I am experiencing major FOMO right now. My colleague Alastair is in Vegas for the global HR Tech conference and before it starts has scored tickets to see U2 in the ‘Sphere’; Nadine is attending the AFR Energy & Climate Summit in Sydney, and Will is Melbourne/Sydney bound for TQ’s inaugural Employer Brand masterclass series.…
We’ve seen a lot of recent hiring down-turns in a number of different sectors recently. Often, this means that internal Talent Teams pare back their work with recruitment agencies and consultancies. After all, if there’s no hiring work to do, there’s no need to maintain a relationship with agency, right? But the partnership between agency…
“You’ll love it here. We’re just like a big family.” We’ve all heard it said in job interviews. In fact, you may have even said it yourself to a candidate when trying to communicate the workplace culture. But while it’s often said with the best intentions (after all, many people have very positive associations when…
Hello from the beautiful Mornington Peninsula. Over the long weekend I stayed local and spent a lot of time outdoors enjoying the beautiful spring weather before watching two incredible grand finals, closing out the men’s AFL and NRL seasons. Congrats to the Pies and the Panthers. Now back at work, and leading the consulting arm…
Every day, new announcements about AI and its growth surprise and frighten. A few days ago, ChatGPT4 announced that it could now speak in five languages and answer questions about photos you present to it. For example, you could show it a picture of a machine, and it would identify it and perhaps even diagnose…
We all know that a strong employer brand is a critical element in attracting strong talent to your organisation. Many talent functions don’t have the luxury of a dedicated employer brand resource, but that doesn’t mean that they can’t deliver a strong Employee Value Proposition (EVP) that really packs a punch. We reached out to…
It’s one of the most highly anticipated sessions of every ATC event. Sponsored by Hays, the Innovation Lab lets the Australian Talent community see and explore the emerging and game-changing Talent Technology set to impact how you hire. Hays is delighted to be sponsoring ATC’s Innovation Lab competition for the third year in succession. Helping…
And just like that, my month of musings & September for that matter, is already coming to an end. Hard to believe that we’re just about to dive into the last quarter of the year already! Before I go, here’s a little of what’s been on my mind this week (that hasn’t been footy-related that…
When you think about the future of work, where does your mind go? For most people, the images that come to mind will be tech, gadgets, platforms, or robots. Right now a lot of the discourse is around AI and machine based learning. If you’re anything like me, your mind immediately goes to a Jetsons-style…