Recruitment & Hiring
Million-dollar investment helps recruitment startup WORK180 go international
Gender equality recruitment startup WORK180 has secured $1 million in funding, in a seed funding round led by Atlassian co-founder Scott Far…
Precarious employment is rising rapidly among men: new research
By Rebecca Cassells, Curtin University; Alan Duncan, Curtin University; Astghik Mavisakalyan, Curtin University; John Phillimore, Curtin Uni…
How to be a great referee and help mentees get amazing jobs
There are responsibilities that come from a senior title. One is that you get to be a referee. And if you are lucky, a mentor. The person wh…
SME software startup Employment Hero closes $8 million Series B, backed by OneVentures, SEEK
After closing an $8 million Series B capital raise from industry heavyweights such as SEEK and OneVentures, the founder of Aussie startup Em…
Hiring new employees? Stop focusing so much on “cultural fit”
When choosing the right candidate for a role, experts and industry professionals say employers need to look beyond the initial ‘cultural fit…
Analysts, assistants, and administrators: These are the most in-demand jobs for 2018
Heading into 2018, if you’re a business looking for skilled workers in the analytics, cybersecurity, or developing/programming sectors, you …
Sacked executive faces court over allegations a false CV scored her a high-paying SA public service job
A former manager at South Australia’s Department of Premier and Cabinet has faced court this week over allegations she secured a $245,000 sa…
Amazon bans salary discussions in job interviews: Should your business ask applicants about their pay?
The US arm of retail giant Amazon has reportedly banned managers from asking prospective employees about their salary histories during the h…
Bias creeps into reference checks, so is it time to ditch them?
By Melissa A. Wheeler and Victor Sojo, University of Melbourne
As much as we’d like to think we’ve refined the hiring process over th…
Facebook looks set to add a CV function, but will employers and job seekers embrace the idea?
Facebook is continuing its quest to be the one website to rule them all with reports it is trialling a CV function for job candidates.
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