Posts Tagged ‘recruitment industry’
The 15 most influential people in the recruitment industry in past 60 years
In last week’s article, I listed the top five nominations in the peer vote of those in the Australian recruitment industry that have been the most influential people over the past sixty years. Those nominations were: John Plummer (Senior), Greg Savage, Geoff Morgan and Andrew Banks, Geoff Slade and Julia Ross. These five nominations (6 individuals)…
Read MoreThe 5 most influential people in the recruitment industry in the past 60 years
To coincide with the 60th anniversary of the founding of one of Australia’s pioneering recruitment agencies, Centacom, I selected over one hundred people from the Australian recruitment industry and asked them to nominate the most (up to 10) influential people (based on their subjective view) from our industry over the past sixty years. I asked…
Read MoreHays 2013/14 results: UK & Ireland division drives profit rise
As regular readers will know, I am a keen observer of Hays. This is not just because I started my recruitment career at Hays (then called Accountancy Personnel in the UK) but because they have built a recruitment business model that has consistently delivered outstanding financial results. The Hays plc annual report for 2014 covers…
Read MoreAre you delivering niche marketing or corporate blanding?
I was MC at the ATC Sourcing Conference in Melbourne last week. It was, as usual, an excellent day of learning with a varied array of speakers who made the audience think carefully about the future of recruitment through the lens of sourcing. Here’s a summary of the major points I took away from…
Read MoreGlobal staffing industry sales top $400 billion
The recent RCSA International Conference held in Queenstown had a variety of industry speakers and one of the most interesting was Barry Asin, the President of Staffing Industry Analysts who, as the name suggests, compile data and undertake research on the staffing (recruitment) industry on a global basis. There was so much of interest that Barry shared, I thought I…
Read MoreA call to recruitment industry women to speak
The RCSA International Conference 2014 was a resounding success. The conference was sold out, the speakers were varied and educational, the social events were a lot of fun and the host city, Queenstown, New Zealand was simply spectacular. The only dampener on the whole event can be seen from the following summary that I presented to…
Read MoreDo we really need recruiters on 457 visas?
The Federal Government has just released the latest 457 visa report. It makes for interesting reading. The headline statistics are: The number of subclass 457 primary visas granted , 51,940, in the 2013-14 year was 24.2 per cent lower than the previous year, 68 480. The number of primary visa holders in Australia on 30 June 2014 was 108,870, 0.8…
Read MoreDo your clients really know what you do for them?
The recruitment industry is an easy and constant target for the cynics and critics of our sector. ‘Body shop merchants’, ‘charlatans’ and ‘rip off artists’ are probably some of the more printable labels hung on us. Why does this happen? Unmet or mismanaged customer expectations would be a reasonable summary of the many complaints some…
Read MoreSoft free kicks in the media continue for ‘internet recruitment entrepreneurs’
The resources-stretched mainstream media are always a sucker for the latest ‘internet entrepreneur’ hoping to put a dent in the traditional recruitment industry. If you are a young female entrepreneur with the older blokes in private equity backing you, then all the better. This week former Bain & Company associate-turned-entrepreneur Bridget Loudon was the beneficiary…
Read MoreThe recruitment industry: Giving back in a big way
Three months ago, in InSight 315, I mentioned the great fundraising and community work that a handful of recruitment agencies undertake. I invited readers to advise me of any other recruitment agencies doing great in this areas. A handful of people responded. Here is brief summary of what I received (I have edited much…
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