Conner Martin

6 Reasons to Empower Employees with Flexible Schedules

Flexible schedules don’t just benefit employees. Here are 6 compelling reasons why it’s also good for the companies who promote it.

14 Secrets Behind Writing a Compelling Job Description

Every candidate expects to see a well written job description if they are even going to consider a career move.

How To Manage Salary Expectations For A New Hire (In 9 Easy Steps)

Summary. Manage salary expectations with a positive mindset to reduce tension. Additionally, research salaries for similar positions on the job market and consider your own budget. Be flexible and use your benefits as further incentives to help come to a solution everyone can be happy about. At some point, you are going to have to […]

How To Define Job Responsibilities (With Examples)

Summary. Job responsibilities are the tasks employees are expected to complete as a part of their role. When defining job responsibilities, prioritize which tasks are most important for the employee to complete successfully. Job responsibilities are a key component of hiring and managing employees. They are the primary functions that gauge the employee’s success and […]

Four Alternatives to the Team All-Hands

All-hands meetings (or ‘town halls’) are part and parcel of Silicon Valley. You would be hard-pressed to find a tech company where this regular meeting isn’t ingrained in the process. It’s a well-accepted way to build and reinforce company culture, increase employee engagement, and achieve alignment with company goals and expectations. However, these meetings can […]

How to Manage Unprofessional Employee Behavior Online

They are an HR manager’s worst nightmare: employees who call attention to themselves and the company through inappropriate behaviour online. Guest author Declan Moloney shares a few of the most common problems that occur and how best to handle them.

Eight Reasons Why You Should Network

Networking and investing your time in building and developing long-term relationships may not necessarily translate into immediate profits but it will certainly provide many other additional benefits to you and your business.

Avoid These 8 Mistakes When Recruiting for Remote Teams

The days of being required to work in an office, at your desk are long gone. The environment and expectations have changed - remote work is expected to replace office work as the norm in the coming years. In this post, our return guest author discusses how to recruit in this evolving, remote landscape.

How to Successfully Gather and Manage a Remote Team

Most of us love the idea of being able to work from home. In the last few years, the traditional “workplace” has evolved and the concept of “remote work” has exploded into the mainstream. In this timely post, our author explains how to overcome the challenge of managing team members working remotely.

How to Use AI/Machine Learning to Prevent Internal Communication Losses

AI and machine learning play a significant role in the recruiting process and in customer service. But did you know that AI and machine learning can also save organisations massive losses incurred as a result of poor internal communication?

Take the Initiative to Make Your Business More Transparent

But learning how to leverage this quality can pay off in spades for your business. ‘Need-to-know’ is impeding how you grow The status quo of ‘need to know’ is part and parcel of the corporate world, referring to sharing information only when it’s critical to complete your job. A junior employee doesn’t ‘need to know’ […]

5 Secrets to Successful Recruiting in a Hyperconnected World

The prevalence of smartphones and social media networks means that how you attract and recruit talent is continuously changing. Here are five secrets to successfully recruiting in a hyperconnected world.

7 Things to Consider Before Engaging a Freelancer

Here are 7 questions to ask in every freelancer interview to help you spot the right one for you and your business.

Attitudes you (absolutely) have to focus on when assessing potential candidates

Attitude is everything. But what are the exact aspects of attitude you have to focus on when dealing with potential candidates?

5 Ways to Hang On to Your Top Talent

Staff retention is a serious challenge, and it’s made all the more serious when businesses ignore the problems that contribute to their best people walking out the door.

7 Ways to Boost Employee Productivity (Without Over-Managing)

In this post we’ve outlined 7 employee productivity-boosting approaches and not a single one of them requires over-managing!

5 Employee Self-Care Practices You Should Support

For the sake of your team and your company, every manager should encourage their employees to adopt the following self-care practices.

6 Tips to Secure Top Talent for Your Startup

No matter where a startup is at, talent is a critical issue. Here are 6 ideas that could save a startup from poor recruiting.

5 Simple Hacks to Find Candidate Email Addresses in Under 5 Minutes

Here are 5 ways to find candidate email addresses in less than 5 minutes, so you can easily get in touch with them about your amazing opportunity.

Australia’s Fair Work Laws: What We Know Now

As we find ourselves at the beginning of a new year, it’s worth reflecting on what we know now about Australia’s increasingly complicated employment laws.

Why It’s Time For An Extreme HR Makeover

Guest Post: Human Resources needs to transition from old-school compliance to best-practice Employment Relations. David Bates from Workforce Guardian explains why.