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Six Figures What Your Career Needs Most: Recess
12:33pm Wednesday 03 March 2010 - Six Figures

If you want to get a boost of confidence, become more creative and have healthier relationships, then you need to spend more time playing and goofing off, psychologists say. Being playful provides a sense of “forgetting time, of feeling that your goals are clear, of getting clear and immediate feedback, not feeling bored or anxious,” [...]
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HR Daily Empower employees to improve their workplace and your bottom line Login Required
12:05pm Wednesday 03 March 2010 - HR Daily

Every employee has an idea on how to make their job easier, better, faster or safer, says Ben Whitehouse, managing director of Suggestion Box.
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Jared Woods 7 Things HR Can Learn From Video Games
11:56am Wednesday 03 March 2010 - Jared Woods

I love video games. I have loved them since I first had a computer that required a knowledge of BASIC to get the games running, It had a cassette drive. I’m not kidding. I’ve played habitually on almost every system, and enjoyed some of the tastiest fruits that the gaming tree had to offer. While the gaming industry thrives on entertainment, there are certainly some good lessons to be learned. Here's just a few.
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Capital Jobs Federal government IT contracting hits the doldrums: Intermedium
11:38am Wednesday 03 March 2010 - Capital Jobs

The total value of federal government IT labour hire contracts crashed in the three months to December, according to new figures from public sector research firm Intermedium. Intermedium’s quarterly Labour Hire Report showed that the government’s spend on IT contracting was $70 million, down 38%. There were a total of 678 contracts during the quarter, compared to [...]
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Human Capital Magazine Health Risk Management: Managing employee health gets serious
11:00am Wednesday 03 March 2010 - Human Capital Magazine

Stephanie Ings presents some best practice guidelines for companies looking to set up a Health Risk Management strategy
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Human Capital Magazine Does your job match your work preferences?
11:00am Wednesday 03 March 2010 - Human Capital Magazine

What draws someone to choose one job over another? Why do some people feel great loyalty to an organisation, often going beyond their self interest by putting in extra effort? Dr Dick McCann outlines the alignment between personal work preferences and the job you are doing
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Human Capital Magazine Workforce advisory & management: Just-in-time workforces
11:00am Wednesday 03 March 2010 - Human Capital Magazine

Just-in-time workforces (JIT) workforces embody a proactive mentality where customer demand drives the workforce planning process. Craig McCallum weighs the pros and cons
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Human Capital Magazine The crucial piece: Screening for cultural fit
11:00am Wednesday 03 March 2010 - Human Capital Magazine

Still wondering about screening for cultural fit? Where does psychometric testing fit in, and how does it serve to enhance corporate culture?
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Jared Woods Using The Light Touch In Employer Branding
10:09am Wednesday 03 March 2010 - Jared Woods

Your EVP (and your employer brand) should be an echo. It should be an echo of how people feel every day about working for you, about how you treat them as an employer, about how working with you adds to their lives. It should not be propaganda, which sets out to convince. It should not be a campaign for change or revolution. It should be the quiet affirmation of something people may not already realise – this is how it feels to be a part of your business. (I can’t over-emphasise the word feels enough either- the EVP isn’t about what reason, but emotion).
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Recruiter Daily Why you can't neglect phone screening Login Required
10:05am Wednesday 03 March 2010 - Recruiter Daily

Rather than being a waste of time, phone screening can help build your candidate pool and boost your billings, according to trainer and coach Sophie Robertson.
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Recruiter Daily Event: Learn how to handle difficult employees Login Required
10:05am Wednesday 03 March 2010 - Recruiter Daily

If a difficult employee is holding back the performance of your team you need to act now - but with caution.
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Shortlist News Impending labour mobility may be overstated: CareerOne Login Required
9:46am Wednesday 03 March 2010 - Shortlist News

New research from CareerOne indicates that the widely predicted surge in labour mobility following the global financial crisis is unlikely to happen.
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GradConnection Australian Careers Fair Season 2010 Starts Today
9:02am Wednesday 03 March 2010 - GradConnection

Today is the kick off of the 2010 Careers Fair season for Australian University students and it is also the start of GradConnection’s 2010 careers fair tour. We thought we’d put up the schedule on the blog so if you’re a graduate employer, you can remind yourself where you are meant to be at any [...]
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Recruitment Directory Mobile Device Statistics & Mobile Application behaviour. AdMob Mobile Metrics report
8:00am Wednesday 03 March 2010 - Recruitment Directory

Lately, I have been working on new product development ideas around the use of mobile devices for a number of recruitment clients. Our discussions always seem to come back to this one question... Should we build a specific mobile application for the platform or optimise our existing website?
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Ross Clennett Getting past 60 seconds: tips for telephone prospecting
7:51pm Tuesday 02 March 2010 - Ross Clennett

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Shortlist News Federal government IT contracting hits the doldrums: Intermedium Login Required
4:01pm Tuesday 02 March 2010 - Shortlist News

The total value of federal government IT labour hire contracts crashed in the three months to December, according to new figures from public sector research firm Intermedium.
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Shortlist News Another loss for Rubicor, some sequential growth; Olivier name to go Login Required
3:17pm Tuesday 02 March 2010 - Shortlist News

Another loss for Rubicor, some sequential growth.... Olivier name to go.
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HR Daily Give new CEOs a chance to "diagnose" before "doing" Login Required
12:05pm Tuesday 02 March 2010 - HR Daily

Internally promoted CEOs face a transition period that is "incredibly fraught with risk and peril", says leadership expert Stephen Miles.
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CareerMums Getting back to work after 17 years
11:21am Tuesday 02 March 2010 - CareerMums

Every week, I receive many questions from CareerMums users asking for advice on getting back to work. Here is a recent question and answer:Q: I've been looking after my children for 17 years. I'm in a position now where I need to find work. I would like to work in womens fashion but because I have 4 [...]
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Recruiter Daily Common English mistakes can damage your personal brand Login Required
10:05am Tuesday 02 March 2010 - Recruiter Daily

If you want people to take you seriously, you need to take English seriously, says a communication professional.
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Shortlist News HJB still in the red, but losses shrinking; Asia-Pac executive hiring recovery; plus more Login Required
4:25pm Monday 01 March 2010 - Shortlist News

Hamilton James & Bruce still in the red, but losses shrinking.... Asia-Pacific executive hiring staging a recovery: AESC.... Adcorp cuts costs, revenue still falling.... NSW utility company inviting labour hire tenders.... New MD joins Ajilon.
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Shortlist News Humanis posts loss, retrenches staff Login Required
1:35pm Monday 01 March 2010 - Shortlist News

Humanis Group has reported a loss for the half-year to December, and its directors have warned that the company breached its banking covenants during the period.
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Recruitment Directory Do you provide an API?
12:33pm Monday 01 March 2010 - Recruitment Directory

Every website wants to have the highest number of visitors, and unfortunately this will either cost you lots of money or take you a considerable amount of time building a community. One of the ways you can build a traffic referral network and engage with your community is by providing an API.
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HR Daily Ignore "difficult" employees at your peril: Lawyer Login Required
12:05pm Monday 01 March 2010 - HR Daily

Problems with difficult employees never resolve themselves and, if left unaddressed, can expose employers to legal risks, says workplace lawyer Brad Petley.
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Recruiter Daily Be attuned to subtle hints from referees Login Required
10:05am Monday 01 March 2010 - Recruiter Daily

Referees are often reluctant to say negative things about former employees, but recruiters who know what to look for can be alert to warning bells, says organisational psychologist Josh Wood.
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Recruiter Daily Carrera Partners boosts its team Login Required
10:05am Monday 01 March 2010 - Recruiter Daily

Sales and marketing recruitment specialist Carrera Partners has added two new recruiters to its team - Samantha Roach and Neisha Forte.
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Jared Woods Employee Behaviour And The Social Web
9:01am Monday 01 March 2010 - Jared Woods

There are two distinct groups of people – those who believe that adults, unchecked and self-monitoring, will always act like mature, responsible people who avoid public outbursts and irrational arguments, and those that have spent a bit of time on the internet. Let’s face it – employees are just people, and people are capable of behaving in ways we can never predict, both online and off.
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Capital Jobs Temporary Skilled Overseas Workers are High Paid Professionals
4:53pm Saturday 27 February 2010 - Capital Jobs

The Federal Government has released statistics which show that almost 90% of temporary skilled migrants who were granted Subclass 457 visas in 2009-10 to date are managers and professional workers. The figures also show that the average total salary package for all new temporary skilled migrant workers is almost $100,000, an increase of $10,000 on [...]
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Capital Jobs Skilled Trade Shortages Increase
4:52pm Friday 26 February 2010 - Capital Jobs

The latest Housing Industry Association-Austral Bricks Trades Report shows there was a deterioration in the availability of skilled tradespeople in the residential sector in the December 2009 quarter. There was a shortage of labour in ten out of the thirteen skilled trades in December quarter, compared with eight trades in the previous quarter. The largest [...]
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Shortlist News Chandler Macleod expecting EBITDA of $20 million, big council tender, plus more Login Required
4:20pm Friday 26 February 2010 - Shortlist News

Chandler Macleod turnaround continues.... Council goes to tender.... Senior Kelly exec departs.... LinkMe launches pay-per-application job advertising.... Carrera Partners boosts team
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Shortlist News Chandler Macleod expecting EBITDA of $20 million; big council tender; plus more Login Required
4:20pm Friday 26 February 2010 - Shortlist News

Chandler Macleod turnaround continues.... Council goes to tender.... Senior Kelly exec departs.... LinkMe launches pay-per-application job advertising.... Carrera Partners boosts team.
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Human Resources Leader SIA Survey: how committed to OHS is your organisation?
3:00pm Friday 26 February 2010 - Human Resources Leader

The Safety Institute of Australia and the Australian Institute of Management are seeking the views of management and OHS professionals on the level of commitment organisations have to OHS. Fill out the survey here and go into the draw to win a $499 bottle of Penfolds Grange Hermitage. Survey closes Tuesday 9 March 2010.
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Human Resources Leader SIA Promotion: How committed to OHS is your organisation?
3:00pm Friday 26 February 2010 - Human Resources Leader

The Safety Institute of Australia and the Australian Institute of Management are seeking the views of management and OHS professionals on the level of commitment organisations have to OHS. Fill out the survey here and go into the draw to win a $499 bottle of Penfolds Grange Hermitage. Survey closes Tuesday 9 March 2010.
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Shortlist News Asia Pac biggest contributor to Hays profit Login Required
1:10pm Friday 26 February 2010 - Shortlist News

For the first time ever, Hays' Asia Pacific business has delivered the largest profit contribution of any of the company's regions, thanks to the strength of the Australian currency and rapid early cost cutting by local management.
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Shortlist News Asia-Pac biggest contributor to Hays profit Login Required
1:10pm Friday 26 February 2010 - Shortlist News

For the first time ever, Hays' Asia-Pacific business has delivered the largest profit contribution of any of the company's regions, thanks to the strength of the Australian currency and rapid early cost cutting by local management.
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Human Resources Leader NSW warns of swinging crane risks
12:56pm Friday 26 February 2010 - Human Resources Leader

WorkCover's ongoing investigation into a recent crane accident has prompted it to issue a safety warning over their use.
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Human Resources Leader Qld dock death: MUA demands SWA action
12:55pm Friday 26 February 2010 - Human Resources Leader

The death of Brisbane dock worker last week has sparked calls by the Maritime Union Workers (MUA) for Safe Work Australia's (SWA) intervention in the state's docks.
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Human Resources Leader SIA: Major govt programs need more OHS input
12:47pm Friday 26 February 2010 - Human Resources Leader

Occupational health and safety officers should have been involved at all stages of the Federal Government's Home Insulation scheme, the Safety Institute of Australia (SIA) says.
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Human Resources Leader Garrett opens insulation safety hotline
12:44pm Friday 26 February 2010 - Human Resources Leader

Environment Minister Peter Garrett has opened a dedicated hotline for homeowners concerned over the safety of insulation installed under its green stimulus package.
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Human Resources Leader McCain Foods fried over safety flaw
12:41pm Friday 26 February 2010 - Human Resources Leader

Frozen food maker McCain was fined $145,000 last week over health and safety breaches at its Ballarat plant
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