Talent Tidbits

Thought for the Day

“ The role of the Director is to create a space where the actors and actresses can become more than they’ve ever been before, more than they’ve dreamed of being.” – Robert Altman, Oscar acceptance speech

Downturn related talent stories & resources
Investor daily offers clues on how to survive a job cull. Mature workers are the key to survive the downturn, claims another.  Big three, IT recruitment firm credited it’s contractor base for bucking the trend. Fighting to retain talent is the top priority for organisations, in light of the downturn.  Do not take advantage of staff in a downturn, warns Robert Half. A new whitepaper/report  by Booz&Co explores why ‘companies are making the wrong move’ (doubts about leader’s credibility —two out of every five respondents are sceptical of the plans being put forth by senior executives)

Psst. Do you want to know how Google conducts its recruitment?
Head Engineer opens up on the recruitment process at Google Australia.

VIDEO makes noise again
UK based TalentonView  is entering the Australian market.

Other alternatives are http://www.visume.com.au, http://candidatesalive.com,