Posts Tagged ‘training’
Andrew Banks: Statistics tell you where to look
Two weeks ago I flew to Sydney to listen to industry legend, Andrew Banks, in conversation with MC Andrew Klein at the Think Tank session organised by the RCSA and held at the Swissotel. Andrew Klein managed the, often difficult, balance between probing further on any specific topic and keeping proceedings moving along to fit in…
Read MoreAustralia still a global laggard in talent practices: Netherlands #1
LinkedIn and PWC have recently trumpeted that Australia is the world’s worst country for effective white collar recruitment and retention practices due to 23% of new hires quitting their job within 12 months of starting. Our closest cultural cousins, the USA and the UK, were far better with 15% and 12% respectively. This information is taken from research undertaken…
Read MoreTen years of success: The Six Degrees Executive journey
I love recruitment done well and I especially love agency recruitment done well. One of the stars of the Australian recruitment agency world over recent times has been Six Degrees Executive (SDE). SDE was started in Melbourne by three ex-Michael Page recruiters, Paul Hallam (above, middle), David Braham (above, left) and Nick Hindhaugh (above, right,…
Read MoreTeam leader communication: How nothing has changed in 25 years
I have read a lot of books on leadership. I have attended many leadership training sessions or keynote speeches. I have facilitated many hundreds of leadership training and coaching sessions. Given all that education and experience, I am sure you will not be surprised to hear that the consistent message across all of the leadership…
Read MoreHow post-school education helps your work prospects and earnings
Four week ago I wrote about the recent release of Australian Jobs 2013. As mentioned it’s the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations’ most recent edition of their comprehensive annual Australian labour market update. In that blog I highlighted a range of statistics about employment relevant to recruiters. Today I highlight one…
Read MoreShould they stay or should they go?
The only thing harder than hiring recruitment consultants is knowing when to say goodbye. The category of recruiter I am talking about here is the new recruiter where there isn’t a history of financial results to provide some surety that you are making the right decision. This is the person who has typically been working…
Read MoreWhat I learned from the US Navy SEALs’ Team Six
Last Monday I watched the documentary Targeting Bin Laden that pieced together the story about the raid by American Navy SEALs which resulted in the assassination of Osama bin Laden at his hideout in Pakistan on 1 May this year. It was a compelling piece of television that captured an extraordinary event in a…
Read MoreTraining, the tax system and immigration: The skills shortage response
In the past two weeks the words ‘skills shortage’ has only been matched for frequency of mention in the media as ‘Osama Bin Laden’. Firstly there was the release of the Skills Australia White Paper Skills for Prosperity with its headline-making conclusion that Australia needs an additional 2.4 million skilled workers by 2015, to replace…
Read MoreSkilled Migration – where are we at?
Recently, international professional services firm, KPMG , released the results of their survey into skilled migration (Class 457 Visas) in Australia. These survey results, combined with recent data releases from the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) make for interesting reading. I’ve reproduced the most relevant data below: 1. There…
Read MoreSkills Shortage: The Sequel (Part 2)
In last week’s InSight lead article, ‘Skills Shortage: The Sequel’, I highlighted the recent flurry of publicity in the mainstream media about the skills shortage. Contrary stories have also made the news. Recruitment industry veteran, Bob Olivier, made headlines in the AFR (Friday 23 July, 2010, page 46) by stating he believed the skills shortage…
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