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Cath Everett

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Cath has been a journalist and editor for more than 20 years, specialising in HR and technology issues.

    • Social mobility
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Graduates

    Gamification in recruitment: psychometric selection for more diverse talent

    by Cath Everett 1 Aug 2016
    by Cath Everett 1 Aug 2016

    As companies endeavour to attract candidates with the right skills, Cath Everett looks at how gamification is helping recruiters select...

    • Recruitment & retention
    • HR Technology
    • Onboarding

    Does the rise of artificial intelligence mean the death of the recruiter?

    by Cath Everett 19 Jul 2016
    by Cath Everett 19 Jul 2016

    Recruitment is a prime candidate for automation through artificial intelligence and machine learning, but what does this mean for the...

    • HR Technology
    • Onboarding

    Is technology a drain on productivity?

    by Cath Everett 17 May 2016
    by Cath Everett 17 May 2016

    Technology is designed to help people do their jobs more efficiently. So why does it have such a big role...

    • Zero hours
    • Gig economy
    • HR strategy

    What does the gig economy mean for HR?

    by Cath Everett 15 Feb 2016
    by Cath Everett 15 Feb 2016

    The “gig economy” has firmly entered employment vocabulary, becoming a catch-all term for anything from Uber taxi drivers to freelance...

    • HR Technology
    • Performance management

    Performance management and dealing with “career consumers”

    by Cath Everett 4 Feb 2016
    by Cath Everett 4 Feb 2016

    With so-called “career consumers” becoming more demanding in terms of their workplace development, managing their performance can be a challenge....

    • Gig economy
    • HR strategy
    • HR Technology

    Keeping track of skills in a contingent workforce

    by Cath Everett 2 Feb 2016
    by Cath Everett 2 Feb 2016

    As organisations increasingly rely on self-employed contractors or other forms of contingent labour, how can they account for these skills...

    • Flexible working
    • Recruitment & retention
    • HR Technology

    How to make video technology work beyond recruitment

    by Cath Everett 15 Jan 2016
    by Cath Everett 15 Jan 2016

    Using video for hiring interviews is growing in popularity, but how can organisations expand how they use this versatile technology?...

    • HR Technology
    • Performance management

    New war for talent pushing up adoption of HR tech, says Fairsail

    by Cath Everett 8 Jan 2016
    by Cath Everett 8 Jan 2016

    As the economy continues to improve and skills are in shorter supply, mid-size companies have a greater appetite for HR...

    • HR software
    • HR transformation
    • HR strategy

    How Centrica is tackling HR transformation on a fixed budget

    by Cath Everett 7 Jan 2016
    by Cath Everett 7 Jan 2016

    HR transformation projects can be all-consuming, both financially and in terms of resources. But carefully targeting its investment helped energy...

    • Employee engagement
    • HR Technology
    • Social media

    Employee engagement: telling stories through pictures

    by Cath Everett 18 Dec 2015
    by Cath Everett 18 Dec 2015

    Despite sites such as Instagram and Pinterest enjoying huge popularity with consumers, organisations are yet to fully embrace the power...

    • HR Technology
    • Performance management
    • Social media

    Performance reviews: the benefits of getting social with feedback

    by Cath Everett 15 Dec 2015
    by Cath Everett 15 Dec 2015

    A growing number of employers are ditching the annual performance review in favour of more regular chances to recognise staff....

    • Learning management systems
    • HR Technology

    How a tech company inspired self-directed learning

    by Cath Everett 14 Dec 2015
    by Cath Everett 14 Dec 2015

    Cloud services company iomart was great at building employees’ technical skills, but it needed to offer more rounded training in...

    • People analytics
    • HR Technology

    HR analytics: time to match enthusiasm with investment

    by Cath Everett 11 Dec 2015
    by Cath Everett 11 Dec 2015

    HR’s enthusiasm for using analytics continues to grow, but this is constrained by budgets and a need to build up...

    • HR Technology

    Smart tech to wipe out wasted time in meetings

    by Cath Everett 30 Nov 2015
    by Cath Everett 30 Nov 2015

    We waste hours every week on unproductive meetings and IT issues are often to blame. How can employees running meetings ...

    • Police
    • HR software
    • HR Technology

    Beating the budget cuts at West Yorkshire Police

    by Cath Everett 23 Nov 2015
    by Cath Everett 23 Nov 2015

    This week sees the Chancellor’s latest Spending Review, with public-sector employers set for more budget cuts. Cath Everett finds out...

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