Women make up the majority of the leadership team at Kelly Services Australia, which recently achieved a record quarterly result, but managing director Karen Colfer says she doesn't believe in using quotas to improve female representation. read more
Evolving technology eliminating the need for separate professional, personal social media profiles.... Ex-MPI recruiter launches candidate profile platform.... U&U makes senior appointments.... New Peoplebank program encourages charity in the workplace. read more
IT recruiter M&T Resources has spent the past 18 months putting in place new protocols to improve the quality of its candidate interactions, says managing director Chris Sandham. read more
Recruitment company leaders should look for candidates with a desire for money, rather than a wish to work with or help people, if they want to hire top billers, says UK-based industry trainer Roy Ripper. read more
Top recruiters are split on whether cold calling is an essential marketing tool, or a relic of transactional recruiting, and one agency owner has questioned whether the practice played a part in the downfall of Hamilton James & Bruce. read more
An Australian company has taken the unusual step of holding resume-building workshops for staff and assisting with LinkedIn profiles in a bid to improve engagement and reduce turnover. read more
The six staffing companies named on BRW's 2013 list of the fastest-growing private companies had FY13 revenue growth between 43% and 77%, so how did they do it in a market where many other recruiters are struggling? read more
Internal recruiters in demand in Melbourne: Robert Walters.... Engineering People using Nerf guns, early marks to motivate consultants.... Marlborough experiencing the most hiring demand: SEEK NZ.... LinkedIn Recruiter goes mobile. read more
Recruiters' ability to successfully transition to management roles has been a hot topic in the industry for some time, and new research from global research company Gallup has quantified that just one in 10 workers have the innate ability needed to successfully manage people. read more
Former New Zealand Post recruitment manager Rory Walker says overseeing the recruitment of hundreds of posties and mail sorters taught him the importance of rhythm and routine when supervising a team of recruiters. read more