Browsing: Managing recruiters

The shrinking rec-to-rec market has forced many recruitment agencies to reconsider the way they source their consultants, according to industry executives. read more

Effective recruitment leaders who incite "primal emotions" in their consultants drive better performance and productivity, according to leadership trainer Jackie Barretta. read more

The Federal Government's proposed changes to employee share scheme taxation are likely to bring equity options back into favour in smaller recruitment companies, according to DLA Piper partner and remuneration specialist Brett Feltham. read more

New consultants create the biggest risk of client turnover for recruitment companies, according to trainer Cynthia Stuckey, who shares her tips for getting new recruits up to speed quickly. read more

• Davidson brings all divisions under one brand
  
• GRMSearch repeat business rate nears 90%
  
• Robert Walters partners with Youngcare
  
• Government changes to speed up 457-visa applications
  
• NZ jobs market dips
  
• JXT launches "reverse job board" read more

Kelly Services Australia's decision to walk away from some of its largest clients over the past four years has made the business more profitable, according to CEO Karen Colfer. read more

Flight Centre has dramatically reduced its time-to-fill after removing hiring managers from volume recruitment processes, according to company recruitment executive Carole Cooper. read more

The latest round of annual reports highlights which listed recruitment companies are reaching their goals for increasing the number of women in leadership roles, and which ones are slipping backwards. read more

• Brooklyn diversifies into interim rec-to-rec
  
• CGC appoints associate director
  
• Consultants with more freedom less likely to leave
  
• Futurestep adds new service line
  
• Mental illness a stumbling block for SME hirers read more

Recruitment companies' average pre-tax profit improved in the 2014 financial year off the back of record annual sales, according to new industry benchmarking figures. read more