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May 9th

A guide to recruiting (and retaining!) Gen Y & Z

It’s the age of social media, and with employers everywhere jumping on the technology bandwagon it important to recognise who they’re actually targeting instead of just following the trends. More often than not, employers are trying to recruit fresh talent from the more tech-savvy Y & Z generations. And with Gen Z predicted to make up 36% of the workforce by 2020 it’s no wonder employers are getting in earlier than ever.

May 9th

Super increase a hard pill for Gen Y to swallow

Superannuation – it’s changing.  Following the passing of the controversial mining tax, the government’s plans to use part of the tax to fund an increase to the super guarantee from nine to 12 per cent by 2019/20 are gaining momentum.

The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry has slammed the super increase, saying the super increase will cost business $20 billion a year when the increase is fully implemented to 12 per cent.

May 9th

Employers offered $1,000 bonus for hiring older workers

Would you hire a mature age employee to work in your business? What if there was a $1,000 bonus on the line? In just a few months, employers will be offered just that.

The Federal Government has responded to a growing trend of discrimination against mature age job seekers with a new scheme aimed at rewarding businesses that employ older workers.

Under the Jobs Bonus scheme, which will begin in July, employers will be paid $1,000 if they take on a worker aged 50 or older for at least three months.

Apr 10th

International Recruitment: A Case Study

REVOLUTIONARY SUCCESS  - JAMES FRIZELLE’S AUTOMOTIVE GROUP (INTERNATIONAL) CASE STUDY

Challenge

James Frizelle’s Automotive Group is one of the largest Motor Dealers in Queensland with over 360 staff across five location, selling over 8000 new and used vehicles each year. They provide great advice and information on Audi, Mazda, Volkswagen, Hyundai, Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge and Skoda as well as commercial vehicles like Volkswagen Commercial, Isuzu, New Holland and Husqvarna.

Apr 10th

What to consider before hiring from abroad

Hiring employees from other countries can provide businesses with the opportunity to find motivated and skilled workers, especially in the case of national work force shortages in specific industry sectors. It can also contribute to increasing corporate innovation and competitiveness.

Apr 10th

How to make the most out of video interviews

In today’s global workplace, more and more employers are looking for candidates interstate and outside the country, using tools such as Skype, Live Messenger and video interviewing to reach the right person, rather than the person who is "right there".

Video interviewing is the perfect recruitment tool if your organisation is:

Apr 10th

Mining Canada For Skilled Workers

Depending on which industry you work in, “skills shortage” is possibly the status-quo condition in which you recruit. Australia’s mining industry is one of the most challenged in this regard, and with BHP Billiton predicting the industry will need to recruit an additional 150,000 workers by 2015, only a shortage of skilled workers can foreseeably dampen this booming sector.

Mar 7th

Ain’t love grand…just not in the workplace

It’s estimated that over a quarter of employees meet their long-term partner at work.  But even though sparks may be flying at the water-cooler, or lingering glances exchanged in the photocopy q

Mar 7th

State of the Workforce

Keeping you up to date with the latest employment news this quarter

Only 26% of workers are friends with their superiors on Facebook

Feb 6th

Video Killed The Resume Star?

Shooting an online video used to be the exploit of Gen Y extroverts applying for Big Brother.  But fuelled by an ever-competitive labour market, some employers are now asking their candidates to compile their own YouTube videos as part of their application.

Employment Office Managing Director Tudor Marsden-Huggins says an increasing number of organisations are using online videos as a legitimate recruitment tool.

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Posted By:

Peter Orthmann Hansen
Marketing & Recruitment Specialist at Employment Office Australia