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SEEK data shows Australia’s toughest job market for candidates yet
SEEK’s July report shows applications per job ad at a record high, SEEK Chief Economist Dr Blair Chapman explains what’s driving it.
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How small businesses can improve website accessibility for visually impaired users
One in five Australians are living with a disability. This includes 357,000 individuals who are blind or visually impaired[1]. Like most Australians, they rely on the internet to find information, goods, services, and employment. As the internet becomes an intrinsic part of our daily life, websites optimised for people with disabilities are no longer optional, […]
Employers must eliminate unconscious gender bias from job ads to secure the best talent: SEEK
Employers risk missing out on the best person available for an advertised role when they fail to actively address unconscious gender bias in their job ads, warns Kathleen McCudden, Group HR Director at SEEK. McMudden pointed to a new survey of 4800 people undertaken on SEEK’s behalf by independent consultant Perspicacious. Noting that the sample […]
SEEK reveals voice-activated job search and career insights for Amazon Alexa devices
To coincide with the forthcoming local launch of Amazon’s cloud-based, AI-powered voice assistant Alexa, online employment market SEEK has announced a compatible voice-activated job search. According to Amazon, three Alexa-enabled, voice-controlled speakers – the Echo, Echo Plus and Echo Dot – will ship from the company’s local website “beginning early February”, with the devices also […]
Battle of the Ages: Ageism in the Workforce
Workplaces today are acutely aware of important issues surrounding the gender pay gap, but what about the battle of the ages? Young vs. old, tech-know-how vs. life-experience – is there room for both? Who is front and centre of this age-old war (pun intended), and is there an opportunity for individuals of all ages to […]
Build a better mousetrap, be obsessive: Found’s co-founder on the key to challenging Seek
Despite being in the online job market for just one-tenth the time of SEEK, Found has begun nipping at the heels of the incumbent platform. Established by Andrew Joyce and Peter Marchiori in April 2015, the Sydney-based start-up has attracted a total of $4.5 million in funding for its mobile platform, most recently closing a […]
Female entrepreneurs dominate the inaugural cohort of Australia’s first HR tech accelerator
The first cohort of HR Tech, Australia’s first HR startup accelerator, has been announced, with female entrepreneurs in the majority amongst the founder teams accepted. The following start-ups and scale-ups made the inaugural cohort of HR Tech, which is a partnership between Hudson, SEEK, The University of Technology Sydney (UTS) and corporate accelerator Slingshot – Cohelix, […]
Banks face disruption from start-ups
The wealthy financial services industry is being targeted by emerging tech start-ups keen to take a share in the huge profits being generated in the sector. The founders of two of Australia’s most successful technology companies, SEEK and Atlassian, this week warned that the “insane” profits of the major banks (amounting to nearly $30bn per […]
Latest figures show business is hiring
New data showing a trend growth in new job ads, set at the end of 2013 has continued into 2014, and potentially reflects stability in the confidence of employers and job-seekers alike.
Average salary dipped $3k in 2013
A review by SEEK has shown that 63 per cent of industries in Australia have offered job seekers higher salaries in 2013, however not all industries and employees are better off. While a large proportion of industries experienced salary increases, some also incurred a decrease in the last year. The average salary advertised on SEEK […]
SEEK CEO chats to DB: Andrew Bassat
The CEO and co-founder of SEEK has had a big year. For Andrew Bassat, winning the 2013 title of EY Entrepreneur of Year last month was the culmination of hard work and believing in oneself.