RPO or Recruitment Process Outsourcing, a form of outsourcing where an employer transfers all or part of its recruitment functions to an external service provider, has been around for some time in Australia.

But very little data is available to gauge the size, prevalence, types and extent of  RPO adoption by companies in Australia. Anecdotal evidences seem to suggest that adoption is increasing, driven in large part by the fact that there is no one-size-fits-all RPO model. In fact the type of RPO models differ across industry sectors and locations, influenced greatly by size of organisation, culture, volume of jobs and the expertise of suppliers.  Read more...

Recruiters and talent solution providers are almost always facing a crossroad, largely because the behaviour of employers, the workforce and workplaces change rapidly. Add the influence of macro factors such as the state of the economy, unemployment, labour participation rate, skill shortages and advances in technology, and you have an industry perennially on the cusp of change.

So, what does the road ahead looks like for recruiters and those in the business of providing human capital services?  Read more...

Here’s a sneak preview of our next event www.rhub.com.au. We are going to tackle what the road ahead will look like for recruiters in Australia and NZ. 

Some of the speakers at #retec discussing new trends and developments in recruitment technology.

RECTEC (Recruitment Technology Evaluation Convention) 2011 from Phillip Tusing on Vimeo.

"If you wanna hire great people and have them stay working for you….. you have to let them make a lot of decisions. You have to be run by ideas, not hierarchy. The best ideas have to win, otherwise good people don’t stay" – Steve Jobs

What’s your experience with recruitment technology and vendors?

We are conducting a study to better understand the adoption of recruitment technology in Australia & NZ. Spare five minutes of your time to tell us your experience. The results of the study will be made available to everyone. Take the survey and go into the draw to win two free tickets to RECTEC.

Does the HR/Recruitment industry need another event? I think so. RECTEC, scheduled for 22 Nov, brings a very different flavour. Here’s why:

Focus
RECTEC stands for Recruitment Technology Evaluation Convention and as the name implies the event will focus exclusively on technology and its application to recruitment.

Learning from innovators
We’ve assembled an impressive line-up of speakers – technology path-breakers, HRIS consultants, vendors, innovation experts, software entrepreneurs, RPO innovators, IT industry analysts, change agents and staffing professionals who have had a hand in embracing and using technology smartly.  Learn from early adopters.  Read more...

Anthony Sork is the Managing Director of Sork HC, a Management Consultancy and Executive Coaching practice. He is the creator of the Employment Attachment Inventory the world first, internationally patented business instrument used by leading organisations to reduce attrition and increase performance of new employees.  Read more...

The second edition of RecruitTech is taking place in Canberra next week (Thursday, 8 SEP). Credit must go to Clayton Wehner and Rick Bushell from CapitalJobs for making sure that the event continues after a great start in 2009.

I was fortunate to experience the first edition (and actually spoke at the event). It was a great experience and a good place to network and meet peers working in the local HR & recruitment industry. It’s the only event of its kind in Canberra.  Read more...

Paul Jacobs wears many hats – entrepreneur, social media evangelist, employment branding consultant, community DJ and conversation stirrer – but a common denominator in his work is a passion for, in his own words, “helping employers become stars“. A perennial experimenter, and blessed with an acute eye to spot new trends, Paul is one the most influential recruitment voices in the ANZ region. We caught up with Paul to discuss his current projects and upcoming talk at the Sourcing Summit.  Read more...

The FEMA Awards are on again. This year there is a People’s Choice category to select the Best Employer of Choice. In a slight twist a team from Fairfax created videos to showcase the workplace of all the finalists. Public votings ends on 31st August. Vote here

Christian LeLoux, currently Oceania Talent Sourcing Leader at Ernst & Young, talks about his initial foray into sourcing, past experiences and what his current sourcing toolbox looks like. He offers a preview of his presentation at the Sourcing Summit where he will speak on ‘sourcing Matrix’ and why highly visible employer brands need to invest in sourcing.  Read more...

What does a typical sourcer look like? What tools and techniques are most frequently used to find talent? How much do sourcers typically earn? These and many other questions about sourcing and those who practice it remains largely unanswered. In fact, little data exists in Australia or NZ.  Read more...

I recently spoke to four people who have very different backgrounds but share a common interest in sourcing. All four will be speaking at the Australasian Sourcing Summit.

Click images to read the interviews.

Jason Timor, Qantas                            Andrea Mitchell, ARN

Gad Weinbach, Talent Partners         Paul Jacobs, Engage

Sourcing and the role of those who practice it in Australia/NZ is rapidly changing, or is it? If you wanted to know more about sourcing trends join us at the first Australasian Sourcing Summit. Here’s what you can expect to encounter: