What is the best way to hire talented and productive employees? If you are of the opinion that the best way to spot talent is through challenging numerical and knowledge competency tests, you may be mistaken.

More than ever before, Millennials today want a career that offers them a sense of purpose. Simply put, younger employees are no longer solely attracted by lucrative pay.

The best way to transform a company to become more Millennial-friendly is to combine an effective work culture with exemplary employee engagement.

We asked 3,000 UK people “How concerned are you that Brexit will negatively impact your job in the next 6 months?” with responses ranging from “Not at all” to “Extremely” concerned.

Our second article in the Millennial myth-busting series focuses on a common misconception. It tackles the myth that Millennials do not have the resilience to deal with criticism or delayed gratification at work.

This is part of a new series dispelling the myths around millennials and work. One such myth is that younger employees are simply lazy and inefficient at their job. This is completely untrue, and this article tries to tackle the root cause of the misunderstanding.

Gone are the days when once hired, an employee would stay with the company for at least half his or her career. Contrary to patiently climbing the corporate ‘ladder’ of hierarchy, younger employees now want a job that is challenging and motivating.

The annual employee engagement survey stands to face a vote of no confidence. Unloved by everyone who completes it, and unable to improve stubbornly low rates of engagement, it sticks out like a sore thumb when we use real-time data as the basis of our decisions in finance, marketing, product development and more.

With our latest update, priorities from Peakon will now provide an actionable engagement strategy for every department in your organisation. These priorities are based on predictive analysis – understanding the factors that influence the engagement of employees, and the management practices that deliver the greatest ROI.

American healthcare company, Aetna, recently caught the imagination of the press and business leaders looking for innovative ways to improve employee welfare and boost productivity.

Today we’re putting one more nail in the coffin of the static employee survey, with the launch of “Conversations”. Conversations allow managers to easily have a dialogue around any comment an employee has ever made, directly with that employee, all without compromising the employee’s anonymity.

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