The world is changing and changing fast!
Future workforce composition will look dramatically different to what we understand to be the norm today. Innovation, Social change and the Millennial employee will all have an impact on the structure of our workforce, how you attract it, utilise it and manage it.
I read an article a little while back called “Tips Around Selecting the Right Agency” which I wanted to share with everyone for all the wrong reasons and pull the article apart. When I read back over the article I realised it wasn’t a bad article and had some good information, it was simply the title that was wrong! If the article had been called for example “Tips Around Selecting an External Recruitment Consultant” the information would’ve fit, just not to selecting an agency.
Taking the time to focus on employee engagement and motivation might seem like a waste of time to some, after all- shouldn’t an employee’s motivation simply be to hold down a job and be regularly paid for doing so? Perhaps in yesteryear that was the way of the world, however in today’s working environment keeping employees motivated and engaged will have multiple benefits for your company.
Approaching an agency for the first time can often be a daunting and intimidating thing to do. Here are some tips to help you understand how the relationship can work for both parties, even after you have landed your dream job!
Choose your agency carefully
Try to work with an agency that specialises in your field or industry.
Eyes are amazing things and so much of our world is communicated to us through our sight. It’s incredible to think that such important part of the human body is so delicate, and we only have two!!
Did you know…
The average blink lasts for about 1/10th of a second.
One of the reasons for optimism regarding the Australian economy can be seen in the Transport and Logistics sector where Industry experts have forecast there will be a twenty six per cent increase in the demand for Logistics and Transport professionals over the next five years.
Selecting and hiring the right person for your company is an art form. If you do it well, you’re virtually assured of success in business. Whether you're looking to recruit direct or contract labour hire, wading through a pile of resume responses is daunting, and screening applicants feels like an awful task that takes you away from what you do best.
The transparent nature of today's workplace provides challenges for both employer and employee. Engagement is a shared responsibility and in the more successful workplace environments employers and employees embrace an organisational culture to create a high performance team with a competitive advantage.
Performance reviews are a time for your employer to review your work and development, identify issues if any and to provide feedback.
When you get feedback that isn't 100% positive that's not to say that it's not beneficial. Use it to know how the company sees you and work from the feedback you are given.
The Shell-operated Prelude FLNG (floating liquefied natural gas) platform is the world’s first floating platform and also the largest ever offshore facility to be constructed.
At nearly half a kilometre long, over 100 metres tall and made using 260,000 tonnes of steel, the joint venture between Royal Dutch Shell, KOGAS, and Inpex cost around US $13 billion.
