Although Australia’s unemployment rate at March 2013 of 5.6 per cent compared us well below the OECD average of 8.0 per cent, youth unemployment globally and in Australia remains stubbornly higher than the general population at around 20 per cent unemployed. While no one single factor can be attributed, younger people and those with less […]
Facing the ‘R’ word positively and fear free
11/06/2013Redundancies are all around us. It’s hard to pick up the news right now and not hear about another round of redundancies somewhere out there. So what can you do if your role is made redundant and as a result you are facing retrenchment?
Is a Counter Offer Still Relevant?
20/05/2013Compared to 10 years ago – do you think counter offers are more or less relevant? Do you think they are more or less successful at retaining and engaging your stars for the long term? As your organisation is more sophisticated in its HR practices, does the utilsation of counter offers fit into your HR […]
Aberdeen Group has just published their latest research titled “Onboarding 2013 – A New Look at New Hires” that takes a fresh look at Onboarding. Aberdeen Group explain in their study of 230 organisations that the report explores “the best practices organisations use to transform basic new hire orientations into strategic initiatives and how they […]
Networking for the long view
11/04/2013The thought of networking can be quite unsavoury for some people. Networking is not just long lunches where sales reps schmooze their clients and social networking is much more than building lists of contacts on Facebook to show off how many “friends” you have. Overcoming the fear that networking is overly confrontational and only relevant […]
Recruitment without the emotional barriers
04/04/2013Being promoted is usually the source of much delight, however, a myriad of emotions can arise if you subsequently find yourself in the position of recruiting your previous role. deliberatepractice would like to present a recently published blog by Matthew Mellor, highlighting the challenges and thought provoking ideas around internal recruitment. Matthew is the Manager […]
Mature Age Workers – Over the Hill or On Top
19/03/2013We are often asked by mature age individuals seeking paid employment (and others concerned for their well being), “How hard is it to find paid employment when you’re in the mature age demographic and is there a lot of discrimination?”. Before answering this question it may be useful to take a look at what is […]
Bullhorn’s 2013 Australian Staffing and Recruitment Trends Report titled “Back to Basic: A Focus on Client Relationships” found that recruitment professionals are focusing their attention on strengthening client relationships and expanding geographically to help counter the combined effects of a weak economic outlook and competition from in-house recruitment consultants. According to the Bullhorn survey respondents […]
Reference Checking – Why Bother?
04/03/2013The validity of traditional reference checks as a predictor of on the job performance has been rated to be approximately 10% – so with this rating so low, why bother? Why take up precious time when you could be preparing the letter of offer and moving on to recruit your next position? Has any candidate […]
Aberdeen Group has released their latest study titled “Human Capital Management Trends 2013 – It’s a brave new world”. This excellent study of 253 organisations looks at the impact on performance of strategies, capabilities and technologies found in Best-in-Class HR organisations. It makes the case for integrating workforce management and talent management, combined with automating […]
