Recruitment
ATC Summary: How to avoid being AI-ed out of your job or career
The standout, among many highlights, of each annual Australian Talent Conference is the closing keynote. ATC co-founder, and one of the most respected people in the world of recruitment, Kevin Wheeler, traditionally closes the two conference days with his Fearless Forecast presentation in which he makes predictions about the way in which companies hire and get…
Read MoreIs that a muddy, smelly swamp I see at the end of the lowest-price highway?
In a recent conversation with a recruitment agency owner, we were discussing the latest demands for margin reductions. He informed me that one of his clients wanted to include his agency on the (ASX-listed) company’s PSA to supply IT contractors. On the surface, this would appear to be good news. However the sting in the…
Read MoreInterview with 2017 RI Recruiter of the Year: Matthew Cossens of Aurec
Ross: What was your background prior to becoming a recruiter and how did you come to choose recruitment as a career? Matthew: Prior to recruitment I was working as both a Fishmonger and in Retail Sales while completing a Bachelor Degree in HR/Management. On completing my degree it was recommended that I try a career in…
Read MoreOne year on: Interview with RCSA CEO, Charles Cameron
Charles Cameron, addressing the RCSA International Conference, 25 August 2016 Port Douglas, Queensland Ross: Welcome Charles and congratulations on your one year anniversary with the RCSA. How different, or similar, has your experience of the role been compared to your expectations of the role when you started in May last year? Charles: Hi Ross, to be honest, the amount…
Read MoreABS Update: Contractors hit 1 million; weekly agency temp market 133,500
Last week the Australian Bureau of Statistics released Characteristics of Employment (6333.0, August 2016) which is always an interesting peek under the hood of the Australian labour market. Here are some selected pieces of data from the survey (all data is at August 2016): Contractors There were just over1 million persons who were independent contractors 72% male, 28%…
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,…
Read MoreThe endless questions and dilemmas about consultant commission schemes
Is there such a thing as the ideal commission scheme? Should we have a deficit scheme? If we have a deficit scheme, should we wipe the deficit at the end of the year? How frequently should we pay commission? Should commission be paid based on invoices or cash received? When should commission kick in? Should…
Read MoreOut-of-industry CEOs: A breath of fresh air or a cocky fish-out-of-water?
Recently installed Clarius CEO, Peter Wilson (ex-Datacom) wasn’t pulling any punches last week when he announced three recent senior level hires; new CTO Lee Bustin (ex-GroupM), new head of candidate management Leah Thode (self-employed leadership consultant and coach since 2010) and new director of on-demand and outsourcing services Stafia Giannakis (ex-Datacom). These three arrivals join new regional…
Read MoreIs your candidate just very confident or really a charismatic narcissist?
Having conducted over three thousand interviews, mainly with accounting staff of all levels of skill from accounts clerks to CFOs, I became very used to minimising the charisma factor in an interview. From hard experience I found that the confidence a candidate displayed in an interview did not necessarily translate to performance on the job.…
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