Robert Half blog

It is general knowledge that personnel morale and the atmosphere at work determine your employees’ motivation. Nobody wants to work somewhere where colleagues barely say good morning to each other, where people are always complaining and where birthdays and small successes pass unnoticed. But does your employees’ motivation have a direct impact on your company’s performance? And if so, how can you, as an employer ensure your personnel feel good at work and are motivated to play their part?

Self-help books about happiness sell like hot cakes, and so many people sign up for courses to learn to be happy that you immediately feel stressed. Whether this painstaking focus on happiness really makes us more cheerful is doubtful, but there is no question that interest in it has spread to the workplace. So, what does happiness at work really mean and why is it so crucial? How can you ensure that employees feel good?

A curriculum vitae is an important element prior to an upcoming job interview. It and the personal letter form a set of documents that have to persuade your future employer - firstly to invite you for an interview, and secondly to select you for a particular job. Below you will find seven tips for CV´s that are useful for drafting a clear and business-like document.