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The top employers of the Young Professionas: Which companies are the most popular? {Trend! Study}
Best of HR ā Berufebilder.deĀ® is co-editor of Universum's Employer Branding Studies, which regularly identify the ideal employers among young professionals. What are the criteria? Employer: The Jack of all trades What young professionals want from their boss-to-be is a little reminiscent of the jack-of-all-trades: An attractive basic salary, a friendly working environment, recognition...
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OPINION! Stefan Lake, Universum: āCompanies have to adapt their employer branding strategyā
Best of HR ā Berufebilder.deĀ® will from now on regularly publish the study results of Universum Communications, a global consulting firm for employer branding. In the second part of the interview, Stefan Lake, Country Manager Germany, reports on current trends in the labor market and strategies for employer branding. Stefan Lake has been Country Manager Germany since February 2011ā¦
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The top sectors for young professionals: Where do young professionals work? {Trend! Study}
Best of HR ā Berufebilder.deĀ® will now regularly publish studies by the international employer branding consultancy Universum Communications. For the Young Professional Study, 4955 employees with at least one and a maximum of eight years of professional experience and an academic background were interviewed. Which are the most popular industries? And is there even a sign of a social paradigm shift? The sectors at a glance: Topā¦
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Top employers by subject: where do graduates prefer to work? {Trend! Study}
In the interview, we have already pointed out the methodology of the current Young Professional study by our new cooperation partner Universum Comunications: Best of HR ā Berufebilder.deĀ® is now regularly publishing studies by the internationally active employer branding consultancy. Here are the top employers by subject. The top employers: rising and falling were surveyed for the study 4955 employees with at least one andā¦
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Interns: It depends on the team! {Trend! Study}
The online job exchange Absolventa is presenting the results of its large, nationwide internship study in Berlin today. How do Germany's interns rate their employers? We publish the most important results here in advance. Paradigm shift or inexperience The big surprise first: Germany's interns are apparently happier than you might think. In addition, she is - no wonder - mobile, but the contacts...
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{Appointment} Recruiting Event from Business Location South Tyrol: Technology, Craft & Design
The recruiting event at the BLS Business Location South Tyrol ā Alto Adige will take place on November 11th from 10 a.m. to 17 p.m. Last year, 24 companies and 4 recruitment agencies took part and over 5000 people applied. Wanted: Specialists from the energy sector, trade and design South Tyrol has developed into a successful business location in recent years,ā¦
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{Event} Berlin women's hackathon wants to break down prejudices: good ideas instead of women's quota
Hacker marathons are āinā. In Berlin, one for women was recently held for the second time. Does a hackathon like this actually help to promote women in the male-dominated technology industry? Promote women in the technology industry Hackathons seem to be in vogue right now: Google counts over 4 million search results for the term, in the current edition of the otherwise rather theā¦
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{Appointment} Video interview with me in ZEITPUNKT magazine: New forms of job search
Horst Schƶck from ZEITPUNKT magazine interviewed me the day before yesterday on the subject of āModern methods of job searchā. What it's about The interview sheds light on, among other things, why we need new forms and what the modern job search can look like. Further information I have explained this in writing in my numerous articles about innovations in recruiting and job search - for example here.
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Crosspro-Research Survey 2013: These Are the Best Job Boards {Trend! Study}
We have already reported on the Crosspro-Research permanent survey in the past. The results for 2013 are now in. And it turns out that there is little change in the top positions. But behind that. General job exchanges As in 2012, Stepstone secured first place ahead of Jobware. Stepstone enjoys a significantā¦
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Money for IT freelancers: Age discrimination in fees? {Trend! Study}
The fees of IT freelancers apparently rise a little every year and are not only dependent on the economy, but also on the age of the specialist. An exciting topic because the development is an important indicator for other industries and professional groups as well. Criticism of the analysis up front: the polls spiegeln not necessarily that again,ā¦
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OPINION! Philipp Hƶllermann, IUBH: āOpen innovation is a completely new type of communication for universitiesā
Philipp Hƶllermann is the project manager for the distance learning programs at the International University of Applied Sciences in Bad Honnef. The interview reports how the IUBH uses Open Innovation in research and teaching. Philipp Hƶllermann is the distance learning project manager responsible for the IUBH distance learning programs. He also coordinates the āDistance Learningā area and the development of the virtual campus at the IUBH School of Business andā¦
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Workers' fears in Europe: Increased motivation against the crisis {Trend! Study}
āWhat is your biggest professional concern today?ā That was a question put to 7.200 workers in six European countries (Belgium, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, UK) this spring as part of the Edenred Ipsos Barometer. Subject of the survey: well-being and motivation of employees. In Germany, 800 employees took part in the survey. Debt crisis affects...
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Enthusiasm for further training among employees: Further training as a career booster? {Trend! study}
Is Continuing Education the Ultimate Tool for Promotion? Yes, at least if you ask employees: according to a recent study, they are very interested in further developing their skills. That's not really a surprise - the question of who should finance it would have been more exciting. Apparently, the respondents see their employers as responsible. To the survey ofā¦
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The 5 Best Books for Marketing & Selling: From Tesla, Blog Boosting & Club 55 {Reading Tip}
Sales success does not come by itself: If you want to be heard with your idea or product, you have to do marketing. 5 standard plants help with this. Standard work for bloggers? Michael Finkes started with blog boosting to write the ultimate blogger standard work. He partially succeeded. Unfortunately, there are also a few shortcomings. Admittedly, a review about aā¦
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Performance incentives Motivation Bonus payments on the job: Like the rabbit with the carrot {Trend! study}
Bonus payments are always the subject of criticism: Employees would pant from one bonus payment to the next like a rabbit chasing a carrot. Some companies have even abolished them altogether. An online survey now wants to show that bonus payments are still the No. 1 job motivator. About the survey The consulting company von Rundstedt, together with the market research institute, regularly surveys...
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{Replica} Personnel marketing - when companies (want to) address women specifically: Salad bowls, shoes & true emancipation in the toilet
Women who make a career - that's somehow "in" since the discussion about the women's quota. Various companies thought so and are now specifically targeting women. But the how is revealing. Employer branding for women? However, the way in which companies compete for the favor of women shows one thing: the old clichƩs and the associated barriers...
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EU video on working abroad: Social insurance for cross-border commuters {Trend! Study}
Increasing mobility of work means that there are more and more cross-border commuters. Taxes, at least with countries with which a double taxation agreement exists, no problem. But what about Social Security? There is also a comprehensive range of information from the European Commission ā including an infographic video. Background The Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion (DG EMPL)ā¦
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Generation Y: Are Millennials Really Changing Work Culture? {Trend! study}
The topic seems to be a long-running issue: A lot has been written and said about Generation Y: For example the international study on millennials worldwide or the contribution by Sophia von Rundstedt on how companies deal with the managers of tomorrow. So now another study, this time from a university. 44.000 employees surveyedā¦
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Working form of the future: prefer co-working instead of coffee-house working? {Trend! study}
The question of how we will work in the future keeps nagging me: I recently wrote about Deskwanted's global coworking survey and asked the critical question of whether coworking really makes sense - or whether you're not just as good at it Cafe could work. Now another study shows: For many, coffee-house working is obviouslyā¦
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{Replica} Changing digital work: Gero Hesse / Bertelsmann discusses with Sarah Wagenknecht
Last week, what could have been my personal dream political talk took place at UDL-Digital: Gero Hesse, former Senior Vice President Human Resources at Bertelsmann and founder of the Careerloft, discussed Sarah Wagenknecht, deputy party leader of the left. The topic was "Digital work - between self-realization and exploitation". Meanwhile, the discussion showed that the social divides are soā¦
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{Replik} How a shortage of skilled workers and a high level of education fit together: Graduates with knowledge gaps?
On the one hand, companies complain loudly about a shortage of skilled workers, on the other hand, universities are bursting at the seams in view of the high number of students. Skilled labor shortage and high level of education - how do they fit together? Everything was better before? Anyone who studies knows the problem: Professors who hardly have time for office hours, lecturers who give the impression thatā¦
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Mid-job, mini-job, health insurance & pension: social insurance for 450 euro jobs
The new regulation for mini-jobs has been in effect since the beginning of 2013: Anyone who has accepted a job for up to 450 euros since January is exempt from health insurance, long-term care insurance and unemployment insurance. What is new, however, is that pension insurance contributions are now due. What to pay attention to? An overview. No health insurance only via the mini job This question keeps coming up...
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Survey on the economic and general living situation of students in Germany: study "Fachkraft 2020" {Trend! study}
Until recently - when I was designing my bachelor thesis - it was questionable for me whether current developments in the higher education sector and the resulting problem areas could be adequately recorded using the publicly accessible data. Because against the background of the reforms of recent years that are now taking effect, an illumination of the student world would actually be relativelyā¦
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{Replica} Competition Uses Anti-Amazon Discussion: Butterflies & Fair Trade
There has been a lot of discussion about Amazon's business practices in the past. But while some are still complaining that political action must be taken against the Internet giant, resourceful entrepreneurs ā coincidence or not ā have developed concepts to wrest market leadership from Amazon. However: Only one thing is really well thought out. With butterflies against Amazon Since last Thursdayā¦
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Change in the world of work: coworking - future trend or hype? {Trend! Study}
A lot has happened since the first coworking space was founded in San Francisco in 2006: there are now thousands of coworking spaces worldwide. A current global study shows: The world of work is apparently undergoing fundamental change. Or is the trend just hype? Who is behind the study? The Global Coworking Survey was conducted in February 2013ā¦
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The top job exchanges & the favor of the users in the long-term test: climbers, relegators, newcomers {Trend! Study}
Despite all the prophecies of doom, it seems as if job exchanges cannot be killed - at least if you follow Gerhard Kenk, who has been subjecting job exchanges and job search engines to an endurance test in his Crosspro Research user survey since October 2008 - and who is now again presenting interim results. What's behind the survey? The aim of his project is to use an online survey toā¦
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Newspaper dieback & newspaper crisis: daily newspaper - quo vadis?
While magazines have only had to cope with slight losses in reach in recent years, the daily newspaper is in an existential crisis. Newspapers with low reader loyalty Especially among young readers between the ages of 14 and 19, reader loyalty to daily newspapers has fallen sharply: the result is a continuously falling circulation: around 1992 million daily newspapers were sold in 26,ā¦
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The 5 best books on the rules of power and the mechanisms of the media society {reading tip}
How is it in politics, at the controls of power? 5 books provide information on this. Minutes of a public execution Today an instructive book on the subject of media, communication and PR. And a socially very important book to boot. In āDer Bƶse Wulffā, the outstanding journalist Michael Gƶtschenberg shows the power of the media in the Wulffā¦
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{Replica} Of account freezes, frozen funds & class actions: The Amazon system damages temporary workers & customers
This contribution of ZDF reporter on the working conditions of temporary workers in the Christmas business at Amazon has hit high waves in recent weeks. On too Best of HR ā Berufebilder.deĀ® the displeasure of many readers, who are prepared to file a class action lawsuit because Amazon illegally blocks customer accounts and collects money from customers. There is a system behind both. Shit storm...
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Call money & time deposit accounts for entrepreneurs: mini interest preprogrammed
Business founders and entrepreneurs also want to invest their money well - for example, call money accounts. However, as it turns out, this is not as easy as one might think, because you often don't get the really good conditions. Mini interest rates for entrepreneurs What turns out to be really difficult is finding money market accounts for entrepreneurs that pay good interest. Apparently takes...
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{Appointment} Expert panel including Dr. Ursula Engelen-Kefer: The future of work
Today I discuss with a panel of experts Dr. Ursula Engelen-Kefer, Dr. Agnes Dietzen from the Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (BIBB) and Dr. Stephan Pfisterer from BITKOM about the advantages and disadvantages of a competence-based approach compared to clear job descriptions. What is it about? At the event, which was held as part of the research project āPolitics of Workā at the stiftung new responsibility eVā¦
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Generation Y international with relevance for global companies: There are big cultural differences {Trend! Study}
Thanks to a study by Manager Magazin, the leadership qualities of Generation Y were recently the subject of heated debate: they concluded that they were demanding but lacked leadership ambitions. What was forgotten: Generation Y is not only in the West, but also in China, India and the Middle East. And that is interesting for global companies. A studyā¦
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{Replica} Sustainability, men in high heels & celebrities: highlights & trends from Berlin Fashion Week
Last week I was at various events of the Berlin Fashion Week - at the invitation of Vƶslauer, who are the sponsor of the event. There was luxury eco fashion, male designers in high heels, carpet fashion, a smart little rascal and lots of celebrities. Everything eco? The Greenshowroom in the Hotel Adlon wants to bring luxury fashion and sustainability together. As the latest craze, we are presented withā¦
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System camera Olympus PEN E-PL1 in the user test: love at second sight {Trend!-Products}
Sometimes you have to look twice before realizing the value of something. This also applies to the Olympus PEN E-PL1, which I've been using for half a year. At first I wasn't very fond of her, but over time my impression changed. An overview from the user's point of view! Compact, Spiegelreflex or with system? Atā¦
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Web Hosting With External Domains: 9 Tips For Setting Up External Domains {Trend!-Products}
One problem when moving websites from one provider to the next is that the domain cannot be reached for a good 48 hours. The use of external domains could help. A field report. Change if the web host is bad Some people noticed it last week and also last week: Best of HRā¦