#Survey Results
Mobility key to advertising future
Location-based advertising and mobile phone vouchers will be the key to the future of advertising and promotions, according to a survey commissioned by navigation and location data specialists NAVTEQ.
Consumers trend towards local small businesses
Small local retailers are the beneficiaries of a new consumer trend towards increasing support for locally owned and operated stores and producers.
Job loss third on ‘most stressful’ events list
Australians are more stressed about losing their job than they are about getting divorced, according to results of a survey conducted by Newspoll on behalf of Suncorp Life. Losing a job ranked third on a list of seven events Australians found most stressful.
Staff indifference kills productivity
More than half of the Australasian workforce hates their job or have an indifferent attitude to it, according to a survey conducted on behalf of Leadership Management Australasia (LMA). LMA’s L.E.A.D. (Leadership Employment & Direction) Survey for 2011 found the almost 60 percent of staff that gain no real satisfaction from their job was a contributing to factor to Australasia’s languishing productivity.
Online business confidence at record levels – eBay
More than two-thirds of online retailers expressed optimism about the business outlook for the next 12 months, according to an annual survey conducted by eBay.com.au.
Businesses believe in global recovery: poll
More than two-thirds of private companies believe the global economy is on the recovery path, according to a poll conducted by global consultancy KPMG. Seven from 10 businesses surveyed not only believed in the recovery but even more were planning to expand their businesses, with two-thirds looking to hire more staff. Many were also preparing […]
2010 Salary Survey results out for Australia
Global recruitment consultancy Robert Walters this week launched its eleventh annual Global Salary Survey, with the year 2009 seen as two distinct halves in terms of recruitment trends. The first half of the year saw many companies in Australia continue to implement the cost- cutting strategies that began in late 2008. A large number carried […]
Top ten interview blunders – CareerOne
In news that will come as no surprise to many employers, employment site, CareerOne.com.au today revealed its list of top 10 interview mistakes made by job hunters. CareerOne.com.au spoke to employers and recruiters who offered up some of their worst interview experiences. Angela Vithoulkas who owns the VIVO Café franchise in Sydney said that one […]
Not for profit fraud warning despite improvement
Australia’s only survey on fraud in the not-for-profit sector has revealed that the incidence of fraud among respondents has fallen over the past two years and involves relatively small amounts of cash or inventory when compared with large public and private companies. The 2010 survey, conducted biannually by leading national accounting and advisory firm BDO, […]