Social Media and Social Networks becomes a hot topic in the recruitment sector. Since the generations Y and X – also called the «Digital Natives» – reached working age, we better understand the influence Social Medias Networks can have on their life.
Today only few recruiters admit that they are «googling» candidates. But, how to resist? Playing «Big Brother» is a natural tendency; this is only really bad for those candidates, not being aware of the power of bad communication and sharing for example their «binge drinking » evening pictures!
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The Universum Awards is a chance to network with employer branding & HR professionals and members of universities. It’s the time of year to discover the results of the Universum Student Survey 2011. Registration is possible now. Read the rest of this entry »
Due to more people reaching retirement age and the declining interest in STEM-related education (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) in the west, the engineer deficit is growing. Industries such as aerospace and defence need far more scientists, technologists and engineers than soon will be available. Read the rest of this entry »
The theme of boomerang hiring is vey interessting, due to several advantages, but it is important to take into account also some specification related to this situation.
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Parents tend to strongly influence our career choices. Factors such as gender and social background naturally have an impact, too, and so do TV shows and celebrities. But in a world with numerous options and where the media plays a large part, our parents still play the most significant role. Read the rest of this entry »
On 8th October the Swiss edition of Unviersum TOP 100 was published and distributed together with the magazine Bilanz. We are proud to present this exclusive publication where top employers for graduates are featured.
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Universum awarded the Swiss Students of the Year 2010!
- Yolanda Hell, Female Power Student of the Year (L)
- Nadia Langensand, Female Innovation Student of the Year (R)
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On June 4, Nelly Riggenbach was the key commentator on “HRM Forum – an open forum debate” about “Communicating across Gen Y, Gen X, and Baby boomers – Implications for HR”, together with Susan Goldsworthy, Founder and CEO Goldswolf.
The event took place at Webste University Geneva.
To download the pdf for the programme, please click here.
Universum Commun
ications announces the launch of its on-line Employer Branding (EB) Store. It’s an exclusive online shop catered to providing research and knowledge-based products to HR, Marketing and EB Professionals to help them achieve their organisation’s or company’s desired appeal as an employer on the talent and recruitment market.
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