We all hear the word innovation thrown around a lot in the course of our everyday work lives. But what does it actually mean to be innovative, and why does the talent acquisition world need to adopt an innovative mindset? Hays Talent Solutions are industry leaders in innovation. They’ve established both global and regional innovation…
Happy Thursday! It’s NAIDOC Week this week, and I’m coming to you from Wurundjeri Country! I’m so lucky and grateful to work for a government organisation that celebrates NAIDOC week by organising and hosting a bunch of different educational events. I hope you’ve attended as many NAIDOC events as you can, learned something new, and…
This is the first article of a 3 part series on change management. I get asked all the time how I manage resistance to change. I also get told that this is something I’m good at, and seem to always get assigned to projects that either have very challenging stakeholders, or are facing terrible resistance…
Hi! Happy Thursdays! This week I’ve found myself feeling very thankful for being allowed to travel outside of Melbourne again. I just had a long weekend away with friends in Kyneton, and now I’m feeling very loved up and happy and zen and (slightly) hungover. Ahhh so good to not be in lockdown anymore. On…
Looking for a TA career change but not too sure how to get there? Our ‘So you wanna be a…‘ series of articles takes a look at some of the more niche TA roles and digs deep into the who, how, and why behind them. Our resident editor Jody Smith will chat with some of…
Jeannie Eun Su Lee, University of Newcastle and Betina Szkudlarek, University of Sydney Australia is in the grip of a labour shortage, as pandemic border closures stem the flow of workers from other countries. At the same time, Australia has an untapped talent pool of workers: refugees who have settled here and are urgently looking…
Another week, another TWIT! Whoop! Keeping it short and sweet this week – some of the fun things keeping me extra busy at work at the moment are: HR Awards, funking up our company LinkedIn page, and lots and lots of recruitment (with no candidates to be found anywhere – yikes, it’s tight out there…
Precision isn’t the answer. Alignment over time is. In the next few weeks, 88 tons of concrete will be dumped into the ocean just offshore from West Palm Beach, Florida. This isn’t a potential green disaster or example of illegal dumping. This is how Florida is encouraging the development and growth of local coral reefs…
The Internal Talent Awards inaugural year in 2020 saw many talent functions recognised for their great work and initiatives. With entries closing on 2nd July, I got in touch with previous winner Pam Stroud, Executive Manager: Talent Attraction & Engagement Experience at REA Group to find out what really goes into the nomination process. And…