Posts by Ross Clennett
RecruitLoop shuts: Another recruitment ‘disruptor’ quietly dies
As the Australian recruitment industry continues to flourish one of the this decade’s more prominent recruitment industry disruptors quietly closed its doors recently. RecruitLoop launched in early 2011 promising a “stress-free recruitment process” while “slashing the cost of traditional recruitment support by up to 80%”. As any recruiter knows there’s no such thing as low-cost…
Read MoreSEEK’s surge pricing – the response and some 2020 predictions
It should be a very interesting few days on the Gold Coast this week. The World Employment Conference, co-hosted by the RCSA and the World Employment Confederation (with SEEK, along with Indeed, as Platinum Sponsors) as a kicks off at the Sheraton Mirage on Main Beach this afternoon. No doubt the hot topic of the…
Read MoreIt’s official – SEEK move to surge pricing
The big news for the local recruitment industry today was SEEK announcing, via an email to customers this morning, their long-anticipated move to variable pricing. No specific implementation date has been released other than it’s going to be post 1 December 2019. Variable pricing is the Holy Grail for job boards looking to leave as…
Read MoreThe Savage Truth book review
On Wednesday 28 February 2018, Greg and I had lunch in Sydney. The two of us catching up was not unusual as we have known each other since November 1990, when I accepted his offer to join Temporary Solutions as a temp consultant as part of the Sydney accounting team. This catch up was slightly…
Read MoreThe rise and RISE of Talent International: Richard Earl interview (parts 1 & 2)
Talent International (Talent) commenced business in 1995, initially operating out of Richard Earl’s Perth home. Opening a Talent office in Sydney four years later began an expansion of Talent’s footprint , first across Australia, then into New Zealand in 2009, the UK (in 2012), continental Europe (in 2016), USA (in 2016) with the latest Talent…
Read MoreIs coachability the #1 reason new hires fail, really?
What is the most common reason new hires fail? A three-year study, by USA-based, Leadership IQ, of 5,247 hiring managers from 312 public, private, business and healthcare organisations, who collectively hired more than 20,000 employees during the study period, has provided the answer as to why 46% of newly-hired employees will fail within 18 months.…
Read MoreMason makes astonishing plea to retake control of Rubicor
The second Rubicor creditors meeting was held on Monday 9 September. The administrators, based on further developments prior to the meeting, withdrew their support for their original recommendation of Polygon’s DOCA (Deed of Company Arrangement), stating: “It is our position that none of the proponents have provided sufficient evidence that any of the DOCA arrangements…
Read MoreRubicor creditors stare into the abyss of incompetence and debt
It’s been just over four weeks since the Rubicor Group went into voluntary administration. In my blog of that week I outlined the specific culpability of the Rubicor directors; Angus Mason, Sharad Loomba and David Hutchison. The Rubior administrators, Joanne Dunn and John Park of FTI Consulting, have just released their Report to Creditors (Report).…
Read MoreIn defence of KPIs (and what the evidence suggests)
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) are one of the most misunderstood concepts in the recruitment sector. To clarify what KPIs are: KPIs are the most important activities and results that underpin the level of performance required for the successful fulfilment of a person’s role. The effective use of KPIs leverages an employee’s time, leading to higher…
Read MoreA giant has fallen: V. John Plummer, 6 August 1928 – 14 August 2019
The Australian recruitment industry lost one of its very best when Victor John Plummer, FRCSA (Life), passed away last Wednesday, one week past his 91st birthday. Mr Plummer was best known as the owner and Managing Director of Centacom Staffing; a leading Australian recruitment agency for temporary office placements for thirty years, until it was…
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