Women are not breaking through into executive level roles within the finance industry as easily as in other industries. Even though it is estimated that close to half (47%) of management and professional roles in financial firms are filled by women, this number is deceiving.
If you are like most professionals, you want to make more money. Who doesn’t, right? Most of us have an idea of where our current salary falls on the wage scale in comparison to other professionals with similar experience and credentials. What if you could get the full picture of how much you could and should be making? LinkedIn Salary will do this for you.
Having an engaged and productive workforce is the goal of all companies. They want employees who are willing to go above and beyond, have a passion for their work, and they want to create a culture where top industry talent wants to work. However, creating an ideal environment that promotes strong employee engagement is easier said than done.
Every hiring decision you make will have a direct impact on your company, and online or digital recruiting has only made finding great talent even more challenging.
To get into the Halloween spirit this year, we thought we would put together a list of ghoulish career mistakes that could not only hurt your credibility, but also hurt your chances of landing that dream job or taking your career to the next level – you know, the mistakes that can make you turn as white as a ghost and regret them for years to come – like not going trick or treating that one last time!
Professionals want to work for smaller companies. Not just some of them, an overwhelming majority of them, according to a recent LinkedIn survey.
There is a reason why your recruitment strategy is not going according to plan. Stephen Clarke from Social Talent recently took a look at the top reasons why companies’ recruiting strategies fail and identified the 10 most common reasons.
Prioritizing job applicants is a difficult task. No one wants to discount a candidate who could potentially be the perfect fit for your organization. You also don’t want to be the person who championed a candidate who turned out to be a hiring mistake.
Regardless of the reason for taking a break, when it comes to getting back on the horse and getting back into career mode, you need to have a plan. Even if you were only gone for a short period of time, things will have likely changed, and you need to do everything you can to ensure you are up to speed to give yourself the best chance of jumping back into your career where you left it.
