Welcome to the Alva Blog

How foodora uses Alva to scale competitively

About the author: With three years of recruitment experience backed by a degree in Psychology, foodora recruiter Olivia Winkvist understands the value of having technology in the recruitment process...

Diversity and Inclusion, Talent Acquisition

Why Independent Contributors are key to your success

Ninety percent of our workforce isn’t made up of managerial staff; it’s made up of the people that they manage. So when we’re thinking about how to progress that 90% of people, we cannot just expect...

Leadership, Internal Mobility, Soft Skills

How to assess leadership potential

“Promotions are a vital part of the career advancement process in organizations.” DeSouza, 2002. Why? When we work, we hope that we’re using our skills and talents in the service of something bigger...

Leadership, Internal Mobility

The Horn Effect – what is it and how can you prevent it from damaging your organisation

Ever read a CV with a word that was misspelled? Found yourself mumbling things like “sloppy”, “dumb” or similar and then put that CV in the rejection pile? Well my friend, then you have fallen victim...

Candidate Experience, Diversity and Inclusion

Your next promotion is going to fail unless you take action.

Nearly 40% of all internal promotions end in failure. There are many reasons for this: the usual suspects apply, we don’t think deeply enough about why we’re making promotions and, too often, we end...

Diversity and Inclusion, Emerging Trends

Why increasing your talent pool will help you find hidden talent - and beat your competition

In June 2021, Gallup found that 57% of U.S. workers want to update their skills and 48% would consider switching jobs to do it.

So with 52% of people willing to leaving employers who don’t support...

Diversity and Inclusion, Talent Acquisition