Posts Tagged ‘innovation’
Another recruitment innovator shakes things up
As Richard Branson proved, time and again, it takes an industry outsider (almost always) to truly innovate and create a genuinely different offering. One of the current recruitment sector innovators is 22-year-old Genevieve George a Gen Y entrepreneur with no recruitment experience (other than as a job seeker) who has established OneShift, a short-term job…
Read MoreDo you have a future like Talent International’s or Boston Kennedy’s?
It’s been an interesting month for the business of recruitment in Australia. Earlier this month, IT specialist recruitment agency Talent International made a massive splash with their mega-event Talent Unleashed at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney (check out the very slick 4 minute video of the event). An audience of clients, contractors and TI staff…
Read MoreWhat I learned at the Australasian Talent Conference 2011
I have attended all 5 ATCs held in Sydney. They have all been very interesting in their own way and a valuable source of trends and case studies for my speaking, writing, training and coaching. I am still digesting everything I learned at the event, so before anything escapes my over-flowing brain, here’s a quick…
Read MoreAdventures of a (linchpin) job seeker
This is a story that I find to be both inspiring and revealing. It demonstrates what is possible when a motivated and resourceful job seeker decides not to play by the rules and, in fact, changes the game. This is the story of Ellison Bloomfield. Ellison is a HR…
Read MoreAtlassian32 – the story (and lessons) so far
In August 2009 I blogged about the innovative recruitment campaign of Australian software company, Atlassian. This campaign invited open slather recruitment agency participation … with a catch. The Atlassian32 campaign was launched with the purpose of hiring 32 software engineers for their Sydney head office. After I posted the article on my blog…
Read More