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We have said it before and we are going to say it again – your people are your biggest asset. Finding and retaining well-qualified and productive staff is essential for success. High staff retention is vital Every time you lose a member of your team, you have to spend time and money advertising the role, wading through applications and interviewing people. In addition, you have to put each...
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Today’s guest post is all about how startups and small businesses can manage workforces that don’t want to do the traditional Monday to Friday, nine to five. I’m going to look very quickly at the types of flexible working options available, why you might want to consider them and how to manage flexible workforces. What is flexible working? Flexible working is basically any type...
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These days most businesses rely heavily on software. Even small firms use it, very little is done on paper. Companies realise that investing in good systems brings many benefits. However, despite this there is only a finite pool of money available, which means that firms save money where they can. Inevitably, some departments are left behind. They do not get their software updated on a regula...
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Heard of Onboarding? Onboarding, more commonly known as the employee induction, is a very important process for any startup and here is a very handy guide care of Sophie from TPP Recruiters...Onboarding, which is more commonly known as induction, is the process of getting a new employee up to speed on the various aspects of your company. Whether you are working in charity recruitment or the privat...
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Last week we started the first of our series of tips posts on recruiting for your startup by considering the basic setup - the logistics of the recruitment process in a sense. This was the part of the process that's often forgotten or not considered, but is still of vital importance. But Part 1 is only important if you actually go ahead and recruit. But recruit for what? Well in the second part ...
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