Smart in-house and agency recruiters are using cutting-edge platforms and techniques to keep up with the rapid pace of a changing industry, says UK management consultant and recruitment specialist Andy Headworth. read more
Customer communications company Salmat has reduced its recruitment agency spend by around one-third in the past year, after refining its use of LinkedIn, says head of people and culture Geoffrey Court. read more
More and more Australian recruitment companies will enter the RPO space in the next few years, but while it might "sound simple", it's not, according to general manager of ManpowerGroup solutions and HR Sue Howse. read more
Most recruiters who complain about the difficulty of sourcing rare skills aren't using LinkedIn to its potential, according to an IT recruitment specialist. read more
SEEK has reported another year of record revenue and profit, but its domestic job board business continues to feel the effects of declining job ad volumes. read more
There's money to be made in the relatively new area of big data recruiting, but recruiters have to develop new sourcing methods for big data candidates, who don't fit traditional profiles, says Hudson Asia-Pacific CEO Mark Steyn. read more
Lower June quarter earnings for Oilfield Workforce.... Declining ICT skills a voter issue: ACS.... New workforce software contract for Com Ops.... Younger jobseekers more likely to favour social media: CareerOne. read more
Temp-to-perm fee bans becoming more common.... Avoid immigration roadblocks with offshore contingent staff.... Changes on HiTech board.... No retrospective requirements for 457-visa applicants being processed on July 1. read more
Internal recruiters facing a shrinking hiring workload should use the extra time to develop some valuable intellectual property for their employer, otherwise they might not survive, says internal recruitment expert Martin Warren. read more