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My Highlights from HR Innovation & Tech Fest NZ 2018
For the first time the Eventful Group brought HR Innovation & Tech Fest to NZ, where over 250 of the local HR tech community got to hear about some of the best case studies available including small …
The Future of Work: Four Key Areas to Focus on
We have a workforce made up of Digital Immigrants, Digital Natives and a new term on the horizon, Mobile Natives. By 2025, not one member of the workforce will have grown up without a mobile device be …
Why a Strong HR Core is Your Most Important Asset
Most of us do a terrible job at leveraging our core HR system. It's often overlooked by more ‘sexy' HR tech like chat bots, predictive analytics, or personalisation. But the truth is, without a stro …
[Podcast] Preview of HR Tech Fest 2016
Our HR Tech Fest Program Director Simon Yeowart recently appeared on Future Knowledge's podcast: Talking People and Technology. He chatted about the state of HR tech conferences, key trends for 2016, …
Bridging the Great Generational Divide
The current professional landscape is rapidly changing as 7 million members of Gen Y are entering the workplace. They currently outnumber every other generation in the global workforce as Matures and …
Helping New Zealand's Tiniest Citizens
We are proud to announce our charity partner for HR Innovation & Tech Fest 2019. BabyStart is a local New Zealand charity founded by husband and wife duo Phillip and Clare Horrobin. Based on an in …
Not Every Social Platform Needs To Be For Recruitment
I recently read an article on Sourcecon. Directed at recruitment people, the item is entitled ‘Why You Need To Be On SnapChat'. I died a little inside. I don't need to be on Snapchat. Really I don' …
The Remarkable Social Media Stat That Most HR Leaders Ignore
According to a 2016 study, content shared by employees get 561 times more reach than content shared through the company's social media channels. So for every post your company makes, one of your emplo …
4 Big Ideas That Will Make You Rethink Employee Experience
Imagine you ordered an Uber and the car never showed up. Would you rate that as a good experience? Of course not. It doesn't matter how good the technology is, if you aren't giving consumers what they …