This week in Talent: the benefits of time-blocking the “Planned Chaos” that inevitably pops up in any recruiter’s day, pregnant women and new mothers reporting dismal working conditions, Bupa trials 9-day fortnight, aged care workers win 28.5% wage rise, Business NSW seeks new category of part-time worker, ATC2024 tix now on sale, and more!
This week in Talent: how to make part-time TA work for you, how to win the productivity prize, what does scrapping the traditional 9-5 working hours mean for women?, increasing disability employment to boost economy by billions, Hunger Games hits the Aussie jobs market, and more!
This week in Talent: personal reflections on shifting to a part-time Talent role, the WGEA publishes gender pay gaps for 100+ companies, a potential “bye-bye” to the right to work from home, the employers with the biggest and smallest gender paygaps, Microsoft’s New Future of Work report, how one Aussie work-site increased its female workforce x5, and more!
John L Hopkins, Swinburne University of Technology Working from home introduced in response to the harsh pandemic lockdowns in 2020 was expected to be a short term arrangement with staff returning to the office as soon as restrictions were lifted. Yet, almost four years later, most office workers are still following hybrid arrangements – splitting…
Hello! I’m fresh (or … not so fresh) back from a massively fun and exhausting weekend at Meredith Music Festival. It was so much fun, but I was so exhausted when I got there that I ended up sleeping more than I was awake … which is the opposite of what I was hoping for.…
Wominjeka! Day 19 of Dry July and it’s actually not that hard to say “no” to drinks now! I’m stoked I’ve made it this far. I’m doing the Run Melbourne 10km race this Sunday… RIP me who hasn’t run 10kms since 2015. This week I’ve been working with my team on a bunch of things…
Wominjeka!! Day 11 of Dry July and I have a new hobby … KNITTING! Whilst I’ve been busy living my Hot Sober Gal Winter, I decided there was no better time to start knitting … And oh BOY have I thrown myself into it, like I do with all new hobbies. I’m knitting myself a…
Howdy partners! This past week has been an interesting one at work … people are dropping like flies! There’s some sort of super-flu going around Melbourne right now, AND a huge resurgence in COVID. I’m thankfully not feeling my COVID hangover anymore, but it took a good 5 weeks for me to finally feel normal…
Hello there! I went along to a virtual Culture Amp event last Friday that focused on mental health and leading a mentally healthy workplace. I’ve seen lots of these events popping up recently, and chatting to my friends about how they are feeling … I can see why this is the topic of the moment.…
It’s my last TWIT of the year!! What a year it’s been – fun but challenging. FUN whilst we all attended virtual networking events, made virtual friends and picked up new hobbies. CHALLENGING in that … the candidate market has gone dry and crumbly. If you were at our State of Talent Acquisition event last…
It’s my last TWIT of the year!! What a year it’s been – fun but challenging. FUN whilst we all attended virtual networking events, made virtual friends and picked up new hobbies. CHALLENGING in that … the candidate market has gone dry and crumbly.
If you were at our State of Talent Acquisition event last week, you may have seen this quote that was submitted as part of the survey – “it’s not a talent pool, it’s a talent puddle”. I saw that and thought my GOD that’s accurate. Trying to find the right people for the right roles this year has been like dragging a rake through a shallow, muddy puddle. Then trying to squelch that mud into a tiny little hole. It’s been rough.
Anyway – time for a holiday I reckon. I have been preparing to go on holidays for the past 3 months. Every piece of work that I start or that gets pushed back has me mentally factoring in how it might affect or coincide with my leave. THIS has been happening a lot – trying to get to the elusive ‘inbox zero”. I refuse to log on or check emails/messages whilst I’m on leave because even if it’s only 5 minutes of checking … it takes me back into work mode and ruins my 3 week rest and recovery annual leave period. Have a read of this to see all the reasons why it’s a bad idea to log on and do work during your holiday.
To help me prepare, I made a ‘To Do Before You Leave’ list that has helped me focus on the important stuff and not get distracted by the trivial/little things that can wait until I get back, I’ve prepared a handover document that I’ll save into our team folder for easy access in the event something arises, and I’ve also told anyone that will listen that I’m away – setting expectations is also important.
Anyways – thank you to everyone that has taken the time to connect with me this year, and chit-chat about all things talent. I’ve honestly learned so much from you, and there are ideas that I’ve taken away and implemented into the business. It’s been a blast, and has also given me some great street cred at work! I was chatting with a candidate the other day who told me she reads the TWIT every week, and I legit felt like a celebrity. So … thank you!
The legend, Jo Vo, will be taking the TWIT reigns next week for the last TWIT of the year … enjoy y’all, and I’ll see you in the new year!
Domino’s are offering incentives to simply apply for their roles, with one lucky applicant winning a Nintendo Switch and free pizza for a year. It’s the BATTLEEEEEE of the BENEFITSSSSSSS and it’s getting competitive, my friends.
Ummm … sorry what?!
More women than men tend to take up the offer of flexible working, particularly those with child-caring duties. How will this impact women’s career progression if they miss out on the informal “water cooler” chit chats?
These are some useful, tangible tips – some of which I hadn’t seen before, to be honest. Adding this article to my “action list” for the new year.
There is a massive wage gap between the able and disabled community, and it’s something that doesn’t always get the attention it deserves. A couple of weeks ago I shared some stats – only 41% of people with a disability in Australia are employed. That’s shocking.
If you’re thinking of ways to be more inclusive in the workplace in 2022 (and I hope you are), then download this PDF right now and give it a whirl. With interview question suggestions like “Tell us how you use your power, privilege and influence to benefit others?” it’s a MUST READ.
