Quizzed about digital

Earlier this year we addressed the increasing concern that a “digital talent gap” existed between the digital expertise needed by companies and the digital talent available. Findings in a US survey of 750 Fortune 500 and ad agency execs, The State of...

Opening the door to the boardroom

When Tim Boyle talks about celebrity chairs, dogmatic drones and dead debates, you might think he’s describing prime time television. In fact it’s the language of the boardroom. As an expert advisor with a Doctorate in Board Performance and Risk, and a...

Headhunting Indiana Jones

Headhunting for a senior project director with a love of adventure to work on a major infrastructure project in an exotic developing nation sounds like a job for Indiana Jones. But the task of attracting the right person has more challenges and pitfalls than you might...

Playing for keeps

Think back to your last recruitment project. It probably involved telephone screening, interviewing face-to-face and some form of psychometric testing. But I bet you didn’t consider inviting your candidates to compete in a World of Warcraft like simulation? No...

Green shoots feed jobs confidence

Recruiters are capitalising on the rise and rise again of jobs. If the number of assignments retained by our firm and new vacancies are anything to go by, there is a strong case to support a resurgence of Australian jobs growth in the Executive market. Despite...