Even good recruiters can fall prey to call reluctance when the market tightens and more clients start saying no, but recruitment trainers say during a downturn is the crucial time for managers to address the problem and support consultants to keep their activity levels up. read more
New Zealand announces Novopay inquiry, scrapping contract a possibility.... HiTech revenue, profit dips.... AFR executive jobs tab in beta.... Increase in cloud roles in December quarter: Freelancer.com.... ILO develops anti-discrimination guide.... Heidrick & Struggles staffer joins Stephenson Mansell. read more
NSW contingent workforce contract returns to market.... Harrier expands into NSW.... Head of Trade Me Jobs moves roles.... SHK foreshadows business overhaul.... Stellar Recruitment launches 'best recruiter' competition.... Peoplebank launches IT job app. read more
Adecco merges Australian IT brands.... Itcom appoints new Queensland manager.... Mind Recruitment expands into Sydney.... Sportspeople measures sizeable revenue lift in 2012.... Job market tightens for redundant workers: Right Management. read more
Court fines on-hire company and client for sham contracting.... Senior recruiters join Edge Personnel, Batchelor Recruitment.... New hire for Talent2.... WA council labour hire contract returns to market.... Jobs.co.nz closes its job board.... REC questions new UK temp recruitment body.... Heidrick & Struggles to acquire culture consulting firm.. read more
Skilled vacancies decline for seventh month: DEEWR.... SEEK mobile traffic doubles in 2012.... Prentice Partners recruiter opens new business.... Comensura, Medacs parent company foreshadows profit fall.... Busy At Work introduces staffing service for not-for-profits. read more
Can Fairfax finally present a challenge to SEEK?.... ACT the hotspot for ICT contractors: ITCRA.... ITCRA, WorkPro launch screening tool.... Jigsaw Search makes senior hire.... Woolworths, Bunnings score highly on employee satisfaction poll.... Small lift in SEEK NZ job ads. read more
A combination of trust, strategic thinking and good account management are fundamental for recruitment companies to win any PSA deal and these were exactly the considerations used by Hilton Australasia in evaluating providers in its recent tender for a sole supply deal, says the hotel chain's regional HR director Richard Todd. read more
Gloomy trading update from Ambition.... CXC Global management duo acquire local businesses.... LinkedIn profiles replete with cliches.... Harvey Nash Australia strong, despite market contraction, says MD.... Finite rewards long servers.... IBM-Kenexa deal finalised. read more
ANZ tracks eighth month of decline in job ads.... Bob Olivier appointed to RCSA board.... Dispel unrealistic client expectations: ITCRA CEO.... International operations boost SThree full-year gross profit.... Profit, revenue rises at Harvey Nash. read more