Before the days of the internet and social media tools like Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn, traditional recruiting consisted of newspaper ads, mailed and faxed resumes, and telephones. The 2013 recruiting landscape now offers both employers and job seekers a wealth of different methods to communicate. There are many questions to ask when considering adding social […]
Aristotle once wrote “Man by nature is a political animal”, and you only have to look around the workplace to see that it is, in fact, true. Gossip, glad handling and the ruthless pursuit of personal agendas are just a few ways that politics are rampant in the office. It is unfortunate that such an […]
We all know that it’s important for a candidate to put their best foot forward in an interview, but are we forgetting that it should go both ways? While the interview process is about the applicant demonstrating that they are right for the role, it is often forgotten that it is also the best way […]
Does your workforce comprise highly skilled, high demand employees, such as engineers or tradespeople? If so, you may be all too aware of the difficulties in attracting and retaining quality staff, particularly against the lure of attractive wages offered by the mining industry. Recently, it has been a common trend for companies in regional areas […]
With the recent wave of new graduates entering the professional workforce for the first time, I’m sure that your current talent pools have been a bit thinner on experience than you would probably like to see. It’s easy to ignore these graduate applications, especially if your current vacancies aren’t junior level positions but, while a […]
Much like our great wide brown land itself, Australia’s recruitment advertising landscape really is like no other in the world. Large numbers of our advertisements congregate in a handful of major generalist centres, and to someone who spends all their time browsing those pages, they can feel like the whole story. However in reality, these […]
You might have heard of Google Adwords, but perhaps you’re not familiar with how it works and how it can impact on your brand. If this is you, we’ve put together the following case study on how Employment Office effectively uses Google Adwords to improve the results of our clients’ recruitment campaigns and strengthen their […]
As we reported on last month, a recent study by HC Online found that 56% of Australian workers plan to leave their job in 2013, raising to light what seems to be the New Year’s resolution for a vast majority of employees – finding a new job. Now that it appears that the extreme highs […]
Social media can be an effective and cost-efficient way to recruit potential candidates. Using Facebook alone can reach up to one billion people. When restaurant chain Hard Rock Café opened in Florence, Italy in 2011, they needed to hire 120 staff in four weeks, using Facebook alone. The result – a fully-staffed restaurant for only […]
Too often, recruitment advertisers can’t see their team for the trees. No matter how you approach your Recruitment Advertising, every position you advertise outlines to candidates the reasons they should apply. Most obviously, this takes form as a list of benefits they’ll receive, ranging from remuneration to perks and leave conditions. However, there are other […]
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