In a sea of mediocre-to-good applications, it’s important to be able to recognise the great CVs quickly. A great CV is one that compels you to call them immediately, or at the very least, leave you in no doubt that you should be putting them in the “yes” pile. Since the average recruiter can spend…
Category: Talent Acquisition
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Christmas and the New Year can be notorious for low candidate numbers, as jobseekers look to take some time off the festive season. Permanent workers may be hesitant to launch into a new job so close to the end of the year, while temporary workers may reject work so they can spend an extended period…
Women make up a large part of the recruitment industry, and a lot of which are leading and innovating the ways in which we approach recruitment, HR, employer branding and more. So in this week’s panel segment, we ask our experts to discuss which women in recruitment they admire, and why? Angela Bortolussi I can say,…
It can be tough attracting quality applicants. When you find skilled professionals you need to move decisively. Business is changing all the time and HR professionals need to be horizon-scanning and considering the talent pipeline needed to negotiate current challenges and address disruptive technologies. The effective organisation needs to recruit not simply on technical skills…
It’s well known that recognising and rewarding employees for excellent work helps to ensure they feel valued for their efforts; creating a culture of high performance, increasing employee engagement and improving recruitment and retention. However, as with salary and benefits packages, an organisation’s approach to reward and recognition may need to evolve to ensure it…
Competing for talent is not what it used to be for Dell, it’s now far, far more competitive for a company that used to be the be-all and end-all of computing technology. Having said that, Dell is still among the world’s best tech companies. We catch up with Dalhia Rodriguez, the Employment Brand and Social Media…
Did you know there are benefits to hiring recent college graduates? They’re cost-effective, impressionable, and eager to work. However, winning over attractive candidates that every other business is going after can be a challenge. Rudimentary recruiting strategies no longer work. Today’s most talented and qualified college graduates are getting offers from multiple companies before they…
I was honoured to attend the APSCo Awards for Excellence recently. I was doubly honoured to be shortlisted for the Affiliate of the Year – and WE WON! I did not act cool when they read Barclay Jones out… I was a proper giggly girl (and so was Wayne!) Plus, what an honour to listen to…
There are serious imbalances across our workforces, and what has come about is a gender pay gap that signifies the inequalities of the world labor market. The pay gap definitely exists and according to the World Economic Forum, if the pay gap progresses as it currently is, it will take an unbelievable 170 years to close it.…