Destination Talent

Change

Phillip Tusing — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 18:08:23 +0000

The data is not pretty. SEEK Index fell by a further 4.7% in June. Obviously, what works for you in 2007 would probably not work now. Are you doing things differently? As Seth Godin puts it “In down economies, the only thing that’s going to change things is changing things.” No related posts. No related posts.

Fixing workplace stress is in everyone’s interest

Phillip Tusing — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 18:01:10 +0000

87% of Australians are stressed. The main culprit – work! A study by Lifeline found ‘73% of working Australians indicating they were stressed about work and 17% saying they were very stressed about it’. Of course, it’s in employers’ interests to tackle workplace stress. A study by Medibank estimated stress related absenteeism cost the country $14.81 [...] Related posts:

Will Google spruce up its offerings in the employment space?

Phillip Tusing — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 16:18:08 +0000

Google is making interesting moves into the Australian real-estate classifieds market. Google Maps is an useful tool, and it’s not difficult to imagine its application in a job search capacity. Already, job boards are incorporating Google Maps in their search engines. In light of this move, it makes sense to wonder if Google will rejuvenate [...] Related posts:

Talent Tidbits – unemployment rate, Twitter, Chris Anderson’s FREE and Cisco’s John Chambers

Phillip Tusing — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:31:36 +0000

Economy National Unemployment rate hits 5.8%. An additional 21,400 jobs were lost, most of it in permanent roles. It’s interesting that part-time roles continue to increase (400 jobs added in June). While regional differences remains, the pain is likely to continue. CEO speak John Chambers, CEO and [...] Related posts:

Using social media to tell your story – 1

Phillip Tusing — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:13:30 +0000

It’s one thing to have a good story to tell. It is another to tell the story effectively. Atlassian have a good story to tell. They also tell it rather honestly and convincingly. Dig deeper and you will see Atlassian work really hard to spread their story – they blog incessantly (it looks like half their workforce [...] Related posts:

Talent Tidbits – Minimum Wage, Mobile recruitment, Source of talent & Social media policy

Phillip Tusing — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 17:22:29 +0000

Minimum Wage Employers are happy, unions are not. The Pay Commission has decided to leave Australia’s minimum wage unchanged at $543.78 per week. A minimum wage of $14.31 per hour sounds harsh, but compared to other countries we are not doing too bad. In fact Australia is doing much better than its counterparts in other [...] Related posts:

Vendor Watch: Linkedin juggernaut rolls on

Phillip Tusing — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 17:56:07 +0000

It is difficult to ignore the progress of an operation with 41 million members globally. Linkedin is growing in strength by the day. Already, some 700,962 Australians have a profile on Linkedin (Type country:”Australia”). Impressive numbers by any count. However what work in Linkedin’s favour is what seems like a wholehearted adoption by recruiters. Boolean Blackbelt [...] Related posts:

Talent Tidbits – social media links

Phillip Tusing — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:12:30 +0000

Monitoring social media What are job seekers saying about your employment brand? What are your customers or suppliers talking about? Monitoring the social media landscape is becoming an essential activity. Here’s a useful primer on how to make sense of the ever growing social media landscape. The growth of [...] Related posts:

Ageing population, a forgotten crisis?

Phillip Tusing — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:13:07 +0000

Our profession is going to be profoundly influenced by a force that we pay very little attention to. A new report by the Economist on the state of global ageing paints a grim picture. By 2050, one person in three in developed countries will be a pensioner. The fiscal costs of dealing with an ageing [...] Related posts:

Employee engagement cut costs

Phillip Tusing — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 18:20:04 +0000

Staff disengagement is a big problem in organisations across Australia. The truth is, it doesn’t need to be a big problem. Here’s proof. PMC invested on engaging staff and in the process reduce turnover, cut costs and improved its employment brand, all in the midst of a recession. “What’s most surprising about PMC’s approach to [...] No related posts.