Archive | April, 2010

Recruiters! It takes more than raw aggression and low prices!

There is one word you will always find in any analysis or even casual discussion about the recruitment industry. Competition Get two recruiters or more together, in any setting, and I bet that 90 % of the conversation will be about how competitive its all become and how to beat the competition. A few years [...]

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Two new Recruitment Conferences worth attending

Over the past week I have committed to presenting at two RCSA conferences in Australia, which by the sound of the program and the quality of the other speakers, will be well worth attending. Below are details of the two presentations I will be giving, in Sydney and in Hobart, as well as links to [...]

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Talent management will be the key as the market recovers

As the market recovers, one of the first impacts on our industry will be a revival of the temp and contract market. Temp-to-perm will be huge. Employers will see increased work volumes as the economy recovers, but will “dip their toes” into the labour market at first, hiring flexible solutions initially. But then, as momentum [...]

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