforce, perhaps as much as 75 percent, according to a 2011 study by the Business and Professional Women’s Foundation. The size of the millennial generation is double that of its immediate predecessor, Generation X.