#LifeAfterCollege: why social and digital media are essential to graduate...
It’s the first thing millennials see in the morning, the last thing they look at before going to bed, and their constant companion throughout the day. It’s their phone. The younger generation’s...
View ArticleEmployment fraud sinks ships, so give HR the data to keep your company buoyant
Staff turnover costs companies a shocking £4.13billion per year. Hiring the right people can make or break an organisation, and save thousands in turnover costs. Dishonest employees are the silent...
View ArticleIdeas to energise your outsourced workplace
An energised workforce is your most important sustainable competitive advantage. Workplace America 2016, TalentKeepers’ 12th annual report, illustrates key employee engagement and retention trends...
View ArticleOPINION: A dreadful lack of professionalism in the hiring process
As a seasoned professional with over 25 years in the business, I possess demonstrable experience and expertise, and a professionalism which, when I recently found myself obliged to seek a new role, I...
View ArticleFive tips to grow your field service practice
“Take your time” isn’t a phrase field engineers expect to hear when a client requests a site visit. These customers are looking for a rapid resolution, which is why a high first-time fix rate is...
View ArticleQ&A: Nipun Sehgal, Enlighta
Nipun Sehgal is the Founder and CEO of governance and relationship management software company Enlighta. Continuing our series of interviews with attendees at April’s SIG Summit in Orlando, Florida, we...
View ArticleWriting Competition: 3rd Place
What will be the most important drivers of change in the global sourcing arena over the next decade, and why? Evolution is natural. Change is inevitable. As a professional, if you are not keeping up on...
View ArticleoNexus Founder Interview: Tony Strong, Parseq
Tony Strong is the CEO of UK-based multi-channel service provider Parseq. Way back when we launched our oNexus platform, Parseq were one of the founding oNexus partners and we were promised an...
View ArticleLife Lessons: Ravichandran Venkataraman
Ravichandran Venkataraman is the Founder of Alive Consulting and a former Senior VP and Head of Global Business Services for HP – as well as a long-time columnist for Outsource. Who better, then, to...
View ArticleCompetency mapping is changing professional development forever
Jack Welch once said, “Change before you have to.” In today’s rapidly innovating business world, change is, frankly, inevitable. Business needs change and skill sets have to keep up. But how do you...
View ArticleHow to minimise massive turnover of IT professionals
The IT and tech sectors have long suffered from an epidemic of high turnover rates, shared by businesses that are great at acquiring, but terrible at retaining, these professionals. Prior research has...
View ArticleQ&A: Raleen Gagnon, ManpowerGroup Solutions
Raleen Gagnon is Director of Global Market Intelligence at ManpowerGroup Solutions, overseeing research and analysis related to global workforce trends, competitive workforce strategy, labour...
View Article‘Long-termism’: as crucial in talent management as in wider business strategies
Commentators have long debated the extent to which ‘short-termism’ (the concentration on short-term objectives for immediate profits) in business impacts both individual organisations and the wider...
View ArticleDownload your FREE contingent workforce management (CWM) report!
Readers of last week’s Outsource Monthly email were treated to a unique gift when they opened their mail: a free copy of a report produced by Sourcing Industry Group (SIG) with the support of Jay Lash...
View ArticleWhat are the benefits of outsourcing recruitment assessment for SMEs?
Recruitment is a serious matter for businesses of all sizes. It is a pricey process, both in terms of time and money. As such, we all enter into recruitment hoping to land an incredible employee who...
View ArticleDoes outsourcing the management of your contingent workforce still make sense?
With all of the advances in vendor management technology (VMS), some companies are evaluating the idea of managing their cadre of non-employees internally. Much of the value brought to bear by a...
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