In a previous post we looked at research showing how a company's reputation as a place of work is a crucial point of consideration for candidates. Here are three companies that are doing a great job at making themselves attractive and building their employment reputation. While you'll notice that they are different in their approach, [...]
LinkedIn recently asked Australian recruitment agencies what their most important performance metric was*. Can you guess the outcome? - 16% said Quality of placement - 43% said Number of placements Ouch. I've worked in the recruitment industry, I've met both the 16% and the 43% type of agents, and I think that that 43% is [...]
Is your business sluggish? Does it feel like you're losing focus? It’s very possible that that your business has the flu. While taking on staff can propel your company forward, poor hiring decisions impact your business in the same way that the flu impacts your body. Whenever you have the flu, you are not usual [...]
We have all heard this saying, but how does it apply to recruiting? Too often, when we have a staff need in our organisation, we jump straight in and place an ad on SEEK, hoping that we will spot a shining star amongst the throng of responses that we will receive. We place a GENERAL [...]
If you're a manager the recruitment buck stops with you. Whether you have outsourced a recruitment assignment to an agency or you have managed the process internally, there comes a point where a decision has to be made and everybody will be looking at you. The problem is that most managers reach this point with [...]
Quite simply put - people matter. They are integral to the success of your business. Remember each part of your hiring process is sending out messages about who you are and how you operate. When you launch into hiring with a one sided view of your needs, you overlook the fact that hiring is a [...]
