Many organisations nowadays offer some forms of internship and management trainee programs in order to prepare their top trainees for the management positions in the future. Big names like Unilever, Coca-Cola and Amazon are also famous for their Management Trainee (MT) programs. With proper training and development for each individual, the company may be looking at their future leaders when they are still in their “infant stage”.

Most companies are fully aware of the importance of graduate recruitment. According to a 2017 report by the Rockefeller Foundation, 97 per cent of the U.S. employers say entry-level jobs are crucial to their success. Yet many do not handle entry-level hiring well.

Everyone knows all the great benefits that teams can bring to the organisation, including an improvement in the overall productivity, stimulate creativity and enhance employee engagement. Sadly, many organisations do not fully utilise their teams nor equip the team members with proper training to help them further develop.

As the global business is depending more and more on technology, there occurs a great need for deeper training and developing the employees to help them adapt quickly and well to the changing environment. Let’s take a closer look at how training and development help to transform the business quality and boost revenue.

In the current accessibility-ready environment, the need for an immediate connection has become important since it can make the border between the physical offices and the digital ones disappear. Now that the generations Y and Z are gradually taking over the workforce, a workplace equipped with modern technologies to support the daily jobs is by far the most wanted.

You have probably experienced many cases where you’ve encountered the CV of the perfect candidate, who possesses an outstanding experience and checks all of your boxes. However, throughout the probation period, the candidate turns out to be unfit for your team and your organisation.

The International Labour Organisation's "World Employment Social Outlook" report has made some noteworthy predictions for the recruitment of the Asia-Pacific region and Vietnam for the coming year. Overall, the jobs outlook seems to be good for the near future, and Vietnamese job market is getting hotter than its neighbours in the region. 

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A fantastic company culture is what differentiates your company besides typical factors like salary and benefits, and is one of the key factors that make a potential candidate decides to work for your company. Company culture determines the satisfaction, productivity and performance of your employees. It is made up of everything from the way you communicate and act on your company values, to the atmosphere in the workplace and the people working there.

The workforce in just a couple years will be filled with young fresh graduates, individuals that belong to a completely new generation, Generation Z. For the first time in history, we will be having five vastly different generations working under one roof. The gaping diversity in age, experiences, skill sets, technological understanding, behaviours, etc. have definitely contributed to the already complex HR landscape that we are facing today.

Much has been written about Millennials (Generation Y) in the workplace. But the labour workforce is getting swamped by Generation Z, those who were born after 1995 and are about to looking for more professional roles sooner or later.