‘If you think hiring professionals is expensive, try hiring amateurs’

‘If you think hiring professionals is expensive, try hiring amateurs’

This quote popular with recruitment agencies sums up the value of recruitment strategies to hire the right person for the right job in one short, snappy line.  BRW’s Fast 100 Survey cited the biggest frustration for business was staff recruitment and specifically finding the right people. And people are complicated. Hiring the wrong person is time…

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What is induction and how does it affect your bottom line?

What is induction and how does it affect your bottom line?

Staff recruitment is a lengthy, costly and time consuming process. A new employee is becoming a part of an existing group dynamic, corporate structure and culture. Don’t short change yourself by investing into the recruitment of a new business resource, by following up with a substandard staff induction process. Unfortunately, many companies spend more time…

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What’s involved in effective workforce planning?

What’s involved in effective workforce planning?

Workforce planning is far more complex and strategic than back-filling roles when an employee leaves or as the need arises. Ideally, the HR and Recruitment teams need to be involved in strategic business growth initiatives in order to align workforce planning to long-term business goals, according to Hudson RPO. Moreover, the process needs to be…

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Why you should be hiring millennials

Why you should be hiring millennials

Millennials tend to get a ‘bad rap’ in the press and are painted as high-maintenance job-hoppers. However, there are plenty of reasons as to why millennials are a great asset to your business.   According to Wikipedia, Millennials are the group of individuals born between the 80’s and early 2000’s . According to McCrindle, millennials make…

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Why do employees leave their jobs?

Why do employees leave their jobs?

Recruiters understand that hiring the right employees is only half the battle. The other half involves retaining them in a competitive environment. So why do employees generally leave their jobs? Historically it’s factors such as not liking their Manager, not seeing opportunities for promotion and growth or finding another role with a higher salary. A…

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How to create a disaster preparedness plan for your workplace

How to create a disaster preparedness plan for your workplace

An emergency action plan is a practical way of managing potential impacts to your business in the case of a disaster. It’s something that all businesses, regardless of size, should consider and implement. What are the benefits of a disaster preparedness plan? It’s inevitable that every business will face a disaster of some sort. Whether…

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What policies should you include in your HR handbook?

What policies should you include in your HR handbook?

Regardless of the size of your business, HR Manuals are important to ensure that your business meets its legal obligations and you support managers in your business to make consistent and reliable decisions regarding the operation of the business and its employees. HR policies minimise the risk of legal action from an employee and are…

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How to hire more productive employees

How to hire more productive employees

Hiring productive employees is really the ‘silver bullet’ of recruitment. If you can solve this issue and then replicate it, your business will be on track for success. So how exactly do you hire more productive employees for your business? Hire for ownership Barbara Fanfan, in her article: ‘Finding and Keeping Employees with Ownership’ states…

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