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Wordle Up: Job Descriptions for the Digital Age

Some of you may remember my blog post last year about Job Descriptions being a waste of paper. Well my views on this haven't changed much at all. In fact, if anything, I probably believe this even more vehemently than before. Job Descriptions in their traditional form are such a…

Jonathan RiceSeptember 1, 2011

Employment Human Resources Job Boards Recruitment

Sourcing is no longer a Job…it’s a Vocation

Morning all. In fact should I say night all? I was up so early this morning that it probably still qualified as night time. Well it certainly did for the drunk couple that staggered into my hotel in Sydney as I was checking out this morning. First one in Sydney's…

Jonathan RiceAugust 11, 2011

Employment Human Resources Job Boards Recruitment

Live Blogging and Hot-Sourcing in Sydney

Here's a quick tip for you: When typing something into Google try and make sure your brain is engaged at least in first gear. My attention had drifted to such an extreme distance last night that, thinking you are typing in "Sourcing", but in fact you spell it "Saucing", can provoke…

Jonathan RiceAugust 4, 2011

Employment Human Resources Recruitment

Gender Pay Equality in Recruitment

And so, surprise surprise, the Chief Executive of the Employers & Manufacturer's Association (Northern), Alasdair Thompson, was finally sacked by his board this week after a radio interview in which he attributed the gender pay gap to women's monthly period pains and childcare requirements. For those of you living under…

Jonathan RiceJuly 7, 2011

Human Resources Recruitment

The Futility of Measuring ROI in Social Recruiting

Several things pointed to the fact that this month's HRINZ "Recruitment Special Interest Group" evening was going to be a little different from the usual offering. Over one hundred of Auckland's recruitment and HR community arrived expectantly and excited at the Vero Centre, a much larger turn out than usual. Perhaps it…

Jonathan RiceJune 23, 2011

Employment Human Resources Recruitment

Top 5 On-Boarding Mistakes made by Recruitment Companies

Remember that time as a kid you got invited to your little school buddy’s birthday party? He was bragging about it all week long at school. The invites had been sent out and they had glitter on them. The party was going to be held at the local leisure centre…

Jonathan RiceMarch 17, 2011

Employment Human Resources Recruitment

Is Recruitment the Real Barometer for Economic Recovery?

This week I made a placement into a recruitment firm that came with a $5k signing-on fee for the candidate. I felt a little bit like how Fernando Torres’ agent must have felt when he negotiated a £50 million signing-on fee from Chelsea (ok ok…I said “a little bit”) But…

Jonathan RiceFebruary 17, 2011

Human Resources Recruitment

Why Bother Typing Up Candidate Reports?

I met a recruitment client this week who has done a very nice job building up an Executive Recruitment business over the last few years. Being an Executive recruiter he obviously has high standards, he is an accomplished recruiter and he recognizes that he has to provide a service that…

Jonathan RiceFebruary 10, 2011

Employment Human Resources Job Boards Recruitment

The Future of Recruiting? Predictions from 2004 vs. Realities of 2011

Last night I had an interesting chat with Dave Thomas who is the Chairman of CXC Global Board of Directors, ahead of his visit to New Zealand next week to make some presentations to our recruitment community and leaders. Dave is an affable, straight-talking South African / Australian who founded…

Jonathan RiceFebruary 3, 2011

Employment Human Resources Recruitment

Nine Factors to Shape Recruitment in 2011

This will be the last proper Whiteboard post for 2010. I say “proper” because I will probably do something next Friday, but being Christmas Eve I really don’t think there will be much interest from you lot. But I’ll give you something, nothing much, but something nice from The Whiteboard…

Jonathan RiceDecember 16, 2010

Wordle Up: Job Descriptions for the Digital Age

Sourcing is no longer a Job…it’s a Vocation

Gender Pay Equality in Recruitment

Top 5 On-Boarding Mistakes made by Recruitment Companies

Is Recruitment the Real Barometer for Economic Recovery?

Why Bother Typing Up Candidate Reports?

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