Tag: HR policies

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Employers check your social-media presence

I’m sure you understood this, especially when you were applying for a role. And you’ve been counselled to keep your social media presence sufficiently bland that even your Mother wouldn’t be embarrassed.

 

And on that point here’s an info graphic from the WSJ on what US employers are looking for when they check up on yor of Social media

But an article in Asia One business, states that according to recent research  Employers say they don’t believe the data they see on Social Media sites anyway.… Read more

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Holidays 2 – 6 indepth tips for holiday preparation

The post on holidays received the most comment yet, thanks! And as today’s a holiday why not keep the theme going.

It seems to me that holidays are something of interest, so in anticipation of your next holiday here are the things I do to plan ahead.

Your holiday should be a relaxing reprieve from your probably chaotic work life. And if you don’t prepare for the holiday, your chaotic career will overtake you and when your return you’ll feel even more stressed than you did when you left and vow never to take a break again.… Read more

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3 compelling reasons Managers should Go on Holiday

So i’m just back from three and a half weeks away from Acumen.

It was a great investment of my time. And I thoroughly recommend all managers in the middle going on holiday for an extended period at least once a year.

All to often we are stuck in the “I’m too important to the business to take time off” rut.… Read more

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7 steps to become a Hiring Champion

In my experience more than 50% of your potential HR problems start with hiring the wrong people into your team. And so if you can become a Hiring Champion your HR issues will magically reduce.

When it comes to hiring, again this is from personal experience, more hiring mistakes are made in the first 3 minutes of a job interview than at any other time.… Read more

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4 Easy Steps to greater Sales Effectiveness

Although my first job was as a Sales Representative and my second job was as a Sales and Product Manager, I didn’t really get interested in how to enhance fundamental Sales performance until I became a General Manager. Before that I was too busy doing thngs to think about how to improve what I was doing.

At that time I had the privilege to work with Guinness Overseas Ltd, a company now part of Diageo.… Read more