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GUEST OPINION: For years, talent acquisition has been a priority and most competitive organisations understand the value of a good talent acquisition strategy. What we are increasingly seeing when we work with talent acquisition teams is that while companies have shifted to hybrid and remote work, this new way of working is not always best represented in existing strategies. In a digitally transformed world, the focus on trust and results has become far more important than it was when employees simply had to clock in and clock out of offices, under the watchful eyes of managers.

GUEST OPINION: For years, talent acquisition has been a priority and most competitive organisations understand the value of a good talent acquisition strategy. What we are increasingly seeing when we work with talent acquisition teams is that while companies have shifted to hybrid and remote work, this new way of working is not always best represented in existing strategies. In a digitally transformed world, the focus on trust and results has become far more important than it was when employees simply had to clock in and clock out of offices, under the watchful eyes of managers.

COMPANY NEWS HireVue, a global leader in video interviewing, assessments, and text-enabled recruiting tools, has announced the appointment of Chief Growth Officer (CGO) Patrick Morrissey and Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) Amanda Hahn.

HireVue, a global leader in video interviewing, assessments, and text-enabled recruiting tools, has announced the appointment of Chief Growth Officer (CGO) Patrick Morrissey and Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) Amanda Hahn.

GUEST OPINION: Planning on strengthening your finance team this year, as you gear up for the next couple of years of post-Covid recovery and expansion?

Australian businesses are being held back by the country’s tech skills shortage, with many businesses now looking to skilled migration and contract workers to lift pressure on their workforce needs, according to one recruitment firm.

Over half of IT & telecommunications employers will give their staff a pay rise of less than 3% in their next review while 8% will not increase salaries at all, according to a newly released 2018-19 salary guide from one national recruitment firm.

StartupAUS chief operations officer Alex Gruszka says the new Global Talent Scheme visa program, which has just came into effect, has the potential to provide some serious relief for start-up founders in Australia.

Melbourne-based strategic workforce planning and analytics platform vendor Gooroo has signed a three-year deal with global HR services and recruiting company Randstad, following a three-month pilot programme by Ranstad of Gooroo’s Mindspace technology.

Australian businesses, like their counterparts around the world, are missing out on top talent because they are alienating candidates with poor communication and long hiring practices, new independent research reveals.

The fast expanding technology consulting and solutions services business has underpinned significant revenue growth for the Finite Group national technology recruitment firm.

Two years after its acquisition by Australia’s Finite Group, New Zealand recruitment firm 920 has boosted business in the contractor market on the back of increasing demand for project tech specialists.

Slow recruitment times are causing Australian companies to lose out on top candidates, according to a new study which shows that hiring managers who fail to make timely decisions can lose candidates as a consequence.

Staff acquisition and retention, and professional development for their employees top the list for Australia’s chief financial officers this year, according to a new study which also reveals that more than half of the country’s CFOs will focus on talent management throughout 2017.

Recruitment group Clarius has united all its businesses under a new brand — Ignite — including new offerings and three core divisions in Australia that include specialist recruitment services, on-demand talent services and outsourced people services.

Finding ICT contractors continues to be a challenge for recruiters, and hourly rates for both contractors and permanent employees have dipped, according to latest to the Information Technology Contract and Recruitment Association (ITCRA).

Technology has had, and continues to have, a profound effect on the business of recruiting.

The Information Technology Contract and Recruitment Association (ITCRA) has relaunched its ‘Business Knowledge’ webinar program aimed at raising awareness of the potential business risks involved in contracting and recruiting new staff.

As with everything else touched by the digitally connected era, recruitment is undergoing its own series of challenges and changes, not just with employers checking out the social media presences of potential employees, but from potential recruits and employees discussing the merits of employers, and so very much more. 

New Zealand-based cloud accounting firm Xero has announced former CBA marketer and digital innovator Andy Lark to the position of Chief Marketing Officer.