Industry Leaders We celebrated our fourth Recruitment Excellence Awards on 21st October, it was a great night – not least because of the company! It’s occurred to me, having seen the reaction of some of my Thomson Reuters colleagues, that there’s no other industry quite like recruitment. Yes we take a barrage of criticism – ...more
Management Styles Reading all the contributions this month has been quite thought provoking and as a manager myself, I’m all too aware of the pitfalls of certain behaviour, yet it’s inevitable I’ll be better suited to some hats than others. This week alone (and it’s only Wednesday) I’ve been recruiter, negotiator, counsel, motivator and yes, ...more
Recruiting recruiters – People factors in mergers and acquisitions. Describe the perfect recruiter…is it a wildly different answer to that of the same question 10 years ago? I very much doubt it. But one thing that is different is the market. In recent years the growth of in-house recruitment, the expediency of online advertising and ...more
Join us in celebrating the industry excellence as we announce the winners and finalists of the 2011 Recruitment Excellence Awards. Our gala dinner will be held at Sydney’s stunning Luna Park, enjoying expansive harbour views, first class entertainment, fine dining and of course the opportunity to hear this year’s winners. October 21st 2011 Crystal Palace ...more
Managing the contract workforce Choosing contract work as a career is fast becoming a popular choice. As social morés change and the make-up of the workforce shifts, people are seeking a flexibility to match their lifestyle and commitments. How we manage this sector may not have had all the careful consideration it needs and it ...more
2011 started with a bang and much promise that we were finally through the GFC and on the road to recovery, but like the rest of the economy the recruitment industry seems to be in a two-speed mode – there are recruiters you talk to who are experiencing results seen pre-GFC and there are others ...more
This month Rod & Nigel had a chance to catch up to reflect on 2011 and consider the year ahead. Rod: Hi Nigel. Apart from England losing in the Rugby World Cup, what are your thoughts on 2011? Nigel: I’ll ignore rugby and just talk about the recruitment industry. The short answer is that the ...more
The heading of this article is one of the definitions of ‘Authentic’ in the dictionary. Have a think about that phrase and how you would like to be judged against it, and then take a look at what information you’re putting out into the wide world as part of your job. Social media has been ...more
