Talent Mobility Blog

Our thoughts on the future of work and resources to help you get there

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Infographic: How To Increase The Number of Applicants For An Internal Role

Finding the best candidate for an open job is never easy. It’s a buyer’s market for jobs these days. At Paddle HR, we’re big believers that hiring internally is cheaper and faster than spending time recruiting external talent. We also believe that internal hiring shows your existing workforce that there’s room to grow within the company, thereby boosting employee morale and productivity.

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The "In-House Side Hustle": Why It's Your Secret Weapon For Employee Engagement And Productivity

The gig economy. There's been a lot of talk about it will affect the future of work for the enterprise. It's likely that your most creative and productive employees have part-time projects outside of the workplace. Especially for large corporations, there's a concern that this will create a disengaged workforce...or even one prone to employee attrition.

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The 3 Main Barriers To Internal Mobility Adoption (And How To Overcome Them)

We know that employees crave one thing above all else these days - the ability to grow within their roles and advance their careers. In today’s ultra-competitive job market, it’s essential to show high-quality candidates that you’re willing to invest in their development. Unfortunately, its too often that top-performing employees feel left out in terms of career paths at their company. A 2015 survey by Gallup found that 93% of employees who advanced their careers …did so by moving companies.

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Do Your Employees See a Future With Your Company?

For HR teams and business leaders, there are few things more concerning than your company being viewed as a place with no opportunity to grow. It’s the kiss of death when it comes to both employee retention and talent acquisition. Most people don’t think there’s a future at your company simply because they don’t see it. Here’s how you can help them.

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The Most Important Employee Perk That No One Talks About

Despite a push to attract and retain younger talent, the United States Bureau of Labour Statistics found that workers between the ages of 25 and 34 spend only 2.8 years on average with each employer. Often this “fluidity” is employee-driven: Deloitte’s Millennial Survey found that 1 in 4 millennials plan to quit their job within the next year. Research shows that the most frequent reason employees leave jobs is a lack of perceived career growth.

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Webcast: Careers are Dramatically Changing - How Data Drives Internal Mobility in Modern Companies

The most frequent reason employees leave jobs is a lack of perceived career growth. To change this, innovative companies are leveraging a data-science driven approach to encourage more internal mobility.

Retaining top employees takes more than just adequate compensation, today's employees crave career growth and purpose. In this webcast, we talk about how companies can leverage data and AI when it comes to their internal mobility programs.

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5 Telecom Companies With the Most Innovative Talent Strategies

Terms like “internal mobility” and the “future of work” are big buzzwords in the HR world. So, what are HR teams across the world going to actually do about it? At Paddle HR, we fully believe that companies that commit fully to initiatives like these telecom companies will win the war for talent. In this article, we highlight five companies that are changing the game when it comes to talent management and internal mobility.

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5 Financial Services Companies With the Best Internal Mobility Strategies

For a variety of strategic and logistical reasons, banks are heavily investing in internal mobility as a talent strategy. We’ve been preaching for a while that internal hires are much better than their external counterparts, and it looks like that message is resonating in the financial sector. Today, we’re going to take a look at five large global banks and financial services companies that have successfully embraced internal mobility as a core function within their broader talent strategy.

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