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SKILLED still confident on earnings targets  1:35pm Wednesday 10 December 2008 - Shortlist News SKILLED is still confident it will meet its current earnings guidance of EBITDA between $100 and $110 million for fiscal 2009, thanks to a low reliance on perm recruitment and exposure to relatively strong sectors, says CEO Greg Hargrave. |
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Writing good ads to attract talent 12:36pm Wednesday 10 December 2008 - Destination Talent If there is anyone who doesn’t need to write a good job advertisement, it is Seth. Seth’s books sold millions, and his blog is one of the most popular on the web. Credited for coining the phrase ‘permission marketing’ and widely regarded as one of the brightest marketing visionary in the world, any marketer worth [...] |
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Downloadable resources 12:13pm Wednesday 10 December 2008 - Michael Specht Over on the Inspecht site you can download some free resources to use as part of the HR/Recruitment/Learning/Social Media program. Here are a few to get you going: Use Google to find your next candidate with the Google Tips document New to social media and Web 2.0, get a quick overview of the key terms on the definitions page The [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Downloadable resources", url: "http://specht.com.au/michael/2008/12/10/downloadable-resources/" }); |
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Laid off: the web 2.0 way. 10:54am Wednesday 10 December 2008 - Top Margin I saw this cartoon on a blog here, so I’ll have to give the link back so I can use the cartoon. |
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Best in class employee referral programs 10:51am Wednesday 10 December 2008 - 2vouch Dr. John Sullivan is widely known as THE thought leader when it comes to using referral programs as part of your recruitment strategy. Which is why his a webinar on updating your employee referral program had over 900 people attended with 70 odd questions submitted. Last week he began to publish the answers to the [...] |
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"Gardening leave" timeframes must be reasonable 8:55am Wednesday 10 December 2008 - HR Daily "Gardening leave" clauses in employment contracts can be an effective means to keep company secrets out of competitors' hands and prevent departing employees from disrupting the workplace, providing they are not enforced for an "unreasonable" length of time, according to a senior employment lawyer. |
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30% annual slump in demand for HR roles 8:43am Wednesday 10 December 2008 - HR Daily National demand for HR roles fell by 13 per cent in November and 30 per cent in the past year, according to the Olivier Job Index. |
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The Ethics of Resume Critiques 8:37am Wednesday 10 December 2008 - Top Margin It’s natural for people to shop their resumes around. People will ask for opinions from friends, next door neighbours, colleagues, other resume writers, recruiters, headhunters and family. Mostly of the people try to be helpful with the limited amount of knowledge they have. Some of the advice is okay, most of it is contradictory (like [...] |
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Big drop in hiring plans among Australian companies: Manpower 8:00am Wednesday 10 December 2008 - Shortlist News Hiring plans in Australia have nearly halved over the past 12 months, according to the latest Manpower Employment Outlook survey. |
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Where’s The Value? 7:47am Wednesday 10 December 2008 - Geoff Jennings Where has the value gone out of the recruitment industry? Recruiters are offering a Christmas half-price special to their clients. Job boards are offering free ads. Jobserve think they are back in the Bobby McGee’s happy hour days and is offering 2 for 1 deals. My concern is that, while this might all be fun and games [...] |
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Ask an expert: How can I lead my team to success in 2009? 6:46am Wednesday 10 December 2008 - Recruiter Daily The recruitment companies that thrive in 2009 won't succeed by chance - they'll be led by managers with a strong game plan, says business coach Sophie Robertson. |
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New consultant joins Southern Cross Personnel 6:26am Wednesday 10 December 2008 - Recruiter Daily Southern Cross Personnel has hired a new consultant in Brisbane - Jon Petruch. |
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Excellence in Executive Recruitment 12:51am Wednesday 10 December 2008 - Ross Clennett [...] |
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Hays wins another one in court, temp-to-perm fee upheld 4:00pm Tuesday 09 December 2008 - Shortlist News HaysÂ’ successful litigation record in Australia continues, with the Queensland Court of Appeal ordering one of the companyÂ’s clients to pay a temp-to-perm fee. |
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NSW government PSA on hold; Total Staffing stock suspended; plus more 3:16pm Tuesday 09 December 2008 - Shortlist News NSW government PSA on hold for six months.... Total Staffing stock suspended.... Job data suggests slowing economy, not recession: SEEK.... Local finance staff cheerful despite bleak job market: Robert Half.... Adcorp wins Country Road branding deal. |
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Jobs fall — again 12:50pm Tuesday 09 December 2008 - Capital Jobs The latest ANZ and Olivier job index results are scary - nothing like some doom and gloom to brighten our Christmas. According to the indexes, job advertisements on both the Internet and in newspapers fell for the seventh consecutive month in November. The newspaper result was particularly bad — newspapers suffered the biggest two month [...] |
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SEEK'ing help on a new home page design 1:10pm Tuesday 09 December 2008 - Recruitment Directory I have come across SEEK's new home page designs today, and was quite suprised by the new look. Have a look at the screen shots I was able to get. The only difference between the 2 designs I was presented with is the colour scheme. Note: These are currently undergoing extensive market research - designs can change! Participate in the survey today http://www.seek.com.au/survey/ |
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Building an online community 8:18am Tuesday 09 December 2008 - Engage Check out my experiences in Building an online community (more specifically the NZ Recruitment 2.0 community) in the December 2008 / January 2009 Human Resources magazine. Paul Jacobs Engage |
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Employer wins $160k+ damages over reference check failure 8:06am Tuesday 09 December 2008 - HR Daily An employer defrauded of more than $120,000 by a sales manager has successfully claimed damages from a recruitment company that failed to conduct adequate background checks. |
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Which background checks should you conduct? 7:00am Tuesday 09 December 2008 - HR Daily Do you know which background checks are relevant to the roles you're recruiting? Screening specialist Peter Stackpole explains when each type of check is warranted. |
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Only business developers will survive the slowdown: Trainer 6:48am Tuesday 09 December 2008 - Recruiter Daily The current slowdown will shift the recruitment industry back to a sales-driven model, says trainer and recession survivor, Gaynor Lowndes. |
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Jobs market suffers big fall 6:44am Tuesday 09 December 2008 - Recruiter Daily The jobs market suffered another significant hit in November, according to the Olivier and ANZ indexes. |
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Is Australia’s workforce ready for global business ? 3:05am Tuesday 09 December 2008 - Destination Talent A study by Accenture ranks Australia 7th in ‘skills readiness’, behind countries like Brazil, China and India. Only 47% of Australian, compared to 71% of Indians, who participated in the study, felt they are well equipped to face the challenges of a global business environment. With an overall score of 3.7 Australia is placed under [...] |
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CapitalJobs.com.au jobs now available by RSS 11:50pm Monday 08 December 2008 - Capital Jobs We’re happy to announce that our entire jobs listing is now available by RSS Feed. So if you use an RSS feed reader, you can keep up to date by subscribing to our feed below: http://www.capitaljobs.com.au/rss addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.capitaljobs.com.au%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D105'; addthis_title = 'CapitalJobs.com.au+jobs+now+available+by+RSS'; addthis_pub = 'capitaljobs'; |
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How A Career Objective Can Help Your Job Application Stand Out 4:26pm Monday 08 December 2008 - Capital Jobs For high salary earners, having a Career Objective or some sort of statement that highlights to the reader what type/s of job opportunities you are interested in can be advantageous. It is very much the equivalent of the elevator pitch that can be used both in your application and when speaking with prospective employers. Your [...] |
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Unemployment could rise much faster than we thought: ANZ 4:23pm Monday 08 December 2008 - Shortlist News The latest job ad figures suggest that the unemployment rate could shoot up far more rapidly than current estimates indicate, says ANZ head of Australian economics Warren Hogan. |
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How to Assess If A Portfolio Career Is Right For You? 3:55pm Monday 08 December 2008 - Six Figures Changes in the work-world and new definitions of what is a career are challenging us to make sense of and re-assess meaning in our careers. Employers are distracted by restructuring, e-commerce, mergers, acquisitions, managing outsourced work, global marketing, and much more to the extent that the message to their staff is clear. We are now [...] |
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No transition time limit in new RCSA code; ITCRA names next CEO; plus more 3:13pm Monday 08 December 2008 - Shortlist News No time limit for transitions in new RCSA code of conduct.... Senior IT executive joins ITCRA as CEO.... Ex-Charterhouse director joins new Kelly division.... Financial services recruiter launches into tough environment.... Adlogic introduces Facebook service.... ICT report drawn from public information: Intermedium. |
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Seek Feeding The Hippo 2:46pm Monday 08 December 2008 - Geoff Jennings First it was Linkme, see article here, now it’s Hippo. Hippo is now advertising, see job ad here, for sales staff…on Seek. I say, back yourself, Hippo. Put your ads. on your own board. Jeez, Louise. |
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Big PSA win for M&T Resources 2:37pm Monday 08 December 2008 - Shortlist News M&T Resources has gained sole tier-one position on one of the largest IT recruitment preferred supplier deals to be awarded this year. |
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MyCareer Come Back Soon… 2:32pm Monday 08 December 2008 - Geoff Jennings Is this a purposeful action, or a glitch in the system? Taking the site off-line seems like a radical decision in light of the fact that Monday is peek job search day. Also, how are advertisers feeling about their ads being taken down? Imagine missing out on that one golden candidate…the very idea sends shivers [...] |
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Growing your social network 12:04pm Monday 08 December 2008 - 2vouch A social recruiting services such as 2Vouch relies on the fact that people know other people who might need a new job. But what happens if your network is small? How do you go about growing the network? There are lots of ways to grow your network. Even if you have a large network your network [...] |
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Presentation on IT remuneration trends in Australia 11:28am Monday 08 December 2008 - Destination Talent In May, I spoke on IT remuneration and recruitment trends at the IIR’s ICT Skills Shortage Conference. (Representing my previous employer). The first half of my presentation hovers around one central theme - money is important, but the IT workforce wants more. Accordingly, employers are migrating towards ‘total rewards’, including paying more attention on intrinsic [...] |
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Sometimes you just have to describe a job the way it is 11:14am Monday 08 December 2008 - Jobadder A couple of beauties currently live on SEEK. I have always said that a good job description should outline exactly when the toilet breaks are. Maybe SEEK should consider licensing MyCareer's profanity checker? &# [...] |
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Let The Games Begin… 11:13am Monday 08 December 2008 - Geoff Jennings Seek have got the Christmas cards thing off and running for ‘08. Sticking with their theme of ‘SEEK & you shall find’. Eddie, Santa’s right hand Elf has been elfnapped and he needs your help to be rescued. Click here to play. |
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Online job ad numbers have fallen off a cliff 10:38am Monday 08 December 2008 - Jobadder If you needed any evidence of the effect of the market downturn then look no further than the job numbers of the major job boards. In October I wrote about SEEK ad numbers dropping to 191,000 from 220,000. That felt like a big drop to me at the time I wrote the blog [...] |
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Index shows more skills shortages 9:51am Monday 08 December 2008 - Capital Jobs A new skills index suggests that there will be ongoing shortages in the areas of information technology, building and engineering, marketing and accountancy and finance. Recruiting organisation Clarius group has linked with KPMG-Econtech to launch a new national skills index which will be released on a quarterly basis, according to a report in Recruiter [...] |
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Why are your employees leaving? 9:47am Monday 08 December 2008 - HR Daily Conducting exit interviews online and anonymously reaps the best information about an employer's retention issues, says organisational psychologist Matthew Neale. |
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Conference update 9:06am Monday 08 December 2008 - Michael Specht Plans are in place for the Inspecht HR Futures Conference on 26 February 2009 in Melbourne. The site is up and the program is 99% complete, just awaiting confirmation on one speaker. There is a downloadable program overview you can use to convince management that the event is worth attending. The program summary: Keynote - Thoughts from TED 2009 - [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Conference update", url: "http://specht.com.au/michael/2008/12/08/conference-update/" }); |
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New employment standards grant EXTENSION of Parental Leave and the right for employees to request flexible work 9:03am Monday 08 December 2008 - CareerMums The imminent introduction of the new National Employment Standards signal significant changes concerning parental leave, carer’s leave and flexible work requests. Is your organisation aware of their new obligations? New changes include (and are not limited to):•Extension of parental leave beyon [...] |
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