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A Myth? Women Don’t Apply for Jobs Unless They’re 100% Qualified

A Myth? Women Don’t Apply for Jobs Unless They’re 100% Qualified By Rachel Hill You’ve probably heard the following statistic: Men apply for a job when they meet only 60% of the qualifications, but women apply only if they meet 100% of the requirements.…

Are Your Recruitment Practices Like Being Stuck At The Maccas Drive Through?

Are Your Recruitment Practices Like Being Stuck At The Maccas Drive Through? Or putting the question another way - how big should your internal TA function be and what service are you offering versus the expectations of your hiring managers? By Rachel Hill It…

Demystifying Government Recruitment Practices - A Guide for Recruiters & Hiring Managers

Demystifying Government Recruitment Practices - A Guide for Recruiters & Hiring Managers Many of our clients are recruiters and hiring managers working in government, both at the state and federal level. Often, recruitment practices are hampered or should I say 'hamstrung' due to policy…

Internal Talent Awards are back for 2023

Internal Talent Awards are back for 2023 The Internal Talent Awards (ITA’s) are back for 2023! It's great to have this black-tie gala back on the calendar after experiencing so many event postponements and cancellations over the past few years. The ITA’s are the…

TA Recruitment Skill Training 1-Day Course announced for Hobart

TA Recruitment Skill Training 1-Day Course announced We are excited to announce a full day training course for experienced TA and HR professionals. Courses available in all major cities, or tailored and delivered onsite for clients at their premises. This is a great opportunity…

Celebrating all things TA & recruitment at Talentpalooza

Celebrating all things TA & recruitment at Talentpalooza Last Thursday at a brand-new venue in Melbourne, myself and Tamara Diveroli were fortunate enough to spend the day at Talentpalooza. Put on by the team at Talent Table, a special thanks must go out to the…

Humans Versus Algorithms

Humans Versus Algorithms Are you struggling to get your head around this new technology on what changes are in store for HR and recruitment and how quickly those changes will come? I thought I would expand on the subject for you with a few…

Talent Acquisition – next Generation

Talent Acquisition – next Generation Recently there was a Talent Acquisition Forum in Sydney, where leading employers from across Australia discussed some of the challenges faced by their Talent Acquisition (TA) teams. They spoke about what’s going to be needed by 2020 and where…

Top Three Mistakes in Your Recruitment Practices – and How to Fix Them

Top Three Mistakes in Your Recruitment Practices – and How to Fix Them Over the last couple of years, I’ve had the privilege to work with some big names (as well as some smaller enterprises too) and a common pattern has emerged. The same…

3 Tips for a Great Candidate Experience

3 Tips for a Great Candidate Experience A great employer brand depends on a strong candidate experience. Understanding how your organisation is viewed both by clients and potential employees, and attempting to improve that image, is all part of employer branding. Candidate experience is…

Human Centred Design for Hr?

Human Centred Design for Hr? Human Centred Design is gaining momentum in HR as more organisations are accepting they need to put employees and experiences at the centre of all they do. More simply put, “Design Thinking” is a way to solve complex problems…