ACT Government – Hiding from a Poor Decision
ACT Government – Hiding from a Poor Decision The ACT Government’s behaviour around changes to labour hire engagements is getting stranger. What began as a procurement process where the terms […]
Category: Controversy Corner
ACT Government Voluntarily Opts Out of Quality Recruitment Outcomes.
ACT Government voluntarily opts out of quality recruitment outcomes. In a move that defies logic, the ACT Government is about to explore how much damage can be done to an […]
Are Job Boards Taking Over the Recruitment Industry?!?
The last 12 months have seen a number of major announcements in the recruitment industry and associated big business which could potentially have a major impact on how people use […]
Your Slow Moving Hiring Process is Losing you Talent
Slow moving recruitment processes and failure to move swiftly on key hiring decisions is crippling many organisations ability to attract and win talented staff. You could be forgiven for thinking […]
Effective Board Selection – ‘not jobs for mates’
There are no doubts that the highest performing organisations have an even higher performing Board. One of the toughest challenges facing many organisations, particularly those in the non-profit (or ‘for […]
Are private recruiters benefiting from the public service freeze?
Stop the press. Shred the CV. We have a recruitment crisis on our hands. But wait: if you want a job in the Canberra public service, hit up a recruiter. […]
Top 5 complaints about recruiters – Where there’s smoke …?
Let’s face it, if you work in the corporate world and have not heard a recruitment horror story, then you probably haven’t been paying attention. Here are the top five […]
Resume fraud – Identifying the truth!
For those not familiar with the case, Andrew Flanagan was hired by Myer in June this year to the senior position of Group General Manager for Strategy and Business Development. […]
146,000 Vacancies, 14 Million Applications – You Do The Math!
The LNP Federal Government’s newly unveiled unemployment policy has heralded considerable backlash in the media and from opposition leaders who have criticised the idea as poorly researched, and lacking in […]
No release or non-ongoing extension fees?
One of the more controversial practices emerging nationally and even within Canberra is asking recruitment firms to commit to long-term contractual agreements that specify that no further fee will be […]