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Mental health is employers’ top L&D priority

Research by DeltaNet International has shown that learning and development professionals believe mental health and well-being are the most important eLearning topics for the foreseeable months. This is closely followed by strategies to manage stress for employees, as 88% of employers are worried about how the cost-of-living crisis is affecting their employees. The importance being […]

How our agile recruitment solution supports a leading pharmaceutical manufacturing company

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Background For over 14 years, eSift have been supporting a leading pharmaceutical manufacturing company across a wide range of roles within their head office, regional offices, service centre network and field-based operations. Our aim from the inception of the partnership was to remain agile and innovative in our approach to providing solutions for their needs. […]

The importance of being curious: The story behind this key skill

For decades we have been told that ‘the next essential skill to have is …’, which is often a technical skill like coding, engineering, or design. However, employers have begun to recognise soft human skills are equally important if their business is to succeed. They need their employees to be good communicators, empathetic and able […]

Five steps to build an effective talent pool

In today’s marketplace, employers are scrambling to find the top talent they need to fill roles in their organisations. There are over 1.2 million vacancies in the UK, and the number of job adverts hit a record high in 2022, suggesting companies are struggling to attract the talent they need to fill vacancies. The pandemic […]

Employee onboarding for today’s digital world

Onboarding your new hires effectively is essential to ensure they become comfortable and productive in their new roles. In fact, research by Glassdoor found that companies with a strong onboarding process improve new employee retention by 82% and productivity by 70%. An effective employee onboarding process welcomes new employees to the company, introduces them to […]

Generational Hiring: Why is it essential?

Generational hiring is when you hire across the available age range, from the youngest to the more mature and benefit from what each section of the workforce brings to your organisation. A snapshot of the generations There are five generations that make up the current workforce. Here are the five generations in order from the […]

The top skills job seekers need in 2022

I’m sure you’re tired of hearing that the pandemic changed everything, but it holds true as far as the job market is concerned. Digital transformation leapt forward by five years almost overnight, as companies were forced to improvise and took their businesses online. For example, Estee Lauder had to pivot overnight and incorporate AR into […]

The Great Resignation: Why so many people are considering a career change

Lady carrying a box packed up with office equipment after resigning

The pandemic changed how we work. Work from home and hybrid became the new norms overnight. Then, when the pandemic eased, and everything was supposed to get back to normal, the great resignation threw a spanner in the works and had companies worldwide reeling. In a report called The Next Great Disruption is Hybrid Work […]

Using Digital Recruitment Marketing to Source Top Talent

In the world of talent acquisition, employers have discovered that they can attract and source potential candidates by improving and personalising candidate experience. Working in conjunction with this, digital recruitment marketing is another avenue utilising social media, email marketing and display advertising to source the candidates you need. For digital recruitment marketing to attract top […]

Hybrid Working: The risks and benefits

During 2020 and 2021, the way we worked was turned upside down. Going to the office every day went from being the norm to being prohibited overnight. As the worst effects of the pandemic gradually recede, vaccination rates are rising, and we are learning to live with Covid-19 for the foreseeable future, organisations must assess […]