Recruiters are often too quick to look overseas for talent, and in many areas the perceived skills gap is more of a search gap, says Harrier Human Capital CEO Kelly Quirk. read more
Applications to sponsor overseas talent are increasingly being knocked back for failing to meet the 'genuine position' criteria, an immigration specialist warns. read more
Australia's skilled visa programs do not deliver the scarce, high-level skills needed to help maintain economic growth, and "employers would hardly notice" if the schemes were abolished, a researcher claims. read more
Demand for candidates in the creative and digital space is high, with changes to 457 visas having an increasing impact on business, and some salaries "out of whack", specialist recruiters say. read more
In the wake of sponsorship changes, smaller recruitment businesses are becoming more creative with their consultants' remuneration, with larger firms likely to feel flow-on effects to their talent pools.
Shortlist spoke to three rec-to-recs about remuneration, demand for talent and agency workplace culture trends. read more
Big changes to employer-sponsored visas are coming into effect next week, but uncertainty remains for businesses around their costs, a migration expert says. read more
The recruitment industry has welcomed today's decision to keep recruitment consultants on the skilled migration list, with caveats, but it will need to rethink how it attracts its own talent, leaders say. read more