Some years ago one of my clients had a consultant who was perpetually average. He recruited in a niche part of their business where he was working with one colleague or he was running things solo. He caused no trouble and he was generally liked by his colleagues yet he struggled to hit his target…
Hi there, friends! This week I’ve been focused on finalising recruitment for the new additions (and promotions) to my TA Team and working on process improvement across TA. It’s actually been such a fun week, even though I’m still battling the aftermath of COVID (aka tired, sniffly, etc). Looking at process improvements has been SO…
Westpac NZ’s Senior TA Manager Clare Montogomerie and Modern Hire’s Eric Sydell and Grant Meyer share their insights to help companies start the process to reduce bias in hiring.
The 2021 State of Video in Talent report found that almost half of all talent professionals are focussing on capturing and sharing their employee stories as a key part of their talent strategy. We spoke to leading employer brand specialists from some of Australia’s largest organisations to find out exactly how they use video to…
We’re into the 3rd short week of our glorious ‘3 weeks of short weeks’ … week? I’m confused. Haha. Anyway – it’s a great time to be a full-time office worker at the moment. I have to admit though, having 3 short weeks in a row (1 of which I was off sick with COVID)…
As the TA community continues its steady march through the 3rd year of a significantly disrupted talent market, talent teams across organisations of all sizes are looking for that one magic solution to deliver talent success. Talent scarcities caused by restricted immigration policies, the explosion of new markets driven by innovations sparked by the Pandemic,…
Welcome to the weird limbo week between 2 long weekends! Hopefully you’re all stuffed full of choccies and hot cross buns WITH LASHINGS of butter!! LASHINGGGGS! I’ll keep the TWIT this week short and sweet – mainly because I had the very unfortunate experience of contracting Covid last week, and I’m still recovering. I tested…
The notion of understanding the talent market is as old as recruitment. In times of a talent abundance – that is, when there are plenty of candidates around – it’s not overly important to have a strong understanding of the market. But as we all well know the opposite is true right now, and we…
Hi again, It’s chocolate week! The week before Easter where chocolate and hot cross buns are being shoved down our throats by our friends and family … and our own damn hands. I am a self confessed hot cross bun addict – with lashings of butter. LASHINGS! I was having a conversation with someone in…