Posts Tagged ‘statistics’
Global profit up 12%: Inside the Hays financial results for 2011/12
As Australia comes to the end of the 2012/13 financial year reporting season, the recruitment sector is digesting the flat market performance of its few remaining ASX –listed companies (my annual review of the performance of the publicly-listed recruitment companies will be out in early October). Overall it’s been a pretty uninspiring year for those…
Read MoreFifteen things about the Australian labour market you probably didn’t know: 2012 update
Each year the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) releases a variety of reports that provide an overview of the state of the labour market. One of the most comprehensive, and interesting, of these reports is their annual Australian Jobs report. Here are my fifteen random extracts from that report: 1.…
Read MoreBenchmarking: what you need to know, and why
At the RCSA International Conference last year, the theme was Targeting Innovation for Productivity and as I wrote about in InSight 197 it was an excellent conference. One of the aspects that was mentioned by more than one speaker was the importance of benchmarking. The point being that there is little benefit in going down…
Read MorePre-GFC acquisitions fail to deliver for ASX listed recruiters: 2010/11 in review
My review of the 2010 results of the ASX-listed recruiters proved popular enough last year for me to invest the significant number of hours required to do the same exercise for this past financial year. One thing is very clear from both this year’s and last year’s results; most of the ASX-listed recruiters…
Read More15 things about the Australian labour market you probably didn’t know: 2011 Update
This month the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) released its 2010/11 Financial Year summary of what’s going on around the country with respect to the shortage of skills. It makes for fascinating reading. Here’s the most relevant and interesting information I extracted from that document and another DEEWR report: …
Read MoreCV fraud on the march: What are you doing about it?
Another week and another reminder about the lengths some candidates will go to in order to fool employers and lie their way into a job. The Sydney Morning Herald reported last Monday that in late 2009 an Australian ‘doctor’ had conned his way into a senior lecturers’ position at the London School of…
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…
Read MoreWhat to Look Forward to in 2009
This article originally appeared in Issue 64 of InSightLong-time readers of this weekly missive know I’m a glass-half-full-kind-of-guy. That’s not to be delusional, it is simply looking at the world in a way that gives me a sense of purpose in taking action, that I believe, will make a difference to the results in both…
Read MoreExcellence in Executive Recruitment
This article was originally published in Issue 62 of InSight on 10 December 2008 InSight 58 was devoted to my annual review of the quality of job advertising in the Australian Financial Review. I rated this ad [click here to view] by Tom Key of Lloyd Morgan as the only outstanding ad published…
Read MoreThe UK market and what it means for Australia
This article originally appeared in Issue 59 of InSight Published 19 November 2008 Last week I told you a little about the personal aspects of my recent 2 week trip to the UK. Today I want to provide a few professional comments about the UK recruitment market. It is the one market that…
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