Posts by Ross Clennett

My most recent blog about the contrasting approaches of two prospective employers prominent in my daughter’s recent search for a new job has drawn many comments; on the original blog, in person to me at the RSCA Conference last week in Hobart, and via a LinkedIn post. The comment that perfectly encapsulated the difference between…

It’s hard to have any sympathy for employers who are bemoaning the ‘skills shortage’ only to learn their behaviour demonstrates a mindset more akin to last century’s rather than the present one. My 21-year-old daughter, Nikki (photo, right) , recently completed her Certificate 111 in Patisserie after a disrupted year of full-time study in 2021…

Australians continued to digest the news this week that our most recent ex-Prime Minister secretly appointed himself to five ministries and the Premier of our largest state was looking suitably embarrassed as the report into the ‘jobs for the boy’s appointment of ex-Minister, John Barilaro to a plum New York trade commissioner job was made…

On Sunday the reigning English Premier League champions, Manchester City opened their title defence with a victory over West Ham United. City’s two goals were both scored by Norwegian striker Erling Haaland (pictured, above), in his debut game for the club. Haaland’s transfer from German club, Borussia Dortmund (who play in the German equivalent of…

It’s amazing (or maybe not) how quickly C-suite sentiment about the importance of their workers turns when market conditions change. Big 4 accounting and consulting firm, Deloitte, recently released their H1 2022 CFO Sentiment survey results. Comprehensively, with daylight second, the most nominated response to the category ‘Risks of most concern to CFOs over the…

Last Saturday night my wife and I went to a party; leaving our 15-year-old son to decide which of the normal array of takeaway options he would order in. Against my wife’s better judgment he ordered McDonald’s, to be delivered by Menulog. Fast forward two hours, despite multiple follow-ups, and an app message advising ‘order…

The release of the May 2022 vacancy data (above) provides gloomy reading for the nation’s employers but great news for the eight thousand recruitment agencies around the country. The demographics point to the almost guaranteed certainty that the soaring vacancy rate won’t be dropping back to anything like historical norms any time soon. Vacancies climbed…

It appears I am in a world of overwhelming feedback. I am asked for Google reviews and Trip Advisor reviews. Netflix wants me to rate the shows I watch, Comminsure wants me to rate their service and every time I have an interaction with a CBA employee I receive a request to complete a survey…

Earlier this week Sidekicker announced that it has raised $AUD 20 million from shareholder Seek Investments. In 2016 SEEK acquired a minority stake in Sidekicker for an undisclosed amount in excess of $1 million. Additional funding to the tune of $10 million was provided in 2019 According to an Australian Financial Review article posted earlier…

When I left the safety of a permanent full-time job for the unknown of self-employment, 19 years ago, I was an outlier in my cohort of employed friends. My son had just turned 4 and my daughter was two and my relationship with their mother was over. I no longer had a marriage or a…