Posts Tagged ‘Michael Page’
Michael 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 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 MoreThe reality of recruitment: What should videos say?
There’s an old recruitment joke that’s been doing the rounds for years about a recently deceased HR Manager (insert lawyer, management consultant etc) arriving at the Pearly Gates and being given a tour of Heaven and Hell with a view to choosing where they wish to spend eternity. Heaven was serene and pleasant…
Read MoreHow serious is the recruitment industry about recruiting its own? 2013 update
Two years ago I decided to do some research to see how various high profile firms in the recruitment industry were approaching the job of attracting their own potential employees through a dedicated careers site. The results were embarrassing and I concluded: Based on this sample, I award the recruitment sector an overall grade of…
Read MoreWhich agencies are best taking advantage of their LinkedIn presence?
In preparation for my review of recruitment agencies’ career sites, which I will be publishing next month, I decided to have a look at how effectively recruitment agencies are using both their careers page (additional fee) and company page (free) on LinkedIn. For many recruitment agencies, having an effective presence on LinkedIn is part…
Read MoreHow serious is the recruitment industry about recruiting its own? 2012 update
This time last year I decided to do a bit of research to see how effective various high profile firms in the recruitment industry were at the basics of recruiting their own staff, ie having an effective careers site. I rationalised it thus: Given most job seekers who want to find out about working for…
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