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The best leaders do less, not more
Successful recruiters that consistently deliver high numbers do so because they are constantly in action. Every minute of every day of every week of every month is an opportunity to make more placements as quickly as possible. To work in the same office as Graham Whelan or Andrew Marty was to witness an incredible level of personal productivity on…
Read MoreCareerOne’s jump to our side of the recruitment industry: bad news or not?
“We’re not a job board anymore”: CareerOne CareerOne has abandoned its job board in favour of a “skills marketplace” …….. the company is now actively working to change perceptions about its business. ShortList, 11 March 2014 CareerOne strategy “Flipping 180 degrees” CareerOne is refocusing on its core job board platform as part of a…
Read MoreTalent Agent: much talked about but still a very long way off
I was recently sorting out some old files and came across a presentation I made for an RCSA event in 2006. In this presentation I covered the changing market for candidates and made a prediction (far from new, even ten years ago) that agency recruiters would need to become Talent Managers as the balance of…
Read MoreBanjo 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. …
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