What We’re Getting Wrong About AI Artificial Intelligence and AI have transitioned from the realm of science fiction into a dynamic force driving technological and societal change. The narrative surrounding AI often oscillates between utopian visions of efficiency and dystopian fears of displacement. Yet, the true essence of AI, ...
The Future of Employee Benefits: What to Expect in 2024 The corporate world is on the brink of a significant shift as we approach 2024, especially in the domain of employee benefits. Companies are increasingly acknowledging the importance of providing c...
Best Practices for Keeping Your Top Talent Losing key employees can not only impact a business’s day-to-day operations but also result in significant financial costs associated with recruiting and training new staff. Retaining top talent is...
Talent Attraction: Key Factors Your Business Should Consider In todays’ knowledge economy, talent is not only critical, but scarce. Talent attraction and retaining talent is a top priority; however companies still struggle to fill skilled positions. Successive Irish governments have developed one of the world’s most open economies and invested heavily t...
THE IMPORTANCE OF A CV WHEN TRYING TO SECURE A 1ST INTERVIEW In the current economic climate, employers are bombarded with countless number of CVs on a daily basis in relation to roles that they have advertised. Here we look at the importance of a CV to secure that 1st round interview. It is important to remember that as CVs are faceless, the objective ...
How to Impress at your Technical Interview The recruitment process can be a minefield to navigate for the jobseeker. Most of us will do all of the orthodox preparation; research the company, look up your interviewer on LinkedIn, polish up on competency question examples etc. There is however, one part of the recruitment process, partic...
Next Generation is a Great Place To Work! All of us at Next Generation were delighted to have officially been recognised as a Great Place To Work as one of Ireland’s Best Workplaces 2016. We celebrated with a casual Friday, a nice early finish and, of course, a staff party with our very own Great Place to Work cake. When we began ...
Impacting Your Business – Rebranding Procurement as a Trusted Advisor Guest blog by Mélani Flores, Practice Leader and Procurement Advisory EMEA at The Hackett Group REBRANDING PROCUREMENT AS A TRUSTED ADVISOR A recurrent question I get asked by procurement executives is about the key action they need to take to elevate the role of the procurement function to...