Talent Tidbits

The Australian Talent Conference 
A reminder that the ATC is scheduled for 5-7 May. Event organisers outlined reasons why the event is worth attending for recruiters and HR vendors. Readers of Destination Talent can receive a 15% discount on conference fee (use promotional code DES09)

How are boards coping with the economic turn
McKinsey study found that 43% of survey respondents found their board has been ineffective in dealing with talent management.

Mobile usage in Australia increasing
Mobile phones are increasingly used to access the Internet, with usage increasing from 41 per cent in 2007 to 49 per cent in 2008. “Australians are growing up as a mobile society” says a report by M.net Corporation.

Hidden talent pools
A primer on using advance Internet search techniques to find talent