Tag: Hiring

When you’re on a tight start-up budget and timeline, it can be easy to make compromises on who you hire. Don’t. Here’s what to look for in an employee.

Employers are being warned not to underestimate the importance of checking a potential employee’s references during the recruitment process, with many failing to find out when candidates misrepresent themselves.

An ever-increasing gap between employers and jobseekers has been identified by a Sustain Group survey, as employers battle to respond to an overwhelming number of applications sent by keen jobseekers.

Business confidence is up if the latest survey results provided by global recruitment agency Hudson is anything to go by. The Hudson Report: Employment Expectations survey found that almost one-third of Australian businesses have indicated they are ready to take on more staff in the next quarter.

It’s a sneaky method, but it’s gaining more traction: Spotting star quality hires online. Unlike resume boards that are overcrowded with this recession right now, the social networks don’t allow people to spam the system, making contributions to these site more genuine. If you’re in the job market to get hired or as an employer […]