The ANZ Job Ads series and the Olivier Internet Job Index have again come up with different figures for May, and the continual divergence between the two is eroding the value of job ads as an economic indicator. read more
Canon's R&D division has completely changed its approach to recruitment advertising by adding more details into job descriptions, focussing on a select number of specialist publications, and dropping all job ads in mainstream media, according to the company's HR manager, Fiona Warnock. read more
ING Australia has implemented much stricter controls on its total recruitment spend since establishing formal preferred supplier arrangements, according to ING's People and Culture recruitment services manager, Sarah Selva. read more
Fujitsu has significantly reduced its contractor base and slimmed down the number of recruitment companies it uses from more than 80 suppliers to 17, according to the company's HR manager, Maria Nash. read more
Recruitment process outsourcing company HRX has assembled a heavyweight group of HR and recruitment specialists and is rapidly gaining traction in the Australian RPO market. read more
Westpac has dramatically shifted its recruitment strategies to focus primarily on internal staff promotions, according to the bank's head of careers, Helen O'Laughlin. read more
RailCorp is reviewing its perm recruitment processes ahead of a major tender that opens next week for all full-time roles over the next three years. read more
Major IT employers such as Westpac and Hewlett Packard are increasingly looking for wider skill sets than just pure technical competence among new IT staff. read more
Rural and regional employers are increasingly opting to poach skills from other companies rather than train their own staff, according to the NSW Regional Communities Consultative Council. read more