The 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 […]

Being 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 […]

We 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 […]

The 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 […]

There are as many opinions as there are recruitment and career consultants as to what makes an amazing resume.  Most will agree, however, that there is a fundamental difference between what makes an exceptional resume and what makes an engaging Linkedin profile. The key differentiator between the two is the purpose, and by association, the […]

The McKinsey Quarterly article “Increasing the Meaning Quotient of Work” published in January 2013 argues that employees feeling that what they do really makes a difference (MQ) can significantly enhance productivity and drive peak performance. The article warns employers to avoid “platitudes about communication, quality feedback, and empowerment “ and instead replace with storytelling demonstrating […]

The Institute of Executive Coaching and Leadership (IECL), Australia recently published a thought provoking white paper titled: “Follow the Leader: Leadership development for the future”. This paper challenges historical approaches to leadership and argues that ‘Connected Intelligence’ is the key to future leadership development. The paper also explores the role of Mindfulness in effective leadership […]

With the extent of innovation, financial pressures, socio-political considerations and global market dynamics all organisations now operate in an environment of continuous change.  As a result, we constantly speak with organisations that have two options – change or perish.  Some companies become so successful through their transformation that their crossroad became their defining moment.  History […]