Still buyers for distressed recruitment company assets: Acquisiti.... ASX 200 prefer LinkedIn over Twitter and Facebook for recruitment.... Sporting executive joins Bluestone board.... NSW Health to introduce psychometric testing into leadership recruitment.... Migration body calls for employer refunds in light of 457-visa changes.... Australian and New Zealand sourcers among world's most advanced.... New hire for Astutepayroll.com. read more
CareerOne joins "task economy".... Corporate recruiters still favour job boards for quality hires: survey.... Graduate employment markets weakens again: GCA.... Employee benefits an important selling point for HR: SmartSalary. read more
Ensure's secret to consistent triple-digit revenue growth.... Interaction vital to recruiters' success on LinkedIn: Bill Boorman.... Small rise in June-half job ads: SEEK NZ.... SKILLED keeps gearing under 20% as Broadsword deal finalised read more
Mobile technology will change the face of recruitment, but internal recruiters are struggling to integrate mobile into their processes, says Alexander Mann Solutions' global head of innovation Martin Cerullo. read more
Giving recruitment companies greater scope to provide on-hired 457 visa-holders, via labour agreements, could actually reduce the overall number of 457 workers entering Australia, says an RCSA submission to an inquiry into legislation that raises the bar for employer sponsors. read more
When Brisbane City Council shifted to targeted recruitment of graduates who matched the organisation's values, it generated a five-fold increase in direct approaches from candidates "without a single job ad being placed", according to graduate program coordinator Tony Sinclair. read more
SEEK may be regretting the timing of its annual price rise letter this week, which came hot on the heels of weakening GDP growth and MyCareer's plans to switch to free job ads – and prompted a number of SEEK's advertisers to publicly criticise the market leader. read more
Withdrawal of job offer tantamount to unfair dismissal: FWC .... Victorian Health temp recruitment tender opens.... Job board value trending down: Constructive Recruitment.... Healthcare employers divided on recruiters' role: Global Medics.... Poaching and attrition a major challenge for Australian employers: Right Management.... Apprenticeship site partners with job board. read more
The Electrical Trades Union has complained that the Federal Government is "secretly" fast-tracking 457-visa approvals for certain high-volume sponsors, including Hays and Randstad, under an accreditation scheme. read more
