Before we continue, ask yourself this: have you already reached a conclusion as to whether or not this blog will shed any insight into your recruitment process?  Are you reading this to mine for inconsistencies, flaws; details to support your...

What is recruitment bias?

Well it's similar to confirmation bias. Have you ever formed a snap decision about something in your mind and then found yourself searching for evidence to prove it?

Too much traditional recruitment has been about 'Plug and Place', without thinking strategically about where to find QUALITY candidates and using the right tools to decipher who is best for your organisation. 

As anyone who has recently tried to...

When looking for the perfect candidate to join your team, it’s easy to get carried away with a list of what’s important to YOU.     

When you’re a busy HR team with hiring to do, getting a good pipeline of quality candidates is critical to filling your vacancies fast. Making sure you reach the right candidates from day one is the first step in...

Meet Sarah. She works for a busy organization with 100 staff and as an experienced HR Manager, she looks after all things HR. From onboarding to training, to helping managers with performance issues to HR strategy and reporting. For a key player in...

As a disability service provider, you probably don’t need reminding that 460,000 Australians are set to become eligible for funding thanks to the federal government’s NDIS roll out. The changes place participants firmly in the driver’s seat, leaving...

“I just can’t find good staff!” is a common refrain howled by business owners up and down the country.

The days of placing a job advert and being swamped with great candidates are a distant memory for hiring managers in almost all industries. From...

You’re spending on job advertising. Can you afford to be paying zero attention to your Employer Brand?

If you want the best talent, the short answer is no.

Here  are 5 ways your job advertising might be hurting your overall recruitment brand:

1. Last...

Think you don’t need to do pre employment assessments? Think again.

You may be filling roles but are you really filling them or are we just placing bums on seats in the hope that one of them will stick around for more than 3 months?  The question we...