May 2011 - Caroline Wrobel

Caroline Wrobel

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Whose action plan is it anyway?

Often the greatest employee engagement obstacles involve action planning. 63% of HR professionals we surveyed implement a combined top-down and bottom-up approach (with 16% focussing on corporate action and 16% focussing on local actions only). However...

Published 26 May 2011 5:54 PM by HR means business
Are you ‘social recruiting’ the usual suspects?

The way that companies recruit new talent is changing. Companies are moving with the times. Many use the search function on LinkedIn to scour networks for new talent to headhunt or just keep on a ‘watch list’. What’s wrong with this? Well, nothing actually...

Published 20 May 2011 10:20 AM by HR means business
Happy days are back (despite longer hours)

I was interested to learn this week that our latest ETS benchmark data reveals a rise in employees reportedly happy with their working hours and work-life balance. Of 185,000 private sector workers surveyed, 85% are happy with their working hours and...

Published 12 May 2011 5:14 PM by HR means business
Bright outlook for private sector jobs

ETS has conducted research among senior HR practitioners at 150 medium and large private sector companies over the last 6 months. We found that a consistently strong intention to invest in recruitment in the next quarter. A report , compiled by the UK...

Published 6 May 2011 11:54 AM by HR means business