With such a competitive talent market, TA Teams are focused on creating a positive candidate experience. However, to set itself apart from the crowd, teams are recognising the need to build a top-of-the-line candidate experience to attract applicants and secure top talent. Wondering what that X Factor is for different companies? From creating ‘moments that…
Trans Day of Visibility (TDOV). TDOV, is an annual celebration to champion Trans and Gender Diverse voices; support their art, champion their work and continue important conversations. I had the privilege (as a cisgender, queer woman and ally to our broader LGBTQIA+ community) of joining the Sapphire Program (part of Pride in Diversity) to discuss…
Hello! It has been an absolute pleasure to have been this months editor – a lot of highs and lows in the TA community this November… the ATC event is still popping up in my discussions! Lots of forward thinking happening for Talent leading up to this holiday season. Will 2023 be our great divide?…
Hello! This week I almost dreaded reading through my LinkedIn feed each morning, as we have had wave after wave of shock and impacted roles in the Tech sector with an eerie reminder of 2020 pandemic times. Knowing full well the shock of being in an impacted role, my heart is aching for everyone that…
Are you a morning or evening person? Studies show we have strong differences in when we feel most creative and do our best work during the day. These differences go far deeper than just personal preference. Whether you like to get up early (a “lark”) or go to bed late (an “owl”), and when you…
Sydney has a strange buzz… could it be that everyone is still riding on the #ATC2022 (sky) High? Absolutely LOVED the content on LinkedIn the past few days! The team sent me some Day 1 photos so I thought I’d share some of them… Definitely feeling major #FOMO! So last week I shared a few…
Hello everyone, thrilled to be your Editor for November! I’m in Week 6 of my new role, and my recent experience on the other side of the table, as a candidate, has really made me think and reflect on what Candidate Experience now means to me. When did I go from a passive candidate in…
It is increasingly difficult to recruit solely on the basis of salary or benefits or even on the merits of a particular job. With everyone offering almost the same packages, tweaked and customized as they are, how can an organization gain a competitive advantage in recruiting? What tools or techniques can recruiters use that don’t…
Hi everyone – my last TWIT for the month of October is NOW! I’ve really enjoyed doing the TWIT again. It’s such a great way for me (a busy, important, and equally lazy gal with a job in talent acquisition) to keep up to date on talent things happening around the place. I thought for…