Alumni News & Insights

Few would argue the benefits that come from an engaged workforce, particularly in retail, which is fundamentally a people business and the UK’s biggest private-sector employer. To win in a competitive market, you need brilliant […]

Building an alumni network can seem like a mammoth undertaking, and you would be right to think that. The type of corporate alumni community that drives value and opportunity does not spring up overnight. However, […]

There has been a lot of focus on employee retention in HR circles of late, and with good reason. High rates of elective employee turnover are expensive and inconvenient, not to mention look bad for […]

No modern-day business can live up to its potential without alumni program support. However, because this process lies on the far side of the employee experience, companies tend to forget one very important thing – […]

Recruiting millennials can be a tall order. Known as the job-hopping generation, they change companies three times more often than members of other generations, according to a recent Gallup report. In fact, their turnover cost […]

Your corporate alumni talent pool is a goldmine. By now, most HR professionals realize that an alumni program can promote and protect an employer brand and even serve as a critical step on the road […]

What would it feel like to lead a community where members engaged without any effort on your part? Where each day, members posted hundreds of questions, stories, and self-organized events, and others responded within minutes […]

Technology is enabling virtual events, but how can you blend the physical with digital to really capture your community’s imagination? To really make your mark and stand out from the crowd you’ll need to invest […]

And yes, one is alumni: hire boomerangs! Lots of ink has been spilled about the shortage of digital talent and how companies have to reengineer their recruitment and learning programs to attract and retrain staff […]