Nestlé HRD: Why a 'strengths-based' approach can help recruit the best young talent

Unemployment levels in the UK continue to be high. Like other businesses in the UK we believe there is often a mismatch between the skills learnt at school and those needed in the workplace.

Job fulfilment, not pay, retains Gen Y talent, says iOpener Institute report

Generation Y are motivated to stay with their employer and actively recommend their organisation to friends more by job fulfilment than pay, according to a report by performance solutions organisation...

Turning talent strategy inside out

I know the importance of being able to identify, retain and develop talented people. We all do, right? A model enabling organisations to ‘grow their own talent’ promises numerous benefits – not least...

HR must focus on talent management to secure business growth, according to Hays

Employers need to 'recognise talent as an asset to be deployed within an organisation' and the HR function must be 'more planned and strategic about talent allocation', according to a report published...

Employers face a conflict between employee skills and changing workforce needs, says CEB

Managers need 20% more productivity from their employees at a time when the instability of the economy is impacting the corporate bottom line, according to research published by advisory firm CEB.

HR at board level? The battle continues

Next year will see the HR function start to own most aspects of talent engagement for their organisations and move recruitment steadily away from procurement savings and also make the move up to board...

Managers concerned for the future because of Gen Y, says Ashridge

Employee retention is the biggest concern for managers worldwide about the under-30s in Generation Y, according to a report published today by Ashridge Business School.

Treasury minister rejects Labour request to increase savings limits for all-employee share plans

David Gauke, Conservative MP and exchequer secretary to the treasury, has rejected a call from Labour MP Jim Fitzpatrick to increase the savings limits for the Save-As-You Earn (SAYE) and Share...

Business secretary urges headhunters to seek out female talent

All executive search firms have been urged by the business secretary, Vince Cable MP, to publish the numbers of men versus women they place in senior positions.

Success in any young company is linked to a talented team

The technology sector is one of the few to experience growth during the downturn, but recruitment remains a major issue. It is people that drive a company forward.

HR's role in executive succession planning

Naked photographs notwithstanding, 2012 has been a good year for the British royal family. A Diamond Jubilee that even torrential rain couldn’t render a washout, followed by an Olympic Games where...

Companies struggling to develop global leaders, says Ernst and Young

There is a lack of investment among global companies to invest in talent management and only half of businesses have a strong pipeline of leadership talent, according to a report published today by...