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Grants for employers/employees still available

By Fabio Napoleone On December 23, 2011 · 18 Comments · In Organization

 

In the U.S.A, Ohio, you can access to on-the-job training grants that might help tip the scale for employers hesitant about hiring people because of the tough economy.

Employers can receive reimbursement from a federal grant program called “You Hire, You Train, We Pay” for up to six months of [...]

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New Workstyle

By Micole Imperiali On December 22, 2011 · 7 Comments · In Organization

 

We believe there are 10 characteristics of the New Workstyle:

1.  Mobile – always on and aware.

2.  Connected via hi-speed/broadband access – connected by a seriously big pipe.  No dial up in the new workstyle.

3. Self-sufficient – have their own equipment which is often superior to what is [...]

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Ecoinnovation: Good for businesses and environment

By Micole Imperiali On December 21, 2011 · 51 Comments · In Environment, Organization

 

Eco-friendly technologies are good for business and help create new jobs, so eco-innovation is crucial to the economic competitiveness of Europe.

The EcoAP expands the focus from green technologies to the broader concept of eco-innovation, targeting specific bottlenecks, challenges and opportunities for achieving environmental objectives through innovation.

The Action Plan will [...]

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5 Reason to count on Employer Branding

By Fabio Napoleone On December 20, 2011 · 1 Comment · In Environment, Organization

 

The future of your organization depends on who you hire today. But, unfortunately, the best candidates are also the most sought after. How can you attract these candidates to your organization?

That’s where Employer Branding can help.

Five reasons why employer branding is important

1. Shortage of skilled labour: The competition [...]

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Facebook: Changing the Rules of the Working Environment

By Micole Imperiali On December 19, 2011 · 5 Comments · In Emotions, Identity, Organization

 


 

Since its launch in February 2004, Facebook has expanded exponentially with a global reach. With its current number of users estimated at over 800 million globally, it would be the third largest nation if it were a country. As an innovative tool, it has become the [...]

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Work – life balance

By Micole Imperiali On December 16, 2011 · 6 Comments · In Organization

 

The term “work-life balance” is a broad concept that refers to the ability to balance work (as career and professional ambition) and private life (family, amusement, entertainment). With this meaning the term has been used for the first time in Great Britain in the late seventies. In recent years, as [...]

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Best Italian Workplaces

By Micole Imperiali On December 13, 2011 · 3 Comments · In Environment, Organization

 

Like every year, Great Place to Work International Institute released the list of the Best Italian Workplaces selected on the basis of questionnaires filled out by more than one hundred companies’ employees.

For the first time this year, the classification distinguishes between “Large Companies” and “Small and Medium Companies”.

In [...]

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Social media job hunting

By Fabio Napoleone On December 12, 2011 · 46 Comments · In Organization

 

 

 

Social media did not only change marketing strategies and communication, but even the construction and management processes for people personal branding and for organizational employer branding.

For those who are looking for a job is very important to update their profile on the Web 2.0 (showing skills and [...]

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Employer brands: lessons from social media

By Micole Imperiali On December 6, 2011 · 5 Comments · In Emotions

 

 

There has been a shift in society’s expectations of how we interact with our world. This has been driven by social media – making us a lot more communications savvy. It is little surprise then that companies are being challenged to translate this experience into how business interacts with [...]

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Investing in human capital

By Micole Imperiali On December 5, 2011 · 1 Comment · In Organization

 

 

In recent years Gurgaon, a city that is few kilometers from New Delhi, has attracted high-tech companies thanks to the convenient links to the airport and the subway line. It is here that Orange Business Services has its head: the median age of employees does not exceed 28-29 years. But the challenge will be to retain qualified staff and engineers in an industry whereturnover is high. In some cases, the French multinational company seeks talent among students of the university campus to [...]

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