Posts by Ross Clennett
Banjo PR Disaster: The well-meaning but incompetent interviewer
Two weeks ago, Sydney advertising agency, Banjo , found itself in the middle of a social media storm when one of its hiring managers, at the end of an interview, said to the candidate (of Sri Lankan origin): “the client might be alarmed by having three brown skin people attend a meeting.” SmartCompany reported as…
Read MoreMichael Page in deep snow: A monumental failure of leadership
It’s a month now since the Michael Page ski trip to Mt Buller became very bad news for the company, very quickly. The resulting publicity was a nightmare of epic proportions (just search ‘Michael Page ski weekend’ to see how widely it was covered). As you can read from an anonymous comment on my original blog about this incident (22/07/2016), it…
Read MoreTime to Fill: A recruitment disaster story (for some)
The 2016 Australasian Talent Conference was another high quality event from Trevor Vas, Kevin Wheeler and the ATC team. I took a lot away from the two days of listening to speakers, exploring exhibitor offerings and extending my network in the local talent community. I attended a very informative session by CEB Executive Advisor in HR Practice Aadil…
Read MoreHow the Six Degrees Executive back office team drives their culture
(Photo: The winning SDE team at the 2016 Recruitment International Awards. Co-founders Nick Hindhaugh (pictured second from right) and Paul Hallam (third from right). At the Recruitment International Awards (Australia), held in Sydney on 28 April 2016 Six Degrees Executive won two awards: The Best Company to Work For (Medium) and Best Back Office Team .Six Degrees Executive is…
Read MoreMichael Page employees go skiing … downhill all the way
Michael Page International has been operating in Australia for around 30 years. When I was a temp accounting recruiter in the Sydney CBD, back in the 1990s, Michael Page together with Morgan & Banks represented my strongest competition. I respected the company’s competitive nature and the skills of their consultants. Until this past weekend, I…
Read MoreLessons in high performance: Usain Bolt “… forever cussing my mistakes”
I have just finished reading the autobiography of six-time Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt (Faster Than Lightning: My Story by Usain Bolt with Matt Allen, HarperSport, 2013). I doubt any readers need an introduction to the 29 year old, Jamaican sprinter however just in case you have been living under a rock these past eight…
Read MoreRCSA 2016 Excellence in Candidate Care Winner: Cox Purtell
At the RCSA Gala Ball on 26 May, Cox Purtell was announced as the winner of the RCSA (Aus) 2016 Excellence in Candidate Care Award. This week Cox Purtell Managing Director, James Purtell, took time out of his day to answer a few of my questions about Cox Purtell’s approach to candidate care. …
Read MoreIs charging temps/contractors a ‘payroll admin fee’ a new low for our industry?
I seem to be very late to the story on this one. Early last year, people2people Shared Services Manager, Lisa Johnson had this issue raised with her in the comments section of her people2people blog Is your recruiter ripping you off? and subsequently Lisa wrote a follow up blog later in the year Who Wins When a Recruitment Agency Charges…
Read MoreHays: Still a force but Japanese invaders pose new threat
Last week I wrote about the recognition Hays Australia recently received as a top performing business (using the measure of return on shareholders’ funds). This week I have a closer look at the trends of the local Hays business over the past five years. The information I have listed below is for the combined Australia…
Read MoreHays: A top 10 performing Australian business across all sectors
Last week some fascinating financial data was released by economic research firm, IBISWorld. IBISWorld founder, Phil Ruthven decided to scrutinise all large enterprises in Australia, not just the home grown or ASX-listed ones, over five years to 2015, to identify the highest performing enterprises measured by return on shareholders’ funds (ROSF). He removed those companies with tiny capitalisation,…
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