Posts Tagged ‘recruitment’
The Hidden Profit Available Inside Your Recruitment Company
I wasn’t at the RCSA Conference last month on Hamilton Island, but from all accounts it was an excellent conference (well done Julie, Claudia etc, at the RCSA). As usual, Jo Knox from Recruiter Daily was pumping out newsworthy articles from the various presentations and one in particular caught my eye. It…
Read MoreWhat’s the Standard of Your Marketing Communication?
I recently received the following email via a recruiter who had it forwarded to her from one of her clients, who had it sent to her from a recruitment agency. I wouldn’t have believed it if I hadn’t read it. I have cut and pasted the email, exactly as it was forwarded to…
Read More5 ways to improve your results without spending a cent
As a rookie recruiter many years ago, I was told a by an old hand in recruitment, while we were sharing a convivial drink, that ‘recruitment is simple but that doesn’t mean it’s easy’. Over the years I have had reason to reflect on the truth of that statement many times and it’s hard to…
Read MoreCandidate assessment and selection – the rusty skill
This article orginally appeared in InSight issue 74, published on 25 March 2009 Six years ago, in the twilight months of my recruitment career, I recruited the role of Human Resources Director for a large ASX listed retailer. I reviewed over 150 resumes of which a large number were very well credentialed for…
Read MoreWhy use a recruitment agency?
This article was originally published in Issue 67 of InSight on 4 February 2009 The current employment market has thrown up a lot of challenges for recruitment agencies, not just in Australia but across the globe. One of the most confronting ones is relevance. This is a very familiar…
Read MoreThe 6 Biggest Mistakes Recruiters Make in a Tough Market
Undoubtedly recruiters are working in a very challenging market. Whether you look at public company results, any job index you care to name or the headlines in the general media, it’s all pretty sobering stuff. I worked in two tough markets, 1991/2 in Sydney and then 2001/2 in Melbourne. Co-incidentally both geographic markets were ones…
Read MoreWhat Australia’s champion cricket coach can teach recruiters
How does a person who has never been a successful top level cricketer, assist the likes of Shane Warne, Glenn McGrath, Ricky Ponting, Adam Gilchrist and Steve Waugh to become better cricketers? This was the question constantly being put to, and asked of, Australia’s just-appointed national cricket coach, John Buchanan when he was promoted from…
Read MoreHow to help your clients avoid failed new hires
This article originally appeared in Issue 66 of InSight published 28th January 2009 I have failed in a job. No surprise, really because many people fail in jobs, every day. Having worked in recruitment since 1989, I have interviewed many candidates who have failed in jobs, witnessed colleagues fail in jobs and…
Read MoreAre you Opportunity-Minded?
This article originally appeared in Issue 65 of InSight published 21st January 2009 After his elevation from semi-retirement to the Tasmanian Parliament in June last year, I wrote about my Uncle Ross (Butler) in InSight 37 as an example of the new career possibilities available to Australia’s seniors. This New Year’s…
Read MoreGihan Perera interviews Ross Clennett: 12/11/08
After significant feedback from clients and subscribers, I have decided to offer membership to RossClennett.com which will provide members-only access to a range of professional development products and services, currently unavailable to the general public. One of main features of membership includes expert interviews with leading recruitment figures, available in audio format to…
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