The How-To Guide for identifying the right people to interview and how to interview them well, so you select the right fit for the role. So your job description has pulled in an imposing stack of CVs. How do you whittle them down to the best candidates to interview? Sounds daunting, but with the right preparation things will go smoothly, and pave the way for future hiring processes too. In this article, you’ll learn how to do the necessary preparations in order to find the right candidates to interview. First, do your homework In the pre-interview stage, make sure you have a complete understa ..read more

Writing job descriptions that are accurate and up to date can help you with a range of hiring tasks. Here’re five tips for writing a compelling job description that secures you the right talent. List the must-haves and offerings What are the core responsibilities essential for the role? Be upfront and clear about them in a list. For example, if you’re describing a role for a driver, list that they need to be able to drive and must have a valid license. Keep it to the essentials – you can include non-essential job functions further down. Consider the day-to-day duties of the role and include ..read more

Working from home (WFH) could be as effective as usual if you have a clear structure in place. Here’re some remote working tips for both employers and employees. As the pandemic continues to be a global concern, many organisations are still having their workforce work remotely in consideration of their health and safety. For a lot of employees and employers, this could be a complete departure from the norm. And once all the necessary kit is in place to make it achievable, the next priority on the list for many organisations and leaders is to make sure everyone can stay as productive as possib ..read more

The right approach to skills development can help organisations meet evolving workforce expectations. With today’s changes in the world of work, the skills landscape is also changing. New jobs and tasks are being created to support new post-pandemic requirements. People are returning to jobs that may look a little different than they did a few months ago. These new tasks and responsibilities may require new skills or additional training. Prior to the global health event, we could already see that organisations needed a workforce that could perform today and was prepared for tomorrow — people ..read more

Regardless of the industry or the size of the organisation, you can achieve great results by updating your approach. The research is unequivocal: engagement matters. Study after study confirms that when employees are highly engaged, productivity and quality increase dramatically, while turnover and safety incidents decrease. As compelling as the research is, getting executives to understand the importance of engagement at work isn’t the hard part. For practitioners, the challenge has been how to move the needle on engagement in our own organisations. Let me guess – you’ve surveyed, and survey ..read more

ADP’s Amy Leschke-Kahle and Rob Lewis explore how leaders today are leading through effective communication that is human, habitual and empathetic. Is there anything more urgent in today’s business world than the need for decisive leadership and leading through effective communication? In the wake of all of the disruption of 2020, businesses across categories are struggling to manage all the change. Some are facing drastic losses and laying off or furloughing a large number of employees, and some are facing the opposite problem as they struggle to manage the new rapid demand for their product ..read more

In this article, ADP’s Chief Talent Officer Bob Lockett explores the role of technology in training and development. Humans have valued learning since the dawn of time. So why do we suddenly need technology to help us learn within organisations? Well, first of all, the role of technology in training and development isn’t new. It’s had an increasingly important role to play in corporate learning and development since the first learning management system, PLATO, was invented in 1960 and popularized through the turn of the century. And while learning can happen with just a piece of paper an ..read more

In a competitive talent market, it’s critically important to continuously evaluate and refine hiring processes. A technique championed by the direct-response marketing community, A/B testing, is now making its way into talent acquisition as a way to improve hiring process strategies. A/B testing, also known as split testing, uses data collected during and after the test to measure what yields the best results. To improve hiring, you can use A/B tests to review recruiting techniques and better determine the activities that will attract the right talent to your company. As a star ..read more

Effectively recruiting and retaining technical talent requires focused effort that’s backed by time and tangible resources. Recruiting technical talent poses unique challenges, and retaining those crucial associates requires just as much care and consideration. Employers must design targeted recruiting strategies to attract strong tech talent across all levels of the organization and successfully compete with other top tech companies. What Do Tech Candidates Want? The first step is understanding the different tech personas you want to hire for, including their challenges, “must-haves,” “nice ..read more

Employee engagement is really important, as we all know. There is a real cost to organisations when employees are merely “coming to work”. For every 1% drop in full engagement, the likelihood of voluntary attrition increases by 45%1. The direct cost to organisations for each early departure ranges from a little over half the salary of a front-line worker up to nearly 2.5 times the salary of a knowledge worker or supervisor2. In contrast, companies with a highly engaged culture perform better, with higher stock prices, higher productivity, lower turnover, and greater customer satisfaction3. AD ..read more