Posts Tagged ‘recruitment industry’
Optimism: Our industry’s greatest attribute and greatest weakness
Things are rocking right now. It’s clear from the conversations I’ve had with many people in the recruitment industry since the beginning of the year that the market is moving at Usain Bolt-like speed. Agencies are reporting record levels of job registrations and the subsequent placements are leading to healthy bottom line results. The other…
Read MoreIs recruitment in Australia still dominated by bias, racism and sexism?
In the run up to International Women’s Day this past Tuesday, I couldn’t help but notice a couple of news articles that were a sobering reminder that many people responsible for recruitment are still operating from a mindset that remains from last century. The first was reported in industry news service, ShortList: SEEK data reveals…
Read MoreFacebook jobs: a massive win for genuine recruitment consultants
Last week we saw the official confirmation of what has been an open secret for some years: Job postings on Facebook. LinkedIn’s dominance in the corporate recruiting world has been unchallenged due its unmatched depth of high skill professionals available on its platform. The price of the not-free LinkedIn recruitment offerings has made it clear that large enterprises recruiting…
Read MoreCan years of education predict work performance?
I received a lot of positive feedback in response to my last blog Why many CEOs fail: They talk smart but don’t act smart. Clearly many people in the recruitment sector have witnessed the same thing whether inside their own company or inside a client’s company. Looking at the recent actions of President Trump, it’s obvious…
Read MoreSummer down under: the music recruiters will be listening to
I love music. I can’t play an instrument but ever since I was about 9, I have been fascinated by music of all kinds. Growing up in 1970s Hobart there was only two commercial stations (7HO and 7HT) and the ABC. I listened to the only commercial station that played music all the time…
Read MoreAnother moronic ‘the recruitment industry is dead’ article
I try very hard to ignore the frequent blogs and articles that either (a) pronounce the impending demise of the recruitment industry or (b) hysterically highlight what the author sees as some fatal flaw or failure of the industry. You’re almost certainly guaranteed that such a piece is written by, or contains quotes from, the…
Read MoreFarewell and thank you, Claudia Gray
Last week the RCSA announced that long time staff member, Claudia Gray, currently the Learning Centre and Major Events Manager, would be retiring from her job with the RCSA, her last day at work being 18 November 2016. Claudia started her employment with the RCSA in 2002 when there was only a handful of RCSA…
Read MoreTalent is the #1 priority for 79 per cent of companies: Yeah right!
I regularly read recruitment industry vendor research, articles and white papers. The quality of these reports varies greatly, as I have blogged about previously. The most recent one I cast my eyes over was the LinkedIn Talent Solutions Australia Recruiting Trends 2017: What you need to know about the state of talent acquisition. The fine print tells me…
Read MoreVale Marc Garside
I was greatly saddened to hear of Marc Garside’s passing this week.Although originally from the UK, the majority of Marc’s recruitment career was spent in Australia. Marc had leadership roles at Robert Walters, Recruitment Solutions and Chandler Macleod. He also established his own recruitment agency in the early 2000s and, more recently, established an online…
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…
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