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We’ve all been there. Waiting on hold for what feels like a century, only to hear the robotic pre-recorded voice repeating those soul-crushing words: Thank you for waiting, a customer representative will be with you shortly. Cue the chirpy piano office music. Or worse. You’ve been on hold for almost two hours only to hear … Read moreThis article is was first produced on JobAdder.com © 2019
Think back to the last time you applied for a job. Perhaps you came across a job ad, clicked on it to apply, and was taken to the company’s careers page. How often did you think to yourself, ‘wow, this company really knows how to sell its vision and make me want to be a … Read moreThis article is was first produced on JobAdder.com © 2019
“According to the greatest recruitment clichè of all, most recruiters ‘fall into’ the industry. It’s a career that few seek, and even fewer stay working in long term.” And so begins industry leader Greg Savage’s recollections, built up over 40 years in recruitment, in his new book The Savage Truth. The book dives into such … Read moreThis article is was first produced on JobAdder.com © 2019
Leading recruitment software company JobAdder wins Gold at the HRD Service Provider Awards 2019 November 20, 2019 (Sydney, Australia) – JobAdder won Gold at the 3rd annual HRD Service Provider Awards, taking top place in the ‘Recruitment Systems & Technology’ category, judged by a panel of HR industry leaders. HRD invited submissions from vendors who … Read moreThis article is was first produced on JobAdder.com © 2019
An interim report released by The Royal Commission on the Aged Care Quality and Safety last month uncovered the true state of the nation’s aged care facilities and service in what the ABC News called a ‘shocking tale of neglect.’ JobAdder partnered with CVCheck to discuss aged care compliance and what the report’s findings mean … Read moreThis article is was first produced on JobAdder.com © 2019
Attracting top talent is vital within any company or organisation. According to a CareerBuilder survey, 75% of employers admitted to having made a poor hiring decision, resulting in a loss of nearly US$15,000 per bad hire. In today’s world, finding the right talent that will stick may seem more difficult than first imagined. Maybe not. … Read moreThis article is was first produced on JobAdder.com © 2019
Candidate care. It may as well be the recruitment buzzword for 2020 as the industry deals with the repercussions of a candidate-driven market. And while you can’t magically conjure up candidates for an open role, you can focus on delivering the best candidate experience to the ones you do attract. Here’s where JobAdder’s new PowerAdder … Read moreThis article is was first produced on JobAdder.com © 2019
With so much mention of the need for diversity and inclusion in the workplace, conversations naturally move to how to measure the effectiveness of any initiative being put forward. It was this topic that captured the interest of our audience last week, when JobAdder hosted a panel discussion around the topic of Diversity and Inclusion: … Read moreThis article is was first produced on JobAdder.com © 2019
When recruitment advisor Sam Smith recently mentioned that Unilodge had managed to fill a job using their talent database, it got me thinking about how we could help other JobAdder recruiters maximise the use of their databases to find talent. After all, your database should ideally be your first port of call, even before you … Read moreThis article is was first produced on JobAdder.com © 2019
We’ve all experienced it. The moment you walk out of an interview and realise that every stage of your job-seeking journey leading up to that point simply confirmed one fact. You don’t need a job that badly. Ask your colleagues and friends about their worst job-seeking experience and it’s like opening the floodgates. Not unlike … Read moreThis article is was first produced on JobAdder.com © 2019
What happens when you find yourself needing to build your entire recruitment process from the ground up? That’s where iconic loyalty program flybuys recently found itself. And the results have been transformational! As a brand that historically fell under the Coles group, flybuys has subsequently become a joint venture between Coles and Wesfarmers. The company’s … Read moreThis article is was first produced on JobAdder.com © 2019
It was 1999 when Nick Waterworth and Paul Lyons started Ambition in a tiny Sydney office. No pun intended, but they had ambition in spades and building a little cottage industry business was never on their radar. But here’s where things got interesting. “We listed Ambition on the stock exchange in November 1999,” recalled Nick, … Read moreThis article is was first produced on JobAdder.com © 2019