❔️Did you know you can set up email templates in Mailerlite even when you only have the free version?
Allowing you to copy across your newsletter layout without having to start from scratch every time!
A quick step by step -
Start creating your campaign as you normally would, but rather than adding your content - focus purely on the layout…
💡Where you want your logo to go
💡Any buttons or links
💡Placing of the body of the content etc
Once you’re happy with your layout, finish editing and you have a template in your drafts that you can rinse and repeat!
You can even save it to a folder if you love a bit of organisation like me 🙂
Not only will this save you time, but being consistent with your e-newsletter design will help your readers to recognise your brand ⭐️
This is just one of the useful features of Mailerlite! Interested in finding out more and how I can help you? DM to arrange a complimentary 30-minute call with me 📩
How are things looking for you this month?
Organised? Chaotic? Or maybe what feels like a never ending rollercoaster of the two? 🎢
I see so many HR Consultants who have branched out and set up their own business, only to be caught up doing things like -
⭐️Implementing a BreatheHR system
⭐️Updating joiners/leavers, annual leave, etc
⭐️Contract mail-outs
⭐️Candidate management
⭐️Creating branded templates
⭐️E-newsletter drafting and scheduling
But if they were still in the ‘corporate’ world, they’d have a team to delegate those things to.
So why not have an assistant to support with those things in your business too? 🤔
I’m currently working with a number of HR Consultants supporting them with all of the above, and I’d love to connect with more of you to chat about how I can help you in your business in 2024 🙌
Contact me today to arrange a chat 📧
#hrconsulting #hradmin #hrassistant #uksmallbiz #ukbusinessowners #hrsupport #ukhr #cipd #emarketing #virtualassistant
People won’t always see the value in what you do.
When things like this happen, it can hurt and knock your confidence (especially if you are a sensitive soul like me!)
But these experiences can also give you the opportunity to reflect.
When this happened to me last year, it made me look a bit more closely at who I was spending my time with and who I was giving my energy to. It made me get clearer on my own values and the importance of them.
This year I want to focus on supporting business owners who share my core values.
Honesty. Respect. Connection. Kindness. Trust.
What values do you appreciate in other people? Let me know in the comments.
Come on a mini tour of Breathe HR with me (and my first venture into video content 🫣 )
Breathe is cloud-based, making it easy to access wherever you are whenever you need it.
Some key features I like in Breathe -
🏖️ Holiday/Absence tracking, plus a handy calendar so you can see who is off when AND a holiday calculator to work out leave allowances
🗃️ Document storage - keep all your key docs such as onboarding ID, contracts and contact details in one place
📒 Notes - add notes from 1-1s (no more wondering which notebook you kept that info in!)
📊 Reporting function - need a list of everyone's start date? Or maybe you need to do a mini audit on RTW documents - just a couple of reports you can run in Breathe
❓ Company documents - a hub for things like an employee handbook that the team can access when they need.
Interested in finding out more about the features of BreatheHR and whether it's the right solution for your business? DM to arrange a complimentary 30 minute call with me.
#breathehr #breathehrpartner #hradmin #hrsupport #hrproject #doneforyouprovider
Rounding up this little 'recruitment' mini series with...induction.
In-whatnow? 🤷♀️ 🤷♂️ 🤷♀️
Induction.
An extension to your onboarding, a solid induction should help someone integrate into the team, learn more about the organisation as a whole and their role in it.
No, I'm not talking about a 1 day quick fire intro before you throw them in the deep end. We are over (or should be 🫠 ) the days of 'sink or swim'.
So, what kind of things should you avoid when it comes to creating an effective induction plan?
💡 Providing too much, too soon - we don't need to give all the information on day one. First days are overwhelming for all kinds of reasons, so a stepped approach is usually better
💡 One-size fits all approach - ideally, we want to tailor each induction to take into account the role of those joining, any specific needs they may have, prior knowledge etc.
💡 Not including the team - I'm going to say it agaaaiiiiiin - your people are your biggest asset. Talk to them, find out if there is anything that they think might make the induction programme better, or maybe there are role-specific bits of information that should be included. Induction should be a shared process.
💡 Not making space for culture or values - yes induction needs to cover key elements of compliance and business, but it should still feel like it aligns with your business, your culture and your values. It shouldn't feel like some stuffy add on that you downloaded from some website.
💡 Not making use of feedback - have you asked any of your existing team how they found their induction? If not, why not? As your business evolves, so should your processes.
What other things do you think can be stumbling blocks when it comes to creating an effective induction?
#ukvirtualassistant #ukrecruitment #ukhr #hrassistant #hradmin #induction #onboarding
