Posts by Ross Clennett
Recruiter’s claim reveals the ugly truth of why many women are leaving corporate leadership roles
Unsurprisingly, a new study has revealed it’s harder for a woman to reach a senior leadership role than a man, and once they’re there, it’s more likely that they’ll leave. The report from LeanIn.org and McKinsey & Company found that women leaders are leaving their companies at the highest rate ever and the gap between…
Read MoreLatest Federal Government labour hire panel throws up a few quirky winners
The federal Government, through the Department of Finance continues to add to the 2023 – 2027 recruitment panel, People Panel Phase 2 – Labour Hire Services, with further additions notified last month. Among the 17 businesses added to the panel the most well-known are Aurec, Ashley Services, Bluefin Resources, Ignite, Robert Walters, Talent International, AWX,…
Read MoreCredit alert – 44% of workers question their choice of new job after only one week
Above: responses to “How long does it take you to decide whether your new job is a fit?” One of the features of a strong labour market is the willingness of workers to quit their job without a new job to go to. A microcosm of this trend was right in front of me…
Read MoreThe Four Day Week makes commercial sense (otherwise it won’t stick)
The four-days-work-for-five days’ pay debate is getting a little heated as bosses from another era find it hard to comprehend that such a policy makes any sense. This approach is best encapsulated by Peter Strong, the former chief executive of the Council of Small Business Organisations Australia, who let fly with Opinion: Peter Strong on…
Read MoreStop! Use my 11 question checklist before you hire another ‘experienced’ agency recruiter
When a recruitment agency owner or leader makes their own hiring mistake, it’s mostly with an experienced recruiter. The assessment process that, almost always, is much more thorough when hiring a rookie seems to go out the window when a person with at least two years’ recruitment agency experience is front of them. The overwhelming…
Read MoreSelling a recruitment agency for life-changing money: Q&A with Robert van Stokrom
L to R: Eddy Bidese (2004), Robert van Stokrom (2004) and Robert (2023 at the SHAPE Conference with Robert Darby, MD – GBS Recruitment) Many recruitment agency owners dream of selling their business for ‘life-changing money’ however very few accomplish it. Former DFP Recruitment CEO, Robert van Stokrom is one of those few. Van Stokrom…
Read MoreWhat drives performance more than skill and culture? The answer will surprise you.
Last season my youngest son’s under-15 soccer team had a remarkable turnaround from the beginning to the end of the 2022 season. In the grading component of the season they won one game out of ten and finished third from bottom and were placed in division 3. Three players left the team and a new…
Read MoreRemote work – how about one week out of four in the office?
Image credit: Unispace This week I have come across three new pieces on remote work and all are worthwhile companion pieces to my blog of earlier this month Even Zoom has mandated a return to the office – so what now for remote work? Recruiting Brainfood curator Hung Lee published an excellent blog Recap on…
Read MoreThe evidence is clear – more employers are using counter offers (because they work)
Beware the false positive Applying for a job is not necessarily a strong signal that a candidate wants another job. Attending an interview is not necessarily a strong signal that a candidate wants another job. Progressing through a hiring process is not necessarily a strong signal that a candidate wants another job. Receiving a written…
Read MoreEven Zoom has mandated a return to the office – so what now for remote work?
Image credit: © 123RF Free Images It was quite a shock, earlier this week, via The New York Times, to read that the platform synonymous with remote work, Zoom, announce that any employees living “within 50 miles of a Zoom office” must now work in the office “at least two days a week.” As arsTECHNICA…
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