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Blog post: A conversation - recruiters and jobseekers  11:05am Friday 18 June 2010 - Recruiter Daily In my experience, these are things recruiters wish job seekers would know... |
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Problems began early for Chandler Macleod and Defence 8:00am Friday 18 June 2010 - Shortlist News An audit of the process which led to Chandler Macleod being awarded the Defence Force Recruiting tender in July 2008 has found that major problems threatened to de-rail the deal from the start. |
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Contracting scam hits Sydney recruitment sector 5:01pm Thursday 17 June 2010 - Shortlist News NSW Police are investigating a new fake contractor scam that has hit a number of Sydney recruitment companies over the past few months. |
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Second win for contractor on "unrelated clients" test 2:27pm Thursday 17 June 2010 - Shortlist News In an important ruling for incorporated contractors, the Administrative Appeals Tribunal has further clarified the requirements on contractors to pass the "unrelated clients" test of the personal services income section of the Tax Act. |
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Employer justified in withholding investigation information: Judge 11:05am Thursday 17 June 2010 - HR Daily A worker has been denied compensation for a psychological injury after he failed to convince the Queensland Industrial Relations Court that a workplace investigation was not conducted in a "reasonable" way. |
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Are you sticking to a boring old call cycle? 11:05am Thursday 17 June 2010 - Recruiter Daily Recruiters might like to think their clients select them based on their unique selling proposition, but often the timing of their call cycle is the clincher, says Ross Clennett. |
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Announcement: Astute Payroll signs 10,000th user and offers massive end of financial year savings 11:05am Thursday 17 June 2010 - Recruiter Daily Astute Payroll, in partnership with award-winning timesheet software TimesheetsOnline, has signed its 10,000th user. As a thank you to the recruitment industry we're offering a suite of free extras to new clients. |
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Portugal would win the World Cup of 'employee team management' 11:00am Thursday 17 June 2010 - Human Capital Magazine If company culture and manager performance is any guide then Brazil and Portugal will contest the World Cup Final on 11 July, according to analysis from Towers Watson. |
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Time ticking to enter national awards 11:00am Thursday 17 June 2010 - Human Capital Magazine Australian women in all business sectors and all states and territories have less than one week left to enter the 2010 Telstra Business Women's Awards and become part of an alumni of some of the nation's most successful business women. |
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Clarification welcomed on Living Away From Home reimbursements 11:00am Thursday 17 June 2010 - Human Capital Magazine Significant clarification has been provided by the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) relating to Living Away From Home reimbursement payments. |
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Annual leave takes its toll on fellow employees: Report 11:00am Thursday 17 June 2010 - Human Capital Magazine Over half of Australian workers become stressed and believe they have to work harder when colleagues take leave, according to Randstad's Q2 Workmonitor report. Sixty-five per cent of Australian workers also believe their workload has increased in the past three months. |
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Workforce Advisory: The importance of maintaining a healthy corporate profile 11:00am Thursday 17 June 2010 - Human Capital Magazine How people feel about their employer brand is increasingly critical to business success or failure. Craig McCallum looks at how to maintain a favourable corporate identity, both internally and externally |
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The right fit: Graduate screening 11:00am Thursday 17 June 2010 - Human Capital Magazine Long gone are the days when people left university, found a job and stayed there for the rest of their lives. Today, graduate recruitment can bring many rewards, yet many headaches. Human Capital looks at how to select the right graduate for the right job |
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ACT Government to favour employers of disabled 3:18am Thursday 17 June 2010 - Capital Jobs The ACT Government is changing its tender process to favour organisations that employ people with disabilities and the long-term unemployed. ACT Government departments and agencies must consider the social benefits of awarding contracts to such organisations alongside some of the more competitive requirements. The ACT Government already supports organisations like Café [...] |
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Free letter templates for hiring, managing and firing 3:17am Thursday 17 June 2010 - Capital Jobs The Fair Work Ombudsman has produced a range of free template letters designed to assist small-to-medium sized businesses when hiring, managing and dismissing employees. The documentation covers a range of situations in which employers commonly provide employees with written correspondence because it is required by law or because of the benefits of [...] |
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All the employment indicators are up, up, up 3:15am Thursday 17 June 2010 - Capital Jobs Unemployment Rate Falls The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) publication Labour Force, Australia shows that the unemployment rate fell from 5.4% to 5.2% in seasonally adjusted terms, and from 5.3% to 5.2% in trend terms in May. The participation rate fell from 65.2% to 65.1% in both seasonally adjusted and trend terms [...] |
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Australian Job Board Statistics - May 2010 2:22am Thursday 17 June 2010 - Recruitment Directory Australian Job Board Statistics measuring the total unique browsers during May 2010. Data source - Nielsen NetRatings. SEEK 3.998m, CareerOne 1.610m, MyCareer 1.338m |
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Error on offer letter a factor in unfair dismissal claim 5:57pm Wednesday 16 June 2010 - Shortlist News An unfair dismissal action from an employee who claimed she was misled about the permanent status of a role highlights the need for recruiters to double-check the details of all candidate correspondence. |
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What is in and out for Resumes in 2010? 3:56pm Wednesday 16 June 2010 - Six Figures How to write the perfect resume is something that we all want to know. Good resume writing is certainly a skill and something that does not come naturally to most of us. There are articles everywhere on how to write good resumes, including Six Figures with a section of resources to assist on the subject [...] |
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Peoplebank adds resume parsing system; Temp work part of the skills shortage solution: Randstad; plus more 2:11pm Wednesday 16 June 2010 - Shortlist News Peoplebank claims new resume parsing system will add a competitive edge.... Temp work part of the skills shortage solution: Randstad.... Senior Asian appointments at Inspire.... Engineering and resources staff among highest paid: SEEK NZ.... 457-visa demand rising in some sectors: Lester Associates. |
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Do you recall your childhood entrepreneurial pursuits? 1:56pm Wednesday 16 June 2010 - Six Figures Do you recall your childhood entrepreneurial pursuits? Does this still exist for kids today and what role does it play in our careers? This is a great topic that was written about on HBR in the article ‘Is the Entrepreneur an Endangered Species?’ by Dan Pallotta. In this article he makes the observation that you [...] |
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Employers still paying the price for GFC mistakes 1:05pm Wednesday 16 June 2010 - HR Daily For the first time in a decade, Hewitt's global research shows the number of organisations with decreasing employee engagement exceeds those with increasing engagement. |
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Reap the rewards of a digital profile 11:05am Wednesday 16 June 2010 - Recruiter Daily A really good digital profile gives a recruiter influence and builds their reputation, says HCMS principal consultant Martin Warren. |
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The transfer of learning 11:00am Wednesday 16 June 2010 - Human Capital Magazine Colleen Kavanagh argues that the reason it's so difficult for HR or L&D managers to demonstrate ROI on learning initiatives is because it's not their role; it's in the hands of the manager |
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Shopping is the answer to the mystery of profit 11:00am Wednesday 16 June 2010 - Human Capital Magazine Mercedes Trautwein points to employee engagement as a key to customer service failure or success |
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"Virtually everyone" will be on LinkedIn in five years 5:43pm Tuesday 15 June 2010 - Shortlist News LinkedIn is growing by up to 15,000 members a week in Australia and New Zealand, and its fee-based Recruiter platform is gaining traction among employers and recruiters here, says director of hiring solutions for Australia and New Zealand, Steven Barham. |
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What are you on about, Ross? 3:43pm Tuesday 15 June 2010 - Ross Clennett [...] |
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bridgingconnections 2010 – Leaders Conference 1:46pm Tuesday 15 June 2010 - Recruitment Extra bridgingconnections 2010 will challenge you to radically rethink your people and business strategy and personal work practices. Whatever the scale of your ambition, you will need the commitment of your team – and the wider organisation – to succeed. |
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Apply for a job by attaching your LinkedIn profile 1:09pm Tuesday 15 June 2010 - Recruitment Directory It was only a matter of time before Australian job boards start integrating with the LinkedIn API. We have discussed utilising the LinkedIn API a number of times previously. |
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What is the current global attitude of your clients and candidates in relation to recruitment or career needs and how does this 1:03pm Tuesday 15 June 2010 - Recruitment Extra Industry experts answer your questions. |
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At the recent NPA conference attendees were indicating a desire to exit their business. Is this realistic? 12:52pm Tuesday 15 June 2010 - Recruitment Extra There is no doubt that the SME recruitment sector has improved its performance over the past three-quarters and directors and shareholders can now start to positively plan for the future again. |
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Remote control 12:43pm Tuesday 15 June 2010 - Recruitment Extra Lesley Horsburgh talks with Amit Somaiya about the rising success of India-based solutions firm IMS in the Australian recruitment market. |
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Growing by acquisition 12:20pm Tuesday 15 June 2010 - Recruitment Extra There are really only two substantial ways to grow a business – organically over time, or by acquisition. Obviously growth is good for businesses but it does present risks because it puts pressure on a company’s financial and other resources. Growth can be one of the biggest killers of a business aside from no sales at all. |
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Myth versus reality 12:17pm Tuesday 15 June 2010 - Recruitment Extra Mediocrity is the comfortable curse recruiters can live with and get by on but which significantly restricts potential growth. And if mediocrity continues for too long, it will deteriorate into paralysis and business failure. We need to eliminate the shrug and smile response that maintains a “she’ll be right” culture while allowing inefficiency and incompetency to fester. To justify this mediocrity, people create legends and myths to explain away why success has been unattainable. |
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Reap the benefits of social media 12:15pm Tuesday 15 June 2010 - Recruitment Extra Social media is taking the world by storm, just ask anyone. Big brands are embracing it and businesses are seeing real benefits. In the United States the Jobvite Social Recruiting Report showed that 66% of respondents had actually made a hire using social media. So we should be taking this seriously, right? Then why does it seem that the recruitment industry in Australia is just making noise rather than taking action when it comes to using social media? |
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Inside June 2010 11:44am Tuesday 15 June 2010 - Recruitment Extra Recruitment around the globe No matter whether you recruit locally or internationally, global issues will undoubtedly have an effect on your business. This month our contributors offer insight into a plethora of topics from 457 visas, recruiting in overseas markets and the benefits of RPO. |
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Korn/Ferry reports bounce-back in Q4 sales 11:43am Tuesday 15 June 2010 - Shortlist News Korn/Ferry Asia-Pacific saw revenue dip slightly in the 12 months to April, but in the final quarter alone sales more than doubled. |
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HR managers to be "responsible officers" under OHS framework 11:05am Tuesday 15 June 2010 - HR Daily HR managers could be found personally liable for bullying and harassment at work, under the national OHS framework, if they fail to take steps to prevent it, according to Hicksons Lawyers partner Brad Swebeck. |
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You survived, and grew - now don't burn out 11:05am Tuesday 15 June 2010 - Recruiter Daily For the most part, recruiters who survived the downturn have grown as a result of their experiences, but the next big risk they face is burnout, says psychologist and coach Dr Cory Middleton. |
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