We know that things are a little strange right now. We’re mostly working from home and trying to make the best of a strange situation. Some of us have children or other family at home. Care commitments. New relationships. Others are feeling isolated, worried about friends and family. And then we still come to log […]
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It’s a strange time that we’re living through. That’s something of an understatement. Although it might seem like the world is standing still, we know that many of our clients and candidates are continuing to work, albeit remotely. If your business is still operating in these highly unusual circumstances, you may find yourself in need
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What a start to 2020 it has been so far. We’ve all seen the comparison pictures, the year-end lists, the summaries and the histories. We joked and we were serious about lifestyle changes and resolutions. Some brave souls even waited until February to have a glass of wine. Amongst all these reflections, we know that
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We’ve been looking into Diversity and Inclusion initiatives in the workplace. We busted the biggest diversity myth in our last article, so now it’s time to look at inclusion and five ingredients to give you a sure-fire recipe for success. 1. Don’t Call it ‘Diversity Training’ This might seem counterintuitive at first, but one of
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It’s been a whirlwind first year for Iconic Resourcing. We launched in April and we were getting positive press by May. In August, we won our first award. By October, we’d expanded our team, run a half-marathon and, finally, enjoyed our launch party. It’s now December, the team’s still growing, and we’re looking forward to
This month at Iconic Resourcing, we’re shining our blogging spotlight on Diversity and Inclusion programmes. Today, in particular, we’re going to take the time to bust what might be the biggest myth about workplace diversity. A 2015 survey by Deloitte found a generational difference between millennials and older employees, with the later viewing diversity programmes
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You may know by now that, at Iconic Resourcing, we believe in giving back. That’s why we’ve teamed up with Alzheimer Scotland as our charity partner. All of the Iconic employees have had personal experience with dementia and Alzheimer’s at one time, so it’s a cause that means a lot to us. In September, both
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This month, we’ve been focussing on charitable giving and charity partnerships between business and non-profit, charitable organisations. We talked a few weeks ago about all the benefits that charitable giving can have for your business, beyond the tax breaks that everyone else talks about. Now that you know all about the benefits, we thought we’d
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We wrote last week about some of the lesser known benefits of corporate giving and entering into charitable partnerships. In the past, corporate giving might have consisted of large donations – funds raised by employees or a share of company profits – presented to the representative of a chosen charity in the form of a
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As you may know, Hannah and Lauren – Iconic Resourcing’s co-founders and directors – recently ran a half marathon to raise money for Alzheimer’s Scotland, a charity close to their hearts. So, we’ve been thinking about what it means to partner with and raise money for charities, and what benefits – beyond the immediate and
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