Our latest findings reveal that 66% of employees carefully select what they post onto their social media profiles as they fear it will negatively affect their chances at work. 48% of this figure feel that it therefore restricts their use of social media.
21% of the employees say it is does not stop them and it does not worry them at all.
Social media is being used everywhere, not just for personal uses but business as well so it is hard to draw a line for some employees if they are using it as part of their job. Surely, someone with access to Facebook who is posting company updates, will sneak the odd peak at their personal profile? No? Should there be some leeway on personal use anyway in an office or does giving an inch turn into a mile?
Well it varies depending on the industry and job role really. Working in the marketing and media industry would require regular use of social media across all platforms. But when working in recruitment there would be constant use of Linkedin required but not so much on Facebook and Twitter. At the end of the day, it is down to the company and what their rules and regulations are. Our advice would be to not take advantage of your situation or you may have to deal with more serious consequences.
What are your thoughts on social media in the workplace? Should it be allowed or is it a distraction?
When you are searching for a new job on TipTopJob, there are several things to bear in mind. Here are 6 Top Tips to help you use the site in the best way to find the perfect role for you.
1. Register with TipTopJob as a jobseeker first. This will allow you to save jobs to your basket for a later date and easily attach the CV from your account when applying.
2. Always choose "all" of the relevant industries that the role you are interested in could fall into. If you are looking for a Marketing Manager job for a large Supermarket chain, you must select the "Advertising, Marketing & PR", "Management" and "Retail & Wholesale" industries. You do not want to miss out on any opportunity that may be on the site in an industry you have not looked in!
3. Boolean search is always the best and can result in more accurate results. Take the advice on the Job Search Tips link on the search page on how to use it in the best way.
4. If you are interested in working in more than 1 Country, start by searching in 1 Country and then move onto the next in a new search. You cannot search for jobs in multiple Countries.
5. If you are not able to find something that you want to apply for, make sure that you register an "Email Alert" which specifies the criteria of the role you want. This will allow the TipTopJob system to send you an email AS SOON AS a new job that is registered matches your criteria. You can then be the first to apply. You can register multiple "Email Alerts" so if you are interested in several types of jobs, register one for each.
6. Make sure that you attach your most up to date CV/Resume and one that is relevant to the job you are applying. You can save multiple CV/Resumes in your account so that you can tailor them accordingly.
Over the last few weeks we have seen a dramatic increase in job listings across Nigeria. We have seen over 1,500 new roles posted in just the last week.
Nigeria is notorious for being poor and has a bad reputation for safety in travel, living and working. However, many expats that live and work in Nigeria report that they are aware of these risks but on the whole feel safe and live happily.
Nigeria is the largest economy in the whole of Africa now and job opportunities are available from a wide and varied range of sectors. The most popular industries in Nigeria include Oil, Mining, Banking, Construction and Telecoms. Project management, accountancy, business development, engineering, human resources management, IT systems management are all popular vacancies.
With hundreds of ethnic groups living and working in Nigeria, it provides an interesting and diverse working environment. Although there must be extreme caution taken when it comes to corruption, fraud and safety, but there are many plus points to living and working in this unique Country.
Check out our latest jobs that have been registered across Nigeria on our website. You can search through thousands of jobs and apply online. Do not forget, if you do not find what you are looking for, register and set up Email Alerts and we will notify you when matching jobs are registered. We hope we have something that you are looking for.
We are really excited to be entering another season in partnership with Access MBA. We first began our partnership back in 2013 and have continued to work together ever since. This fall, we begin by promoting the upcoming events across Western Europe.
Access MBA was established in 2004 as an independent media agency that provide personalised services for international business schools and prospective students. They work with the top 200 business schools across the world and connect with students at over 100 international events each year.
Here at TipTopJob, we are able to promote these events within each of the Countries as well as Internationally to our database of active and passive jobseekers. In return, Access MBA are able to market the TipTopJob job hunting services to their network of students.
For this coming fall, Access MBA are currently promoting the following events:-
London on 26th September 2016
Dublin on 27th September 2016
Brussels on 29th September 2016
Paris on 1st October 2016
Zurich on 3rd October 2016
Geneva on 4th October 2016
Vienna on 6th October 2016
Rome on 8th October 2016
Lisbon on 11th October 2016
You can click on the links above to find out more about each and register to attend the event.
We look forward to working alongside Access MBA for the foreseeable future. For anyone with any questions or queries about the events, please do get in touch with us here.
We have just discovered an initiative launched recently allowing new parents to bring their baby to work in a company in New Hampshire, USA. It allows parents to bring their child into work until they reach either 6 months or crawling stage and they are given a dedicated work space to remain comfortable.
The company that has started this program believes it will increase employee engagement, reduce turnover and reduce new parents leaving.
So, we are asking you what you think about this set up? Is it something you would consider as a new parent? Do you think you could fully concentrate on your job? Do you think the baby will benefit or suffer from being confined in an office?
Tell us your thoughts - we would love to hear them :)
Since the beginning of the year we have been collating survey results around workplace relationships to help with research behind National Hug Your Boss Day. We have been able to gather some fantastic and interesting findings.
For example, we can tell you that...................
- 16% want to laugh at their boss when they are told off
- A third of employees think their bosses top weakness is being impatient
- Most employees are happy if their employer is happy
- 96% would NOT kiss their boss
- 85% would NOT date their boss
- People working in the Advertising, Marketing and Media industries are more likely to socialise with their boss.
- Employees in the Accountancy, Finance and Legal industries are least likely to socialise with their boss
- 47% rate their relationships with co-workers as excellent
- No employees thought their co-worker relationships were poor
- 72% of us feel we are "hard" workers
- Most employees feel "courtesy and respect" are most important bosses quality
- A third of employees would swap their boss for President Obama
- Only 1% would want to swap boss for Piers Morgan
- Three quarters of employees have shouted at their boss in anger
- Most of us want a "calm" boss
- 2/3 of Americans LOVE their boss in comparison so almost 100% of those in China
This is just a snapshot of some of the great Facts and Stats. There are 80 new items on the website. You can check them out on the website here.
Here are the graphical representations from a handful of the survey results....
Only 3 more days to go until we celebrate National Hug Your Boss Day.
SO WHAT IS NATIONAL HUG YOUR BOSS DAY?
National Hug Your Boss Day was created by TipTopJob.com back in 2008. The idea behind launching the day was to promote healthy workplace relationships. We believe that if you are happy to hug your boss then you are more than likely enjoying your job and this in turn may lead to better morale/motivation at work and therefore productivity. We are not saying this is always going to be the case but it is the logic behind the fun!!
We figure that because you spend most of your waking day with those at work, why not make it a more enjoyable experience by getting along with everyone and trying to develop the relationships you have?
OUR MISSION
Our mission is to promote healthy working relationships worldwide and provide assistance to those who need help to better their relationships with colleagues and managers.
HOW TO GET INVOLVED
All you need to do is send us a photo of you hugging your boss or colleagues to hugyourboss@tiptopjob.com, upload it to our Facebook page or share via Twitter using the hashtags #hugyourboss or #hugyourbossday. You will also see your picture featured in the Gallery on the website within the next few weeks. We are also seeing plenty of videos being shared so if you prefer to record your hugs, we really appreciate the extra effort and enjoy watching them!
So, what are you waiting for.....get hugging :)
Have you ever been "told off" by your boss and laughed out loud? Do you get upset? Embarrassed? Disappointed?
Our latest figures have found that almost one third of people actually take the comments given by their boss (when being "told off"!) on board. Not only does this reflect a sense of respect towards the boss, but it shows that the staff actually value the bosses opinion, even when they are getting into trouble.
A telling off from the boss only makes a very small number of employees upset luckily, a total of just 6%. We hope that this small percentage relate to those more emotional beings or those who takes things to heart. 12% felt disappointment, especially if the individual really respects their boss. 16% want to laugh aloud. 18% feel embarrassed by the telling off, especially if it is done publicly and in front of colleagues.
Finally, 21% actually take it on the chin - we wonder whether this proportion of employees get "told off" regularly and are used to either the bosses way or the fact they do deserve a slap on the wrists :)
We are pleased to announce that a number of new articles are now live on the National Hug Your Boss Day website. In our attempt to highlight relationship issues at work and resolve problems, we have written some advisory articles for you.
You will find articles for the managers/bosses and more for the employees.
Head over to the National Hug Your Boss Day website and click through to the "Motivational Articles" page. You will find articles on a multitude of topics, for example, "5 ways to manage your boss effectively", "How to deal with your employees office affair", "Clear signs that your boss is taking advantage of you", "10 things that really annoy your boss and solutions", "What behaviour is acceptable at work", "Sure signs you have a great boss" and more.
If you want to see something specific that we have not covered, please feel free to email us directly. We would love to hear from you.
We hope we can help many of you out there to deal with relationship issues at work and make them better to allow your working life to be more enjoyable :) Let us know if we have helped you deal with or overcome anything.
You usually hear about the boss shouting at their employees but have you ever thought about an employee who shouts at their boss?
Our latest survey results reveal that 79% have NEVER shouted at their boss, which is a promising figure showing most of our users do respect their boss or have never had the need to express any negative emotions towards their leader.
Although the majority sit in this bracket, we do still have 21% who HAVE shouted at their boss in anger at some point in their career. Although we have not dug down into why, we can assume that it may have happened for a number of reasons.
Did the boss do something to provoke the attack and did the boss deserve it? Maybe the boss has shouted first? But even so, should the employee then shout back? How could this make the employee then feel after the action? Do they resign and leave or apologise and pretend it never happened?
Whatever the reason behind shouting, it is not the best course of action, even if it is a reaction to a poorly behaved boss. Our advice is that if a boss has acted in this way to you, then remain calm and approach your boss with a professional attitude. Take some time before you speak to them to gather yourself and calm down if you need to. You do not want to make other employees uncomfortable and you certainly do not want to ruin your chances of a decent reference in the future.