#Job Seekers
Nearly half of employers admit to reusing work candidates did for free
Indeed’s Kate Furey unpacks new survey data showing 45% of employers admit reusing candidates’ unpaid interview work.
How Can Employers Engage the YouTube Gen?
The workplace is changing. By 2025, 75 per cent of the workforce will be made up of millennials. For employers and business leaders, empathising and engaging with this generation is vital. We’ve all heard the jokes about entitled millennials with an unhealthy avocado toast obsession. Yet they’re fast becoming an influential presence in the corporate […]
Get to know the three types of job seekers
From the moment you know you have a vacancy to fill in your team, your goal is to attract the best possible applicants. You want to find people who aren’t just interested in the job, but who will excel in the position. Regardless of whether the job is entry or executive level, your goal as […]
Nurse graduates struggling to find job security
Only 15 per cent of respondents claimed they currently had secure jobs, while over a third of nurse and midwifery graduates said they were jobless.
How to get the promotion you’re after
If you’re looking to land a promotion, you’ll need to be a team player, take on work outside of your job description and have proven results. It’s a difficult balance to strike, but these tips can help.
Australians optimistic about securing new jobs
Australians are some of the most optimistic people in the world when it comes to finding a new job, with only Chinese and Indian workers registering higher confidence.
Employer confidence and expectations strong across all industries
Employer confidence remains strong despite a predicted drop in sentiment over the July-September 2011 quarter, with just under a third of employers set to grow staff numbers over the next three months.
Long recruitment processes turn off job-seekers
The length of the recruitment process and the personality of the person conducting the interview have been found to be the biggest influences over job-seekers opinions of a potential employer.
22% would quit without having another job to go to
Australian workers are feeling stressed and neglected by their employers as a result of a preoccupation with the economic downturn, a new survey has found.
Unemployment falling says recruitment firm
Fewer Australians are experiencing unemployment and job placements are on the rise, according data released today by one of Australia’s largest employment services providers, PVS Workfind.
One in six employees actively looking for another job
Australian employees are on the move, with one in six workers applying for a new job in the past six months, a workplace survey has found.
Half of employers expect to increase full time staff
Half of employers expect they will increase the number of full time staff in the June quarter, but only if you live in Western Australia.
Employees not changing jobs in wake of GFC
New research has found that Australian employees are not planning on changing jobs in the future due to economic uncertainty due to the GFC. The research report, Hunting the (hidden) Hunter looked at the triggers that would cause employees to move from one job to another, with the number of people actively looking for alternate […]
Australians to beat unemployment with new job site
A new online career section launched by SOC Exchange.com is enabling unemployed Australians to take control of their job prospects by creating their own job profile on the SOC Exchange Careers website. For as little as $10 a year, Australians can create their own job website, post a unique job ad listing their skills and […]
Online job ads fall
The number of trade jobs advertised online fell in February, according to the Olivier Group. The Olivier Job Index fell by 9.08 percent in February, with the biggest falls coming from the trades, services, transport, engineering, building and construction sectors. Online advertisements for trades and services jobs slumped by 20.33 percent during February, while building […]