Five ways to avoid recruitment heartache and find your dream candidate A few weeks back, Nick Cummins made Bachelor history when he chose no one in the finale of the Bachelor Australia. The 30-year-old rugby union star known as the Honey Badger told both Brittany Hockley and Sophie Tieman that he could not commit 100 percent of himself to
Job hunting is something we all have to do at some point in our lives, so here are some quick tips to make sure your search goes as smoothly (and quickly) as possible! Get social! Now’s the time to update your Linked In profile and make sure you can be found by recruiters and potential
Feeling stale in your current role and well overdue for a pay increase, you throw your hat in the ring for a great position and low and behold you now have a very attractive offer on the table. Without giving it a second thought, you accept the offer and swan into work the next day,
You’ve found ‘the one’. They have all the skills and experience you’re looking for, and to top it off, a great personality and you really ‘clicked’ in the interview. But before you get carried away organising their phone, computer and welcome morning tea you know you have one last thing to do before you can
The lead up to EOFY is a really busy time, and without fail every July we talk to employers who hadn’t thought of, or didn’t know that they could have had additional support by way of a contractor/temp to assist them through EOFY – and boy do they wish they’d known! Whether it’s someone to
To celebrate our second birthday we’re giving you the gift! During the month of May, all permanent jobs received will go in the draw to win one of two, full day team building workshops facilitated by the very talented Kate Russell. Kate is a leader in her field, and has worked with a range of
Last week, Joanne and I had the pleasure of hosting a breakfast on the topic of “Building a successful HR career”. Our speakers were two very accomplished HR professionals; Emily Mortimer, HR Manager – Piper Alderman and Kate Berry, Chief People Officer – Discovery Parks Group. Both Emily and Kate shared their personal stories of
Recruiting for accounting and finance roles has its own unique challenges. Within the finance/accounting department there is always month end, year-end, budget time, auditors coming and taxation requirements. When the finance area is a staff member down, it can take its toll on others in the area. With all this in mind, it’s important to
Asking the right interview questions can be the difference between hiring someone who is a valuable, long term employee who fulfils not just the role requirements but also the right cultural fit, or the hire of someone who resigns after 6 weeks – or worse yet has to be terminated which is a cost to
Last week, Blackman Mansfield Recruitment held a breakfast for our clients on the topic of Transformational Leadership. We had two fantastic speakers sharing their experiences and stories, Jan Chorley and John Haren – both senior executives within the not-for-profit sector. We had a fantastic turnout to the event, our attendees included a number of senior
