Browsing: Employer branding

ANZ has re-focussed its graduate recruitment program to cater for the bank's Asian expansion plans, with 15 per cent of this year's intake coming from a Chinese background, according to the bank's head of People Capital, Shane Freeman. read more

One of Australia's largest healthcare companies, Sigma Pharmaceuticals has cut its hiring costs by 50 per cent and reduced its reliance on external suppliers since introducing an in-house recruitment team 18 months ago. read more

A new white paper claims that online social networks can widen a recruiter's reach to hidden, passive jobseekers, and improve the quality of candidates. read more

Coca-Cola Amatil expects to source one in four new hires from its employee referral program this year, according to the company's HR manager for sales, Rebecca Cooper. read more

Ross Human Directions is aiming to dramatically lift its revenue to $1 billion and achieve an EBIT margin of seven per cent by June 2009, according to internal documents which detail the company's growth strategies. read more

The rise of online social networking as a candidate sourcing tool is continuing to gain ground, with a number of new features being offered by local and international websites. read more

Major commercial property services company, Jones Lang LaSalle has decided to outsource all its permanent recruitment processes to Talent2. read more

Global consumer products company, Unilever, has struck a seven-year worldwide deal with Accenture, outsourcing a wide range of its HR functions including recruitment and payroll services. read more

Canon's R&D division has completely changed its approach to recruitment advertising by adding more details into job descriptions, focussing on a select number of specialist publications, and dropping all job ads in mainstream media, according to the company's HR manager, Fiona Warnock. read more

Fujitsu has significantly reduced its contractor base and slimmed down the number of recruitment companies it uses from more than 80 suppliers to 17, according to the company's HR manager, Maria Nash. read more