Why Employee Referral Schemes Arent Boring

Why Employee Referral Schemes Arent Boring Everywhere I have ever worked has had an employee referral scheme. I can’t say any of them have set the world on fire. They are one of those things that you feel like you have to have, without really doing a great deal with it. A bit like my kitchen really. It’s been on my ‘to do’ list for a long time to revamp our company scheme. It has just never reached the top until recently. To be honest there are just so many other more exciting things going on in the world of recruitment right now. But when it got to that point that I just couldn’t put it off any longer, I surprised myself by finding that I have fallen in like with employee referral schemes again. Why do employee referral schemes fail? Frankly, a lot of them are boring. Rewards may not be significant enough to generate interest, or the schemes just aren’t innovative. They also need a lengthy policy with all sorts of rules. Some companies make it hard to get the reward with a list of requirements that must be fulfilled. Referral schemes need constant promotion if they are to stay top of your employee’s minds. There’s also the issue that some people have raise about diversity implications, but that’s not insurmountable. We know we should all have a scheme though. They are cost effective, and your existing employees should be capable of being advocates for your employer brand (assuming of course that your company is actually a good place to work. If it isn’t it might be best to stop reading now). Friends for benefits tips on making employee referral schemes work Firstly, decide the key aim of your scheme. Is it so save money on recruitment costs, improve your employer brand, or something else entirely? The reason for your scheme should form the basis of your rules and rewards. Secondly, strip back the rules as much as possible. If you put lots of hurdles in place before people can get their reward then they might not bother. It should feel like a good experience but if people have to wait six months for the new starter to pass their probation period if might become something to moan about rather than a motivator. The only people who shouldn’t be entitled to a reward are those involved in the hiring decision. Next, make the rewards interesting. Lots of companies just offer cash, but after tax it might not mean much, especially to your higher earners, unless you are offering plenty of money. We are offering iPads at the moment for successful referrals. You could think about offering a percentage of what the agency fee would have been, extra holiday, charity donations or chance to win a great annual prize. Or even just a choice of reward for the employee in question. Change your rewards regularly and target your hard to fill roles with higher rewards. A one size fits all approach won’t deliver results. Some people criticise reward schemes that are hierarchical for sending the wrong message, but ultimately, one aim of any scheme must be avoiding high agency fees, so why wouldn’t you pay more money for senior appointments? Don’t forget your social media links. Specifically offer rewards to your employees if they share your jobs with their connections and it results in a hire (ok, you got me, we haven’t quite got this working yet, but it’s on the plan). There’s software available now that will do this for you if you have the budget; if our FD happens to read this, I absolutely promise it will pay for itself. HRgem is rarely wrong â€" ask my husband. Finally, remind remind remind. Continually tell people that your scheme is there, and what’s in it for them, and you might just get a result. What are your experiences of employee referral schemes? Please share in the comment section below. Related: What is the Point of a Recruitment PSL?

Perceived and Real Risks in the 2nd Half Of Life - Career Pivot

Perceived and Real Risks in the 2nd Half Of Life - Career Pivot Perceived And Real Risks Risks in life come in two flavors, perceived and real, and as we enter the 2nd half of life we have to be more aware of the difference. This was extremely evident when I returned to the United States for the launch of Repurpose Your Career â€" A Practical Guide for the 2nd Half of Life 3rd Edition. I was approached online and in-person and admonished for the risks I was taking for living in Mexico. Most of the risks people admonished me for taking were perceived and not real. However, our perceptions shape our own realities. Therefore, to these individuals, the risks that I was taking were real. (I will discuss the real risks of living in Mexico in a future podcast and yes, there are real risks but just not what you think they are.) We are currently discussing the concept of risk in the ‘What’s Next Mastermind Group’ in the Career Pivot Community as a way to help us define what is a risk â€" and then once identified â€" how to mitigate it. In this post, I want to touch on risk in general. For More: Our Perceptions of Ourselves and Others and Their Impact [Updated] What are Risks? The definition of risk from Dictionary.com is as follows: noun exposure to the chance of injury or loss; a hazard or dangerous chance: It’s not worth the risk. Insurance. the hazard or chance of loss. the degree of probability of such loss. the amount that the insurance company may lose. a person or thing with reference to the hazard involved in insuring him, her, or it. the type of loss, as life, fire, marine disaster, or earthquake, against which an insurance policy is drawn. verb (used with object) to expose to the chance of injury or loss; hazard: to risk one’s life. to venture upon; take or run the chance of; to risk a fall in climbing; to risk a war. We take risks every day.When we drive a car we are taking the risk that we may collide with something and get injured. Most of us would consider driving a car in a familiar environment a manageable risk. What about driving a car in a foreign country where they drive on the left side of the road? That is a risk I am not willing to take as I perceive it as too risky. Notice that I say that I perceive it as too risky. If all I needed to do is drive on empty roads during the middle of the day my perception of the risks of driving on the left side of the road would be very different. The level of risk we perceive is determined by how knowledgeable we are with the situation. For More: ‘Playing it Safe’ in Your Career is the New Risky [Updated] Perceived Versus Real Risks I have taken many risks in my career and life. Some of them appeared to be risky and in hindsight they were not. These often turned out to be very lucrative. On the other hand, other times I have taken risks that seemed quite benign or I did not think of it as a risk and I was dead wrong. Perceived Risk Why did I perceive some of these as risky decisions? I did not have all of the data, some of which were available and some were not. Listen to the most recent episode I left IBM in January of 2000 to work for a tech startup that had just been acquired by Lucent, at the time the largest telecommunications equipment maker in the world and the most widely held stock on the New York Stock Exchange. IBM had screwed me on my pension and then reversed their decision. I felt this was a risky move because I was leaving a company where I had worked for 22 years. My pension was still in place, but there was growing insecurity at IBM. I had just received a less than stellar performance rating because I was not doing my best at my job. What I did not do is research Lucent thoroughly to know that going from IBM to Lucent was a pretty lateral move. It felt risky because I did not do my research. Was this a Real Risk? What I did not see was the dot com bust and the implosion of Lucent coming. Lucent went through multiple divestitures of various technology divisions including the Lucent Micro-Electronics Division which was spun out as Agere Systems. Lucent hemorrhaged people and cash. In hindsight, my Lucent and then later Agere Systems stock options were worth a little over $1k but I received over $100K in retention bonuses which allowed me to pay off the mortgage and finish funding my son’s college education. I perceived this as risky but in hindsight, it was not a risky move at all.In many ways, I was just plain lucky. I left in late 2003 after my near-fatal bicycle accident in 2002 which changed my perspective forever. Reak Risk with Real Consequences On July 11th of 2002, I went on a scheduled ride with my bicycle club. I had never been on the scheduled route that I knew was very windy with steep descents. I did not think twice about going on the ride but my wife decided not to join me. The route scared her. I climbed to the top of a hill and started my descent. At the bottom of the hill was a blind right turn. What I did not know was the road was cambered in the wrong direction. It was a horrible road design and I could not hold the turn at 25+ miles per hour speed. I crossed the center line and hit a 1996 Toyota Corolla head-on. Our combined speeds exceeded 50 miles per hour. I will not go into the details but you can read more about in my post A Near-Fatal Bicycle Accident Was Actually a Mammoth Gift. The point is I did not perceive I was taking a risk. I did not know there were accidents on that spot frequently â€" as I did not do my homework and did not listen to my wife. My perception was my reality. I spent 5 days in the county trauma center but was walking on crutches in 3 days, back on a bicycle in 10 weeks and flying back to China to run a class in 4 months. Statistically, I only had a 10 percent chance of survival. Once again, I was just plain lucky. The club has never held a scheduled ride on that route ever again at my request. That was my way to mitigate risk for the club and its members. For More: A Near-Fatal Bicycle Accident Was Actually a Mammoth Gift Types of Risks In the next post, I will go much deeper into these types of risks; but we need to define them before we can determine the actual risk involved. Career Risks â€" One could say that when I left IBM I was taking a career risk. The startup could have failed and left me without a job. Financial Risks â€" Anyone who has lived through the last 2 recessions understands this. Health Risks â€" I am now convinced that living in the United States is taking a health risk. I will explain in the next post. Safety Risks â€" This is an area that is easily misperceived based on our mass media exposure. I grew up in the New York City area in the 1960s and 1970s when murder raids were double or triple to what they are today. It is much safer today than it was, however, many feel far less safe for themselves and family. Perception of safety versus reality is very distorted in today’s never-ending news cycle. Here are some posts I would like you to read: Living in a “Career Disaster Area” at the Age of 65 Full Employment is Here Except For Baby Boomers Investments in Your Health in the 2nd Half of Life The Looming Healthcare and Insurance Catastrophe for Baby Boomers The Stress of the Being an Economic Refugee Expat Next Post on Risks If we do not take risks then we will likely get left behind. However, for those of us in the 2nd half of life, we need to be careful in the types of risks we take. In the next post, I will take you a little deeper into the types of risks you might take. And, then give you some exercises to determine the depth of the risk; and finally, a way to mitigate those risks. Marc Miller Like what you just read? Share it with your friends using the buttons above. Like What You Read? Get Career Pivot Insights! Check out the Repurpose Your Career Podcast Do You Need Help With ...

5 Tips to Help Maximize Your Job Search - CareerAlley

5 Tips to Help Maximize Your Job Search - CareerAlley We may receive compensation when you click on links to products from our partners. So many resumes, so few jobs. Lets face it, job search sucks. Tons of competition, ads for jobs that dont exist and endless rabbit holes. If youve leveraged any of the countless online job search sites and submitted your resume for a specific job, you are not alone. In fact, there are upwards of several hundred applications for each job posted on a job search site (this is not a misprint). Its just way too easy to submit your resume even if you are only marginally qualified for the job (tell me youve never done this). If your resume/submission is not an exact fit or is submitted after the job has been posted for a few days, you are probably wasting your time. So how do you cut through all of the worthless garbage on job search sites to get to the real jobs? What if you need resume assistance? How do you maximize the time you spend looking for a job and minimize the time it takes to land a job? Well, Id be the first to tell you that there is no secret fast track to finding a job, but there are lots of things you can do to make your job search more efficient. If your resume/submission is not an exact fit or is submitted after the job has been posted for a few days, you are probably wasting your time. Tweet This Maximize Your Job Applications/Submissions Hereare three basic tips you can follow that will help you target your search. Planning and targeting your search should be on the top of your list: Leverage your job search plan and focus on your target companies first. No job search plan? Take a look here first: Job Search Planning. Only apply for jobs that closely match your experience and/or education. While there will be an urge to apply for jobs that loosely fit your background, this is not the best way to spend your time. Dont waste your time responding to older job listings. Any listing older than two weeks (and possibly even one week) has probably had dozens (and maybe even hundreds) of applications submitted. Focus on all relatively new listings. If you run out of new listings, you can revisit the older listings. Minimize Your Use of Job Search Boards There are hundreds of job search boards/engines on the Internet. Quite a few are useless and there is generally huge overlap across similar sites: Use no more than 3-5 job search engines. Any more than that yields a diminishing return. A quick list of top sites to consider can be found here: 80 Job Search Resources for Your Job Hunt 12 of the Best College Grad Job Search Links At least one of the sites you use should be career-focused (such as finance or medical job search sites). Leverage email alerts on job search sites. Use alternate days or time frames across the sites and create specifically targeted searches. Launch a Marketing Campaign Its Not What You Know, Its What People Think You Know If you dont have a job search marketing plan then now is the time to get started. While you will need to put in a little time at the start, a job search marketing plan will help you find your dream job in a shorter period of time: What should your plan include? In addition to your resume and cover letter, you should have a list of your targeted companies (where you would like to work). A good marketing plan includes an advertising campaign. While Im not suggesting that you place a full-page ad in the NY Times, you should ensure that everyone who can help you find a job knows you are looking. Take a look at these books to get started: Focus Your Search with Research You should have a very good idea of where you would like to work prior to starting your search. This includes: A list of your dream companies. If you could pick the top 10 companies where you would like to work, which ones would be on your list? A list is great, but knowing which companies offer the best career opportunities for you should be one of your core criteria. Who wants to work for a crappy company? Make sure you also do research on companies you should avoid and companies that have a great reputation (the Best Places to Work) Networking Strategies To Find Jobs in the Hidden Job Market: A Recruiter Reveals: Insider Secrets Price: $4.97 Buy Now from Amazon We earn a commission if you click this link and make a purchase at no additional cost to you. Last Updated: March 2, 2020 Maximize Your Network Im sure youve heard it before, but your network is the best tool in your job search. These are people who know who you are, what you do and how you do it. You should focus at least 25%-50% of your time on leveraging your network in your job search and targeting your time as follows: Focus on those in your network who are in your field and can provide introductions and leads Friend of a friend works really well in job search. Who in your network knows someone that can help you? Find out and cultivate those relationships Remember your list of dream companies from the topic above? Now is the time to leverage those in your network who can help you land a job at your dream company New to leveraging your network for job search, take a look at the book The 2-Hour Job Search: Using Technology to Get the Right Job Faster Price: $9.69 Buy Now from Amazon We earn a commission if you click this link and make a purchase at no additional cost to you. Last Updated: March 2, 2020 Like everything else in life, job search is a process. Remain focused and follow the tips above to maximize your search. What's next? Ready to take action? 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What Does Profiecient Writing Skills Mean And Should You Put It On Resume

What Does Profiecient Writing Skills Mean And Should You Put It On ResumeDo you know what does Profiecient Writing Skills Mean and Should You Put It On Resume? Now the answer is simple and at the same time confusing. Knowing what does Profiecient Writing Skills Mean and Should You Put It On Resume is pretty helpful especially if you want to be a successful writer.Knowing what does Profiecient Writing Skills Mean and Should You Put It On Resume means that you should pay close attention to your writing style and should be able to write about subjects with which you are familiar. For example, a person who has knowledge about biology and knows the parts of a butterfly would be a great candidate for a Biology major position. But a person who knows little about butterflies would not be a good candidate for that position.For this reason it would be best if you first learn about what does Profiecient Writing Skills Mean and Should You Put It On Resume. In most cases you will find that you do not want to write about topics that you do not have knowledge about. If you want to have a bright future in writing you need to learn what does Profiecient Writing Skills Mean and Should You Put It On Resume.There are several ways to learn about what does Profiecient Writing Skills Mean and Should You Put It On Resume but most people just want to know. Besides knowing what does Profiecient Writing Skills Mean and Should You Put It On Resume it is also important to know how to use it. Once you learn what does Profiecient Writing Skills Mean and Should You Put It On Resume you can now write about topics that you are familiar with and should know about. If you learn how to use it, you can write better about subjects that you should know more about.The trick is to know the difference between knowledge and writing. If you are familiar with subjects and they can be defined as facts then you can consider them facts and can write about them. If you are familiar with an art or a hobby and y ou do not know if they are facts or know you need to learn.You may write about common examples of facts in a certain field. For example if you are a data analyst and know the common causes of certain diseases you can write about them. If you know that the cause of common cancers is because of certain diseases then you know more about it than a person who knows nothing about cancer.Every person needs to know how to use it. This knowledge comes from reading, listening and experimenting. Through these three methods you learn the right method to use what does Profiecient Writing Skills Mean and Should You Put It On Resume so that you can write and speak well about your expertise in whatever field.The last way is to learn how to use your writing skills by practicing on things that you already know. Just like any skill it takes practice and this includes writing and speaking. If you find that you have writing and speaking skills that you have never written or spoken about before then you need to write them in order to make them stronger.

How to Write a Resume With Only Fast Food Experience

How to Write a Resume With Only Fast Food ExperienceWriting a resume is not as difficult as you may think, and you can get a job with only fast food experience on your resume. If you're wondering how to do this, there are some tips to consider.Resumes are a part of everyday life. You don't always have to sit at your desk or chair to submit one. Even when you're out for the day, you're likely to be the one to begin work and ask others to take care of it as well.Even if you're writing it yourself, you might want to consider using some software to help you. When I first started in the industry, I thought there was no way to fix or edit a resume. I didn't realize that you could submit it electronically, edit it and format it on your own.With such a system, you could even submit your resume to an online company and they'll allow you to submit it with one click of a button. There are hundreds of sites that will let you do just that.After you've submitted your resume, you'll want to read it over a few times. Make sure that it's all correct and doesn't contain any grammatical errors. Don't forget that you will have to give your phone number when you submit your resume so it's a good idea to double check your grammar and spelling.After you've done that, you should make some notes to yourself about what information you'd like to put on your entire resume. For example, you can mention the name of your supervisor, your position title, why you're applying, and how long you've been there. It's a good idea to list these things in chronological order so it'easier to remember them.Once you have the resume all written and edited, you can send it off to an online company to get reviewed. Although you'll probably receive more applications than you could send off, it's more likely that they'll accept it. I know that once I saw a job opening, I waited for more than six months before submitting my resume, and I was eventually hired.

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How To Find Success As A Young Realtor - Work It Daily

How To Find Success As A Young Realtor - Work It Daily Once you’ve passed your real estate course and acquired your real estate license, you can't switch gears because more work is yet to come. Finding success as a young realtor really puts all of the skills you’ve learned through trial and error to the test. Unlike repetitive careers that don’t undergo constant change, real estate agents are faced with constant innovative challenges. From basic steps to learning how to keep up with change, challenge is all in the name of success. Here are a few tips to help you cope, strive, conquer, and succeed: Choosing Where To Work Credibility is always first. Look into the companies that have had great success and market presence. This will only assure you that you will have the opportunity to sell, simply because your companies brand will drive in clients. An ideal environment will also include a managing broker that is efficient. One who advocates sales, prospecting, technology, and transaction training. Persistently educating yourself and fashioning your skills through training is the best way to stay fresh and professional. In addition, when choosing where to work, you want to be considerate of the amount of companies in your area. The more companies the better, for security reasons. If the market tends to turn and downsizing occurs you want to have other positions available. If there are only a few companies in your area, the odds are lowered that you will be able to find another job in your location. Therefore, relocation might be a set back and a last resort. Working With People Real estate is all about matching homes to personalities. In order to understand this dynamic, you have to understand your clients. Find out their likes, dislikes, and their needs and show that you appreciate their criteria by accommodating them while communicating that you comprehend them. There are many other things to consider when you are reading your clients, time management takes its toll in this area as well. A beautiful home will attract many people who will want time with you and the home. However, your time is precious, so you must be on top of sorting out clients whom are leaning more towards browsing and not buying. Many times, you may have to withdraw from working with individuals whom you realized are not entirely interested in investing in the home. Commitment A full-time commitment is necessary for success. From learning to applying, you have to give it 110%. This means regularly visiting real estate blog and official industry associations to stay informed. Realtors do more than sell homes they connect with every aspect of homes so you want to keep up with the latest technology and the terms. Become familiar with architecture and agriculture so that you can host a showing with full confidence. As a young realtor, you are building your brand, so you always want to have a full schedule. When you are not speaking with clients, you should be committed to training or marketing. It is a tireless career that has many benefits that include: money, long-term relationships, knowledge, and more. Enjoy this article? Check out these related articles: 6 Steps To Building Your Real Estate Career From The Ground Up 6 Reasons You Should Try A Career In Real Estate 4 Steps To Lucrative Real Estate Careers Photo Credit: Shutterstock Have you joined our career growth club?Join Us Today!