This article is a guest post. New graduates typically aren’t employers’ first choice. They get disregarded as inexperienced, youngsters with a lack of skills, and too demanding for training. However, there’s more in fresh-off-the-books college graduates than people assume. Prejudice and assumptions aside, fresh graduates can actually benefit any company. If you diligently approach the […]Continue reading
Working from home initiative has made the already thin line between work and life balance become even more blured. In an era where sending an email at midnight is seen as a sign of dedicated workaholic, poor mental health among employees is apparent. Addressing mental health concerns, software corporation SAP decided to implement a paid […]Continue reading
A word from Thomas Baxter On 30 July 2014, the Wall Street Journal reported that Thomas Baxter, Executive Vice President and General Counsel of the New York Fed, threw a criticism on company culture, saying that: “If a firm’s values don’t support the rules used to guide employee behaviour, the organisation ‘is headed for troubled […]Continue reading
COVID-19 is a key factor that has changed employees’ views on workforce mobility. Four Asia-Pacific countries made the list in 2020, suggesting that employees now consider a country’s COVID-19 management success as a criterion for relocation 44% of Singaporeans are willing to work abroad, a sharp drop compared with 79% back in 2014 Australia, China, […]Continue reading
Overview As the industry’s leading independent event for 20+ years, HR Tech will deliver another unrivalled cutting-edge agenda that will benefit HR and IT professionals from businesses of all sizes and across the globe! With a primary focus on driving HR success through technology, the HR Technology Conference is intended for those looking to continuously […]Continue reading
This article is a guest post. In a rapidly changing world where industries and jobs are expanding and shifting at a rapid rate, everyone’s job scopes are increasingly more fluid. Where the same set of skills were a prerequisite five years ago, may not be the case in today’s world. With the many roles women […]Continue reading
Corporations have been using cybervetting in their background process of recruitment. This practice is powerful as it can produce comprehensive empirical reports on companies, people, and organisations. However, recent studies noted that cybervetting can introduce bias and moral judgment into the hiring process. What is cybervetting? Cybervetting refers to the practice of researching potential candidates […]Continue reading
Launching a career is a daunting moment, let alone doing it during times of economic uncertainty. Career ‘scarring’ is a phenomenon where college graduates who launched their careers during recession tend to experience higher unemployment rates and get lower salaries. Just like physical scars that can linger on one’s skin, so can career scarring leave […]Continue reading
Vodafone is making a global commitment that will ensure its employees are supported during menopause, it was announced on 8 March to coincide with International Women’s Day. The new commitment will apply across all Vodafone markets and form part of the company’s broader strategy of supporting all employees through every life stage to create a […]Continue reading
Star and Disney India recently launched a new diversity resource group called Business Employee Resource Groups (BERGs). In a statement on Monday (Mar 8), the company said that the group aims to foster an equal, inclusive, and bias-free workplace for women and LGBTQ+ employees. Open to all Star and Disney India employees, these groups will […]Continue reading
