Recruitment marketing specialist Adcorp reported a 19% drop in total sales for the year to June, but the company's profit was eroded by impairments, redundancies and the start-up costs of its new federal government contract. read more
Peaks and troughs may be over: Ross Human Directions.... IT contracting up in NSW, WA and SA: Peoplebank.... Engineering skills shortage here to stay.... Roundtable discussions return to RCSA conference.... IBM launches diversity hiring push.... Top Queensland recruiters recognised by CareerOne. read more
Defence applications trending up.... Glimmers of hope in New Zealand recruitment market: Robert Walters.... Asia-Pacific critical to long-term growth: Spring Group.... Background checking discounts for RCSA members.... New job board focuses on work/life balance.... Alexander Mann wins supplier awards. read more
A stronger focus on targeting and research at the candidate sourcing stage has saved money and cut down on unqualified applications for IBM Asia-Pacific. read more
New job ad data from the ANZ Job Ad series and the Olivier Job Index indicates that ads are down by 50% over the past 12 months, but employers are starting to look at press advertising again. read more
Big drop in full-time work, jobless rate rising: ABS.... Staite Henningsen Klein continues growth despite tough market.... Recruitment jobs fall along with HR: Olivier.... Taleo gains NSW Govt ATS contract....Chandler Macleod CFO takes on company secretary role.... IBM maintaining graduate recruitment efforts.... Jobscience introduces ATS for iPhone. read more
JobG8 signs 50th Australian site.... Clarius founder knows a good buying opportunity.... Flight Centre staffer joins Employment Office.... Christine Sturgess appointed to NPA board.... New employment marketing specialist targets Maori and Pacific employers.... JobAdder opens in Brisbane.... Digitec recruitment platform arrives in Australia. read more
SKILLED bullish, on track to reach FY09 guidance.... Knee-jerk hiring freezes costing companies market share: TMP Worldwide.... More candidates, fewer jobs on ExpatJobs sites.... Australian member re-nominated to NPA board.... IPA launches Facebook and MySpace pages.... Marketforce Express opens in Sydney.... Manpower clarification. read more
Adcorp flags profit decline.... Forstaff not responsible for Qantas accident.... Queensland should work harder to recruit interstate: Michael Page.... Graduates still going to job boards first: Universum.... PageUp People founder wins national business award.... IPA wins accolade for CSR efforts.... Robert Half fills key roles.... LinkMe introduces outplacement portal. read more
Graduate jobs growth is set to tail off dramatically in 2009, with just a 2% rise in vacancies expected next year, compared to double digit increases over the past five years, according to new research from the Australian Association of Graduate Employers. read more