Welcome to A New Worker Glossary for a New World of Work – a living collection of words and phrases that shed light on the underside of work and the unshared experiences of workers. We built this glossary to help expand our own understanding of how the future of work was playing out in the…
HR and business executives place building skills and competencies as a priority. Given the likelihood that we will have a large portion of the workforce working remotely, how will organizations skill, reskill, or upskill their workforce? Prior to this pandemic’s disruption, most corporate learning, if it existed at all, was traditional and was primarily one-way…
Adam Graycar, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University and George Tan, Charles Darwin University Australia has been built on immigration. In recent years it has been skilled migration, and that will continue to be important to us, especially as we recover from the COVID economic malaise. Skilled migrants are offered visas that can…
Hey peeps, Lordy it’s happening – lockdown is easing tomorrow for Melbournians, and oh boy do I have plans! I can finally be my true extrovert self again. She’s been stifled since March 2020 when the pandemic began, and she’s ready to talk the ears of anyone that will listen. She is LIVING for a…
One of the things that never fails to surprise and disappoint me is when I hear that it’s easier to find a job elsewhere than to get one internally. Right now, the job market has roared past pre-pandemic levels. Candidate mobility is also peaking. If you don’t have plans to give your restless Talent an…
Howdy ho! Welcome back to another Thursday TWIT sesh! Last week I mentioned that myself and my TA team are attempting to be more strategic in the way we recruit, particularly in a candidate short market. We are a bunch of people-pleasers, as are most recruiters I know. We want to help our clients and…
One of the reasons for the talent shortage is the set of beliefs around what makes an exceptional employee or a so-called “A” player. For years high tech firms have only sought graduates of elite schools with high GPAs. Competition is high for these graduates, and salaries have been equally high. This has spilled over…
Hi there, So first off the bat this week – our 2021 State of Talent Acquisition survey closes this Friday! All entries help us to create a snapshot of the TA industry in Australia and New Zealand right now and provide a clearer view of what we’re all feeling, and what we all need to…
Hi there, SO WHO HAS WATCHED SQUID GAME?! I took Monday off this week and spent the WHOLE day watching the entire season of Squid Game. It was amazing. If you haven’t watched it yet – definitely do. Best watched on the Korean language setting (the original) and using subtitles. Nothing worse than English dubbed…