If you find yourself sitting down for a deep and meaningful conversation with your star performer to ask them why they are resigning, it is probably time to examine your staff retention strategy. Retaining top talent is crucial to any organisation’s long-term success, but it is seldom achieved effectively. Below are some of the biggest [...]

When looking to attract talent one of the first areas to address is your company’s reputation and branding. Employer branding is an essential tool in attracting top talent to your organisation, and it is the vehicle that communicates your company’s culture and values to the marketplace. Whether you realise it or not your company already [...]

Competency interviewing can help an employer to identify superior candidates and improve productivity levels without extra expense. It can also significantly reduce recruitment and outplacement costs. Every job can be described in terms of key competencies and an interviewer can determine whether an individual is a good fit for the position by asking questions that [...]

A written employment contract is the best way of protecting the interests of both the employer and the employee and establishing the terms of the engagement. Although their significance is sometimes overlooked, employment contracts are an important part of the hiring process that can have important implications later on – especially if the engagement ends [...]