Successful companies rely on the input and experiences of the widest possible range of people. It's why diversity is such a driving force for modern businesses - not only is being as inclusive as possible the right thing to do, it's better for the business. The more people contributing to a business, the better they communicate with their client…
In part 1 of this series we talked about the danger of over selling. But what if you don’t sell at all?
Employees are attracted to organisations that match their own values. And so an effective employer brand will showcase your organisation’s values. That way you’ll find applicants who’s values match your own and who, hopefully, will go on to b…
The thing with employer branding is that the more effective it becomes, often the less effective it becomes.
“Huh!?” You exclaim.
Well let me explain. Employer branding is all about making your internal culture external. There are many new channels open to employer branding and many of these channels were once the exclusive domain of marketin…
When it comes to issues in the Australian workplace, the gender pay gap stands out like a sore thumb. Although this gap has improved in recent years, the average woman in an OECD country still earns around 15 per cent less than her male counterpart, according to the 2017 PwC's Women in Work Index.
This was one of the key findings from the index…
For a lot of people, choosing a role to apply for is about much more than how high the salary is. Now, any company that's serious about attracting the best talent in its respective industry has to take into account the career development paths it can offer, what it's doing for corporate social responsibility and whether it's appeal…
In the 8th video in our series put together to celebrate International Women's Day we talk to our panel about changes that are occurring around women in leadership positions. This is part 3 of the Women In Leadership section of our series.
In this episode we talk to Lisa Annese, CEO of Diversity Council Australia, Louise Fleck, Director, Resear…
Are flexibility and a successful recruitment career mutually exclusive? Not according to Sarah Banek. There is argument to say that with more flexibility comes more billings. In this video article Sarah talks about some of the ground breaking ideas that have formed the basis for The Recruitment Company's flexible way of working.
Interested i…
The Recruitment Company's Sarah Banek talks about a topic close to her heart, how to build a diverse sales company.
Sarah has been the architect of The Recruitment Company's award winning culture and attributes much of the reason for this employer of choice status to the diversity of the team she has built. Get in contact with Sarah to talk abo…
In this episode of our vlog series put together to celebrate International Women's Day, we continue the conversation about some of the reasons why a more diverse IT team is more than just a nice thing to have, it is in fact something that is fast becoming essential. Our panel of diversity and HR experts talk about some of the reasons why there aren…
First impressions have always been important for job seekers. However, sometimes they're meaningful for all the wrong reasons, especially in cases where they're coloured by preconceived biases and other discriminatory behaviours.
A Harvard study found that gender-based discrimination in the hiring process can come into effect as soon as a hiri…
