Slowly but surely all countries are getting their OTaC Conference. The OTaC tour started in Paris, continued in Düsseldorf two days ago and goes to NYC tomorrow and Milan on Monday. Two weeks after the Parisian conference, here is a first look back. Coming from cold Stockholm, it was great to feel the warm atmosphere…
Life is too short to ever stop reading, learning and exchanging opinions and ideas. While most of us are activating our out-of-office responses and “driving home”, let us say good-bye to this exciting year with final wise words from Chris at NN Group in Amsterdam, Sarah from Avature in Buenos Aires and one S. Claus in Finland. Enjoy some insightful reflection about “favorite…
What can employers do better on campus? We asked university experts at WU Vienna, NYU Stern & EM Lyon who tell us about bad videos, over-estimated brands and good listening skills. As usual, they also share their personal lessons learned from this year. Enjoy some insightful reflection about “favorite mistakes”, and a preview at what HR experts all over…
Today, some advanced communication concepts: how to manage a social media crisis, what “global people experience” is and why it’s crucial to get key stakeholders involved early. Welcome to doors 16 to 18, taking us from Stuttgart via Milan to New York City! Enjoy some insightful reflection about “favorite mistakes”, and a preview at what HR experts all over the world have…
Personally, I believe courage will be a topic in 2016. All HR teams have access to technology and knowledge. But courage can’t be bought, only summoned. Today, Steve at TMP, Helge at Covestro and Fabio at Ferrero will tell us their story. Welcome to doors 13 to 15! Enjoy some insightful reflection about “favorite mistakes”, and…
Half way through the shortest month of the year, our calendar will have traveled to 8 different countries. Today: Mona from Real Impact Analytics in Brussels, Richard from Grant Thornton in London and Stéphane from Michelin in Clermont-Ferrand. (And yes, I had to google map Clermont-Ferrand as well 🙂 ) Enjoy some insightful reflection about “favorite mistakes”, and a…
Today, it’s all about the labyrinthine ways towards a good candidate experience. It’s not always how you think it works. Time for doors 7, 8 and 9 in our advent calendar with Nicole from Infineon, Éric from Orange and Mark from GM. Enjoy some insightful reflection about “favorite mistakes”, and a preview at what HR experts all over…
Time for doors 4, 5 and 6 in our advent calendar. Today: Dominik from Allianz, Anna from Cern, and Gonçalo, who tells employers about a candidate’s view. Enjoy some insightful reflection about “favorite mistakes”, and a preview at what HR experts all over the world have up their sleeves for 2016! -Julian & the APOLLO blog team in Berlin and…
Berlin, December 2015. This is Julian writing, from the Potentialpark office, where our team is busy completing the new OTaC study. Before the results come out in January, this seems like the perfect moment to – reflect a bit! Legend has it that fireworks were invented by mistake, in China, more than 1000 years ago. A…
A story with a past: this September, Bayer MaterialScience became Covestro. A completely new company, and thus, a completely new employer brand coming with it. With over 15,000 employees, Covestro is a global player that is attacking talent markets in the US, Europe, China and worldwide. Why is this interesting? As we’re the APOLLO blog (= Applying Online…
Applying Online & Loving It 