Remote teams are increasingly popular. Thanks to the internet, many businesses are hiring people who have never been anywhere near their official offices. This largely changes the way we need to communicate at work. You aren’t going to pass this person in the hallway, or run into them in the breakroom. Communication needs to be […]
Even as the customer experience (CX) model has taken hold among many B2B companies on the sales-facing side, many of the same lag on their candidate experience when it comes to providing a smooth and equitable CX for job recruits. Many applicants only get the dreaded radio silence after going through a series of screening […]
Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS), also known as talent acquisition and management products (TAMP), allows the recruitment industry to automate the process of hiring. Not only does the technology provide lots of opportunities, but helps to really find the right and qualified candidate. The recruitment software market is in expansion. The latest is the industry is […]
Is your organization facing an employee turnover problem? Do you have an effective employee retention strategy in place to lower the churn rate? Believe it or not, approximately 50% of the global employers do not follow a formal employee retention strategy. It’s true that one of the biggest challenges which the businesses are facing nowadays […]
Poor communication skills can be the result of a range of issues, from unfamiliarity with business communication to disengagement from the job. Helping employees who do not communicate well rests on determining why it has been such an issue for them — or you. Once you do determine a cause, you can steer the employee […]
Employees are a company’s most valuable asset, and should be recognized for all the work they do for a company. Motivating them to go above and beyond is extremely important for a successful business, and recognizing employees is a great way to increase productivity and improve workforce engagement and retention. There are many ways employers […]
Do you want a more effective workflow for your remote team? Remote working, or teleworking, has become the norm. From marketing to sales, there’s a remote workforce in nearly every industry. The effectiveness and efficiency of your remote team, however, hinges on your ability to manage them. Those miles away from the office still need […]
Today’s successful marketing programs are driven by technology, and the rate of change and speed of innovation is accelerating. To keep up, and stay ahead of the competition, you need talent that can help you make the most of data, move faster, and create engaging customer experience. But how do you know what skills gaps […]
The times when you just posted an open job on a careers board or website are gone. You want to hire the best available talent out there for your company, but how do you attract them? How do you rise above the noise of your competition, when your applicants have so many options to choose […]
Welcome back to another installment of B2B Trending Conversations, wherein our editors pick a timely topic and your humble correspondent taps the tweets generating the most buzz. This week we’re all about HR Tech as HR Tech Conference fast approaches. We’ve got a great expo promo code, tips on making the most of your conference […]
Fast paced. Flexible. Collaborative. Technology focused. Work from home. These were the words that stood out to me on the job description when applying to B2BNN. Naturally, as a millennial I was attracted to the fact this was not your typical 9-5, cubical based, stuck in the pre-Internet era job. There was one catch – […]
Call it HR, HCM or #futureofwork, but undoubtedly the rise of digital has morphed human resources execution into a world unlike we’ve ever seen before. And thus B2B NN is launching our first HR Influencer Index, where we profile the top executive, decision-makers and thought leaders whose work is rippling across the HR landscape. We […]
Workshifting has gone from being a promise to being a lifestyle. The practice, enabled by mobile technologies, promised us the flexibility of being able to work any time, anywhere. Workshifting has given us the freedom to set up a home office, a dream further sweetened by knowing the farthest we’ll need to transit is from the bed to […]
According to the US Department of Labor, there are more than seven million businesses nationwide that employ approximately 135 million part-time and seasonal workers. Communications with customers in any business is critically important, especially during summer, when for many businesses interaction with customers is at all time high. Training can be a challenge at peak […]
We all want to beat the clock—not have the clock beat us. In this video, Jason Forrest, Chief Sales Officer for Forrest Performance Group, compares our careers to a clock with four zones: the learning, non-learning, relearning, and unlearning zones. Jason highlights the turning point that happens at the sixth hour when we either […]
Ontario’s B2B owners can benefit from a new program aiming to generate employment opportunities. The Ontario Ministry of Economic Development, Employment and Infrastructure has partnered with financial institutions to launch the Rate Drop Rebate pilot, which is looking to create 1,100 new employment opportunities for students, long-term unemployed, older unemployed, people with disabilities, newcomers to […]
The customer experience is paramount to the success of your business. Motivating your workforce affects how your employees interact with your clients and customers. It’s common knowledge, but how effective are your motivational efforts? “Okay, team: if we get through this order by five, we’re going out for pizza lunch tomorrow. My treat!” Sound familiar? […]
There is a generational shift taking place in society. Millennials are now surpassing Baby Boomers in the active workforce. The shift has a massive impact on the future of work and B2B. Last week we profiled how to recruit and attract millennials, this week we touch a bit more on what this transfer will look […]
In 2015, Millennials became the largest generation in the U.S. workforce. By 2025, they will account for more than 75 percent of the U.S. labor pool. With this new generation of workers craving flexibility, open dialogue and collaboration, our organizations must evolve today to ensure a stable, productive and engaged team tomorrow. The Millennial workers […]
Virtual Reality tends to make women feel nauseous. Being a racial minority means being under scrutiny all the time and it’s overwhelming to experience. Women are part of their own problem in reinforcing sexist attitudes. That there are thousands of missing and murdered Aboriginal women in Canada, is an experience Aboriginal women carry with them […]
