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Announcement: New date for "Growing your recruitment business in 2010"  10:05am Monday 15 March 2010 - Recruiter Daily We are pleased to announce a new date for Recruiter Daily's webinar presentation, "Growing your recruitment business in 2010". |
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Since The Internet, What Has Changed? 10:00am Monday 15 March 2010 - Jared Woods From a discussion with Riges Younan of Peerlo, I started thinking about what’s really changed in the ten years since I started working in employer marketing. And as a result, I started looking, not at what the technology allowed us to do as vendors and marketers, but at how I think it’s changed our behaviour [...] |
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Managing a Prima Donna in your recruiting team 8:22am Monday 15 March 2010 - Greg Savage If you have ever managed a team of recruiters for any length of time, this topic will resonate with you, I am sure. Inevitably, within a group of recruiters, one, maybe two, will rise to the top. These “Big Billers” either inherit a great desk or, less often, they build it themselves, and soon they are [...] |
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Government programs offer opportunities for employers and job seekers 12:14pm Sunday 14 March 2010 - Capital Jobs Productivity Places Program If you are looking to expand your skill base or refresh your existing skills, there has never been a better time. The Government is currently running a program called the Productivity Places Program. It is for job seekers and employees. A range of courses have been subsidised in an effort to upskill the [...] Related posts:Up to $15K grant to develop internal work-life balance programs Small businesses – this is worth a look. The... Fresh Ideas for Work and Family Grants From 25 February 2010 small businesses with less than... Time Running Out On Apprenticeship Kickstart Bonus Employers who are considering employing new apprentices are reminded... Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin. |
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Australian recruitment companies moving to offshore outsourced model 4:56pm Friday 12 March 2010 - Shortlist News Offshoring parts of the recruitment process to India is gaining momentum in Australia, and outsourcing company IMS now has six Australian recruitment companies as clients, with another six in the pipeline. |
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Unhappy part-timers a flight risk: CMG; reinstatements pose risks for recruiters: Harmers; plus more 2:18pm Friday 12 March 2010 - Shortlist News Unhappy part-timers a major flight risk: Chandler Macleod.... You may be recruiting for a role that isn't really empty: Harmers.... Flexible work options boost employer brand: Rubicor.... Qube makes senior hire.... New employee referrals site for Vodafone Hutchison.... Reed improves local job boards.... New aggregator joins Australian market. |
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Secrets to Less Stress 12:54pm Friday 12 March 2010 - Lifestyle Careers Are you feeling swamped by all the tests that life is throwing at you? Most of us suffer from some form of stress and don't have the necessary tools to overcome it. |
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Blog post: Simple rules for being a better employer 12:05pm Friday 12 March 2010 - HR Daily People are irrational, emotional, creative and different. The more you try and standardise them, the less your standard applies. |
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Blog post: The fifth biggest lie in HR: We're responsible for work/life balance 12:05pm Friday 12 March 2010 - HR Daily It's not that HR people want to lie. It's just that we've created our own prison: the urban myths that have developed over the last 20 years as the HR function has matured... |
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Time for a deeper look at employment figures 11:00am Friday 12 March 2010 - Human Capital Magazine One recruitment expert has urged employers to take a second look at the unemployment figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics yesterday - they hide some nasty surprises. |
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Blog post: Leadership is action! It's what you do that counts, not what you say 10:05am Friday 12 March 2010 - Recruiter Daily Many of us in management roles in recruitment have been promoted into leadership positions because we were good recruiters. We may, if we are lucky have learned to manage along the way, but who ever taught us about true leadership? What is it? What does a leader do? How does a leader behave? |
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Blog post: Recruiting for the worst? Not every workplace gets a "Best" trophy 10:05am Friday 12 March 2010 - Recruiter Daily When a company from the bottom of the pile is one of your regular clients, how do you successfully recruit and place candidates there? |
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What makes you more employable in 2010? #3 11:22pm Thursday 11 March 2010 - SMStheJOB As promised in our last post, today we are focusing on #3 SELF MOTIVATION/ORGANISATIONAL SKILLS, as a key trait that will make you more employable in 2010.We at SMStheJob have found in many job descriptions employers ask for someone who is “self-motivated and organised”. So what makes someone se [...] |
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NBN on recruitment drive 5:49pm Thursday 11 March 2010 - Human Resources Leader The National Broadband Network (NBN) is currently on a recruitment drive as it seeks to triple its headcount from 100 to 300 by the middle of 2010, however, recruitment experts have warned that a shortage of skilled IT professionals could hamper the project |
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Former employee taking on Freehills 5:46pm Thursday 11 March 2010 - Human Resources Leader Freehills has rejected claims that former lawyer Nicole Stransky suffered age discrimination and bullying during her two-year stint at the firm from 2006. |
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Avoid the pain by banishing bullying 5:44pm Thursday 11 March 2010 - Human Resources Leader Banishing bullying from the workplace can save a company thousands in workers’ compensation claims. John Stanton provides tips for HR to safeguard their company against bullying claims |
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Diversity: far from female only 5:39pm Thursday 11 March 2010 - Human Resources Leader Workforce diversity must go farther than just hiring and promoting women, writes Angela Priestley |
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Where quirky meets corporate – St.George meets Westpac 5:36pm Thursday 11 March 2010 - Human Resources Leader Combining the quirky culture of St.George Bank with the corporate culture of Westpac was a challenging task for the merging banks. Sarah O’Carroll goes behind the scenes of the biggest merger in Australian history to determine some of the HR lessons one year on |
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Automotive employer wins crucial case over representations to candidate 4:16pm Thursday 11 March 2010 - Shortlist News An NSW employer has successfully defended a Trade Practices claim from a former manager, who says he was misled about the security of his employment when he was recruited into the role. |
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Full-time jobs growth a sign of recovery; resignations "clouding" employment picture: Drake; plus more 12:49pm Thursday 11 March 2010 - Shortlist News Full-time employment growth further evidence of recovery.... Resignations "clouding" employment picture: Drake.... Lack of career progress still the key driver of resignations: InSync.... Australian employees happier than those in Britain: Randstad.... Clear, sustained improvement in IT staffing demand: Finite IT. |
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Employer hiring optimism continues to improve 11:00am Thursday 11 March 2010 - Human Capital Magazine Overall employment optimism across the country continues to rise, providing job seekers with much greater prospects this quarter than this time last year, according to the results of Manpower's Employment Outlook Survey released this week. |
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Suppressed demand for new jobs will hit employers 11:00am Thursday 11 March 2010 - Human Capital Magazine A new survey by Insync Surveys adds to the growing evidence of a likely surge in staff turnover as the job market picks up. |
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Reinstatement of dismissed employees presents new challenges for HR 11:00am Thursday 11 March 2010 - Human Capital Magazine Under the newly implemented Fair Work legislation, the reinstatement of unfairly dismissed employees is now more likely than ever before. |
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Informal policy warranted formal explanation: Case study 10:05am Thursday 11 March 2010 - HR Daily A recent court finding that an "informal" discussion constituted disciplinary action is a "classic" example of how failing to communicate the purpose - and possible consequences - of management action can put employers at risk, says Thomson Playford Cutlers partner Jacquie Seemann. |
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Read your candidate's poker face 10:05am Thursday 11 March 2010 - Recruiter Daily Candidates employ poker-style tactics to conceal the truth, but recruiters who know how to pick up and respond to a range of subtle cues can encourage them to show their hand, says trainer Scott Love. |
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Wood & Associates hires recruitment business manager 10:05am Thursday 11 March 2010 - Recruiter Daily Experienced recruiter and past president of the RCSA in New Zealand, James Cozens, has joined newly launched Wood & Associates. |
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New job ads rising in NZ: SEEK; outsourcing provider aims to capture recruiter market; plus more 5:00pm Wednesday 10 March 2010 - Shortlist News New job ads rising in New Zealand: SEEK.... New outsourcing provider aims to capture the recruiter market.... Key hires at Advantage Professional.... Hays named a top employer for women.... Job Portals switches to JXT technology.... Second Life proven as a "low-cost recruitment channel". |
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Social Recruiting what is it? 3:52pm Wednesday 10 March 2010 - Michael Specht For several years now I have been watching the development of social media and its eventual impact on both the HR and Recruitment professions. I have attempted to define social recruiting, run presentations on the development of a strategy, and worked with several clients on creating a strategy. If you attended some of my presentations in [...] |
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Korn/Ferry Asia-Pac returns to growth; SEEK doubles its Malaysian investment 1:11pm Wednesday 10 March 2010 - Shortlist News Korn/Ferry Asia-Pac returns to growth.... SEEK doubles its Malaysian investment. |
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Inquiry Into Regional Skills Relocation 12:11pm Wednesday 10 March 2010 - Capital Jobs The House of Representatives Employment Committee has been asked by the Federal Government to inquire into and report on the applicability of government employment policies to address the skills shortages in regional Australia, focusing on opportunities to support the relocation of unemployed workers from areas of high unemployment to areas experiencing skills shortages. The Committee [...] Related posts:Live in Canberra Program at six Australian expos this year The employment and lifestyle benefits of Canberra will be... Time Running Out On Apprenticeship Kickstart Bonus Employers who are considering employing new apprentices are reminded... Unemployment falls across Australia – but not in the ACT The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) publication Labour Force,... Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin. |
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Women's employer of choice list down to 95 from 111 12:05pm Wednesday 10 March 2010 - HR Daily The number of employers cited in the Federal Government's 2010 employer of choice for women list has dropped to 95, down from 111 last year and 99 in 2008. |
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Retain and develop employees with learning pathways 11:00am Wednesday 10 March 2010 - Human Capital Magazine With Learning Management Systems shifting from being used purely as compliance tools towards genuine L&D tools, Andrew Roberts outlines how to create meaningful learning pathways for employees |
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Getting the most from your contractors 11:00am Wednesday 10 March 2010 - Human Capital Magazine Independent professionals (IPros) have been used over the past decade to supplement existing staff resources - yet Matthew Franceschini reveals that very little is known about this workforce segment |
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HR Technology: Your HRIS as a source of truth 11:00am Wednesday 10 March 2010 - Human Capital Magazine This month Nick Southcombe tackles a question regarding integration of HRIS with other business systems |
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Coaching: Make or break? 11:00am Wednesday 10 March 2010 - Human Capital Magazine Although coaching in one form or another has been around for over 50 years, recent criticism that it remains an unregulated 'cottage industry' has caused ripples of dissent. Human Capital investigates |
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Volume recruiters must use consultants more efficiently 10:05am Wednesday 10 March 2010 - Recruiter Daily Only when volume recruitment companies learn to use their people more efficiently will they be able to drive margins back up to sustainable, profitable levels, says former recruiter Scott Comte. |
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Senior recruiters join M&T Resources 10:05am Wednesday 10 March 2010 - Recruiter Daily Management and technology recruiter M&T Resources has appointed two new senior consultants - Simon Bennett and Russell Withers. |
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Maybe recruitment agencies aren't so bad after all 1:07am Wednesday 10 March 2010 - Ross Clennett [...] |
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A new cloud of confusion over paid parental leave scheme 8:47pm Tuesday 09 March 2010 - CareerMums Over the weekend, I was disgusted to hear of Tony Abbott's grand plans for a paid parental leave scheme if Liberals win the next election. Over the past couple of years, this country has debated the pros and cons of paid parental leave and who should pay for it - even though we are one of 2 OECD cou [...] |
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How engaged are your employees?? 4:59pm Tuesday 09 March 2010 - Michael Specht Last night I had the privilege to see François-Frédéric Guy perform in his Sydney debut as part of the Sydney Symphony’s International Pianists in Recital Series. François-Frédéric performed three Chopin and three Beethoven pieces to a packed crowd of piano lovers. In particular he performed: CHOPIN Nocturne in C minor, Op.48 No.1 Nocturne in E, Op.62 No.2 Polonaise-fantaisie, Op.61 BEETHOVEN Sonata No.31 in A flat, [...] |
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