Twenty years ago this month, the first issue of Shortlist was published as a fortnightly printed newsletter, packed with short articles on developments that affected the recruitment industry and the employer buyers of their services.
Throughout the rest of October Shortlist will be featuring insights from recruitment personalities who have worked in the industry for the past 20 years (or more) and lived to tell the tale. First up, some words from our founder. read more
Sixteen years ago this month, the impending introduction of the GST was creating unrest in the recruitment industry, prompting a group of IT recruiters to take unprecedented action. read more
Six years ago this month, recruitment executives were questioning the future of RPOs and whether employers were using the outsourced model as a stepping stone to an internally-run recruitment function. read more
Nine years ago this month, two national recruitment companies were embroiled in an ethical dispute that tested the RCSA's enforcement of its code of conduct. read more
Fifteen years ago, the recruitment industry was a simpler place, where telephones were the most effective marketing tool and recruiters could rely on newspapers for a steady stream of quality candidates. read more
Ten years ago this month, a recruitment company float three years in the making was formally announced, creating the business we know today as Chandler Macleod. read more
Five years ago this month, a recruitment company acquisition was degenerating into a legal war that pitted two of Australia's most experienced recruiters against one another. read more
Over the past seven years some of the recruitment industry's most respected executives have shared their views and predictions in Shortlist's end-of-year roundup. Today, we look back at some of the highlights. read more
Four years ago this month, a game of tug-o-war was erupting in the listed recruitment sector over Julia Ross's business, Ross Human Directions. read more
