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As HR Directors, we have a lot of responsibilities and are tasked with managing the employee life cycle. A critical role that HR Directors play is screening applicants. An effective screening process can save time and money for the company while also ensuring that only the most qualified candidates are hired. Make sure you put the right measures in place to make your applicant screening process as efficient and successful as possible!

How HR Directors Save Time and Money by Effectively Screening Applicants

It’s no secret that recruiting is a time-consuming process. From sifting through resumes and conducting interviews to background checks and negotiating salaries, HR directors have a lot on their plates. But there’s one step of the recruitment process that can save time and money: applicant screening.

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Leading People: The Key to Success in Business

Being a leader is a challenging and rewarding role. It can also be extremely stressful and demanding, particularly if you’re new to leading others or managing a team for the first time. Leading people in business is no easy feat, but it can have a significant impact on your success as an individual and your team as a whole. Whether you’re new to management or are looking to improve your leadership skills, developing your ability to lead individuals and teams successfully can have a positive effect on your company. Leading people in business isn’t something that comes naturally to everyone. However, with the right knowledge and approach, anyone can become an effective leader of people. Read on for more insight into how you can develop your leadership abilities as an individual and manager in order to improve performance across all areas of your company.

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Tips on Recruitment Strategies and How to Retain Employees

You will hear so many horror stories when it comes to retaining employees. And the scary thing is that they’re all true. The difficulty of retaining employees has risen significantly in the past few years. Nowadays, retention is an important and challenging HR task for every organization. This article explores recruitment and employee retention strategies, focusing on tips for reducing turnover, increasing employee satisfaction, and keeping employees from leaving your company. Read on to learn more about these topics.

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Boost Business Performance with Workplace Culture

Take the initiative, own your organisations distinct values. Shape its culture. Set the tone.

Because your workplace culture cannot be left to chance. You may have a great management team, supportive colleagues, and pleasant surroundings. Your whole working world could be just hunky-dory.

But that applecart is very easily upset. A change in personnel, increased work pressure, a strained relationship; and that’s it. Your free-from-strife world gone in a flash!

A great workplace culture keeps that applecart upright; on the ground, where it belongs

Why? Because it establishes boundaries not to cross, constraints and principals to abide by, and a sense of responsibility to maintain harmony.

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Are business incentives important for a thriving company?

This week, we were off to Palma Nova, Majorca, Spain. As an incentive for hitting our financial milestone, we were treated to fun in the sun, delicious food, refreshing beverages and breath-taking views. We stayed at the Alua Palma Nova Bay, four-star resort over the weekend and to say it was beautiful, would be an understatement.

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Mercury Hampton Awarded Scale Up Business of the Year 2022

Mercury Hampton has been awarded Scale Up Business of the Year, sponsored by Miller Developments at the St Helens Borough Business Awards, which took place on 30th September at the Totally Wicked Stadium. The Scale Up Business of the Year category recognises businesses that have experienced exceptional growth in sales, profit, market share, jobs or international trade.

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7 Strategies to Improve Employee Performance in the workplace

7 Strategies to Improve Employee Performance in the workplace

It is no secret that employee performance is essential to the success of any organisation. After all, it is the employees who are responsible for carrying out the day-to-day tasks and operations that make the organisation function. Unfortunately, not all employees are equally productive. Some may be downright unproductive, costing the organisation time and money. In this article, we’ll outline seven ways you can improve employee performance in the workplace.

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