Posts Tagged ‘temp’
City of Sydney Council PSA ‘win’ equals a loss for most recruiters
Another pointless waste of time concluded last week with the announcement of the 39 recruitment agencies that were ‘successful’ in winning a place on the City of Sydney Council Temporary Staff Recruitment Panel. Industry news service, ShortList, reported that the Council’s process opened in February this year with submissions closing on 13 March 2012. It’s…
Read MoreContract, temporary, casual: The workforce of tomorrow?
In my preparation for chairing the ATC Contingent Workforce: The New Perm* conference next week in Sydney, I have been reviewing the most recent media reports and research on the non-permanent workforce and it’s been a fascinating exercise. As if on cue, ERE.net ran a story on 29 August by John Zappe, headlined Experts Predict:…
Read MoreDual Desks: A drag on consultant productivity and company profit
When I first started as a recruitment consultant, back with Hays in London in 1989, I was a perm accounting consultant. I worked in a team with 6 other perm consultants. All of us only recruited perm jobs. When I returned to Australia and joined Temporary Solutions, I was one of a team of three…
Read MoreInterview with 2011 FEMA Recruiter of the Year: Katie Borton, Launch Recruitment
Katie Borton, Launch Recruitment It’s award season in the recruitment industry and as you are sifting through the various categories in the respective SARAs, FEMAs and REAs, you will notice that there is only one individual award, and that’s the FEMA Recruiter of the Year . Last year Sydney-based executive…
Read MoreWhat’s the worst thing that could happen if…?
When I was working in Sydney in the early 1990s, I was part of a very good temp recruitment team. The temp business, Temporary Solutions, was run by Greg Savage nationally. The Sydney team was lead by Bronwyn Allen, a very experienced temp recruiter, and in the team besides me, were three other very good…
Read MoreDo your contractors view you as an ally or an enemy?
Last Monday, 7 March 2011, just after 5pm AEDST, you were probably wondering what that very loud noise was that echoed around the country. It was the ‘oh, sh*@’ being uttered by every recruitment company owner, manager and temp/contract recruiter who was, at that moment, reading the most recent story posted on the website of…
Read MoreSo Mr Barista, how much margin are you making on my cafe latte?
What did the Myer sales assistant say when you asked her what the wholesale price was of the designer pair of trousers you were thinking of buying? How about your dentist; what did he say when you politely enquired what hourly rate he was charging himself out at? Maybe it was during your most…
Read MoreCreating temp jobs out of nothing at all*
One of the most satisfying aspects of being a temp recruiter, was creating a temp^ job from nothing. I mean ‘nothing’ in the sense that there was no existing job before you took the initiative; the client hadn’t even considered using a temp or considered that there was work a temp might usefully be engaged…
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 MoreKeeping your temp margins and gross profit healthy
This article originally appeared in Issue 53 of InSight Published 8 October 2008 Last month ShortList reported the latest findings of the most recent MDB TWO Recruitment Industry Benchmarking report. I found the following information the most interesting: Top performing companies achieved a temp gross margin of 28% or more, with the best performer converting…
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