Recruitment
Recruitment consulting is officially a misunderstood job
The perennial misunderstanding of the key skills and core competencies that make up the job of a recruitment consultant is formalised in the Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA) website. JSA is the Albanese government’s replacement for the Morrison government’s National Skills Commission. Its mission “is to be a catalyst in activating the potential of Australia’s…
Read MoreSMAART co-founder goes clean and comes clean about his rollercoaster life
One of the highlights of the recent ATC was an on-stage interview between SMAART Recruitment Director, James Witcombe and SMAART Recruitment co-founder, Stu Holmes (pictured above). Holmes was Witcombe’s boss for ten years before Holmes left SMAART in 2015. Holmes left SMAART because his substance abuse led to untenable behavioural problems at work. Following his…
Read MoreOverseas workers good – rising participation rate better
I returned from last week’s Australasian Talent Conference (ATC) with renewed optimism about the increasing importance of workers, recruitment and recruitment agencies. Listening to world-leading talent experts, Dart Lindsley and Kevin Wheeler and other presenters on the various speaker stages at Luna Park, together with recent survey and data releases, reinforced my positive mindset. The…
Read MoreVale Colin Kerr (1965 – 2023)
Sydney contract recruiter, Colin Kerr passed away as a result of a tragic accident on Melbourne Cup afternoon. Colin had worked at [axr] Recruitment & Search for nearly three years, having previously worked in Australia at u&u recruitment partners (5 years), Talent 2 (nearly 10 years), Ambition (18 months) and Morgan and & Banks (5…
Read MoreWho is more difficult to find and keep – a good candidate, a good client or a good recruiter?
Earlier this year my eldest son, then 23, quit his graduate job after months. There were a number of things he found frustrating with his employer however one of the most significant was he didn’t know whether he was meeting his boss’s expectations. There had been a complete absence of feedback. The final straw on…
Read MoreWhy effective recruitment is more important than ever (especially for public sector jobs)
If there was any doubt as to the importance of effective recruiters and recruitment processes to the many and varied public sector employers it’s been made plain by recent moves in both Australia and across the Pacific. The Federal Government, this week, announced the funding of 5000 scholarships to teaching students who begin studying in…
Read MoreHow Andrew Banks and Geoff Morgan were decades ahead of their time
The recruitment processes that allowed “me too” agencies to survive, or even thrive, in past decades are struggling today. Those business-sustaining personal relationships fade over time and are not sufficient to ensure success. Who would have imagined your suitability as a recruitment agency would be determined by quality processes, compliance, technology capability, data security, account…
Read MoreLying by jobseekers is widespread and rising (and it’s obvious why)
I love that recruiters are, overwhelmingly, optimists. Optimists are generally great to work for and work with. I admit I am biased because optimism is my top character strength. However, this character strength may easily become a significant liability when a level of skepticism is necessary during the hiring process to ensure candidates are not…
Read MoreRecruiter’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,…
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