In the run up to International Womens Day The Recruitment Company has put together a series of video blogs in which industry leaders discuss issues around gender diversity.

This week we talk to Michele Adair, CEO of Cystic Fibrosis NSW, Craig Mowll, CEO of #D Business Diagnostics, Sarah Banek, Director at The Recruitment Company, Kelly Lamborn, CI…

The tech industry has been the unfortunate end of some of the working world's most prevailing stereotypes. Thankfully, the basement-dwelling male caricature that's dominated pop culture's representation of the techy nerd is no longer an accurate representation of what it's like to work in an IT job.

In short, the industry as a whole has long be…

With Christmas a few days away and the dreaded due date for New Year's resolutions safely in the future, the desire to do sensible activities such as reviewing your CV and applying for jobs is probably tucked safely in the back of your mind. After all, you're on holiday, so that means all the recruiters are as well, right? Sort of. 

Despite off…

Whilst the tradition of the face-to-face interview remains a cornerstone of the recruitment process, it is a method that is fraught with subjectivity, vagueness and undefined criteria such as ‘cultural fit’ and ‘the X factor’. This is compounded by the fact that the interview is often conducted by individuals who aren’t entirely certain about what …

Building an amazing company culture isn't easy but its worth it. Here’s the three wise monkeys approach to the basic building blocks of developing a high performing culture of engaged and happy employees.

See no evil

The foundation of any great company with a great culture is the attitude of the leader. If you want to create a team or a company t…

Every year, thousands of young people from all over the world visit Australia intent on contributing to the country's labour force. They come in, obtain Working Holiday Visas and get to work, helping to drive the country's many industries by giving months of their time and energy. Traditionally, if they've put in 88 solid days of work and done w…

Recruitment isn’t new. People have been looking to engage with other people with a very particular set of skills (as Liam Neeson so succinctly put it) since the dawn of time.

 So here are three of the most innovative recruitment campaigns in history;

Julius Caesar c60BC

JC did a fair bit in his time. Arguably the most famous Roman Emperor he con…

It's no secret that the construction and building services markets are booming in NSW, both in the commercial and residential sectors. But there has been some debate in the press about the continued viability of the residential construction market's growth. You may have heard some even stating that there is an oversupply, which could lead to a p…