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Human Resources (HR) staff burnout can be caused by various factors. Here are five common reasons: 1. **High Workload**: HR professionals often deal with a wide range of responsibilities, from recruitment to employee relations to compliance. An excessive workload can lead to stress and burnout, especially if resources and support are limited. 2. **Emotional Labor**: Dealing with employee issues, conflicts, and emotional situations on a...
Why not to use fake or work email for job applications/ job seeker account!   15% of job seekers use fake or work email when applying for jobs. This is a significant proportion that’s a wasted  or unprofessional opportunity.   Using a fake or work email for job applications can have significant downsides. Here are six reasons to avoid it:   1. Professionalism Using a fake email can signal dishonesty or lack of attention to...
Technology can provide numerous benefits to HR staff by streamlining processes, enhancing communication, and improving overall efficiency. Here's how technology can help HR professionals: 1. **Recruitment and Hiring:** Automated applicant tracking systems (ATS) can help streamline the recruitment process by managing job postings, applications, and candidate evaluations. 2. **Onboarding:** Digital onboarding platforms can facilitate the...
We all have mission and values statements incorporating us, our customers and employees. But, what about potential employees? It is easy in our busy day to day HR and recruiting work, to fail our marketing colleagues in "living the brand". To state another way, we are privileged to be working in our roles so what are we doing to make sure it is that much easier for the next person coming in? 1. Candidates are the "H" in HR  In a...
Let’s face it, candidates are human just like us and they have feelings too. Yes,  a reminder is needed of the obvious.  The key reason often stated is because you have not “sold” the job properly. What’s in it for me? Why should a candidate join your organisation? If you can't sell the job to yourself and not passionate about the product (your organisation) then it will come out. Even more sadly, we found there are a number of organisations...