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Business Talent Sharing Portal supporting Job Stability through COVID-19
Together we can stop cutting staff during COVID-19 and create the business resilience we will need to weather this economic storm and come out fighting on the other side.
Read MoreHow to Prepare for the impending Economic Slowdown
Here are some quick tips on how to survive the impending slowdown and the employee underutilisation that is no doubt on the way over the next 12 months. As a business you will need to be preparing for 4 different situations that can cause underutilisation: 1. Sick Workers – heard up to 60% of the…
Read MoreOpinion Piece on EY’s ‘Stop Talking About the Future of Work’
EY has just released a white paper on the Future of Work and it immediately caught my eye because the title infers that no one is doing anything about it. As someone who is building a tech platform that does support and drive the future of work, I instantly had my back up. “What do…
Read MoreHow to change your approach to accessing talent with BenchOn
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Read MoreWhat Is an ‘Employee Bench’ and Why Is It Killing Your Business?
Employees in Australia and beyond, often find themselves ‘sitting on the bench’ in-between projects. The ‘bench’, in this case, is used to refer to the part of an organisation’s employees that are not actively working on any project for the time being. Although they may not be actively contributing to the output of the company,…
Read MoreWhy ‘Borrow’ is a key function of an Integrated Talent Strategy
I recently presented at the 2019 Australasian Talent Conference (#ATC2019) on a panel discussing what a forward leaning Integrated Talent Strategy would look like. This is an essential conversation given, as ATC put it, ‘with record talent shortages, the promise of automation, constant transformation and today’s workforce looking to engage attractive projects on their own…
Read MoreThe Most Innovative Approaches to Talent Acquisition in Australia Today
In a world where talent acquisition happens in short content bites on smartphones more often than in newspapers and through recruiting agencies, Australian heavy industry firms have to innovate to keep up. Hiring managers and human resources departments go beyond taking applications. If firms want to compete in an increasingly global marketplace for top talents…
Read MoreHow to Triumph Over Contemporary Issues of Talent Acquisition
Across heavy industries such as construction and mining in Australia, the bulk of talent acquisition and staffing changes occur from within an organisation. However, with advancements in operations and systems, recruitment needs to look outward in new and innovative ways. Gone are the days of placing an advertisement and waiting for the applications to role…
Read MoreIs The Increasing Casualisation Of The Workforce A Good Thing?
Demographic and economic forces continue to change the global work economy. One of the hotly debated issues recently has been the growing shift to casualisation of the workforce. According to the ACTU, over two million workers, representing more than 35% of the Australian are casually employed. While women account for more than half of this…
Read MoreDemand-Driving technology platforms in the Talent Industry
In this digital age, Agencies and firms are continually educating themselves and keeping up to date on the new technology platforms and how they could help enhance their business going forward. In the Talent and Recruiting Industry, this normally covers: Job boards and job Aggregators – How do we attract more direct applicants? Testing and…
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