Precruitment Business and Labour Market News

Yes, that’s right. Generally, women in recruitment do a better job… and make more money.

I have been a recruiter for 30 years. Hired and trained thousands of them. Owned and run recruiting businesses in more than 20 countries. I should think I have worked with and against many of the best recruiters on the planet.
So I have a bit of a sample to judge from.

For many organisations the diversity journey begins with legal compliance around EEO, bullying and harassment. The communication of policies and procedures that have been developed play a crucial role in guiding a workplace to being more respectful, however it is the knowledge and skills that are imparted to staff that are critical to ensuring an inclusive workplace that will be accepting of diversity in all its forms.

While it has long been everyone’s individual choice as to their Super Fund the following news of our default fund, Recruitment Super is exciting and well worth publishing for your information.

Precruitment has long been a supporter of Recruitment Super as we believe it has always delivered good results for its members. The exciting news for Recruitment Super follows.

RecruitmentSuper, for the second consecutive year, has been named as one of only 12 super funds to be awarded a 5-star rating for 'outstanding value' by Canstar Cannex.

Economic conditions mean that prospective employees are more likely to value an attractive pay packet over a company's brand or culture when considering where they'd like to work, according to a new report.

The Dream Employers 2011 study, by Insync Surveys, RedBalloon and Drake International, found that pay, benefits and conditions were the biggest motivating factors behind respondents' choice of ideal employers, with 38 per cent nominating it as one of their top three reasons for choosing a particular organisation (up from 27% last year).

Many of our valuable Precruitment Temps have the opportunity to work in a variety of businesses. This provides them with a unique opportunity to compare one business with another. Have you worked with an Employer of Choice?

A reputation as an “Employer of Choice” is important for a business which is determined to attract and keep the best people and to be a successful organization or business.

Ask yourself the question; “Who do you really want to work for and what would motivate you to join one company rather than another?”

Our Cairns Senior Recruitment Consultant, Leslie Lofthouse, has recently been appointed the Director of the Cairns Cruising Yacht Squadron.

The squadron is a registered sail training establishment recognised by Yachting Australia and Yachting Queensland. It offers lessons and training to individuals around Cairns, including school groups. The squadron often spend their weekend hosting buoy races or sea voyages.

Leslie has been sailing J24s & helping with the squadron for the last couple of years and is proud to have been elected Director.

Prominent North Queensland recruitment firm, Precruitment, has been recognised for Excellence in Regional Advertising at the recent CareerOne Queensland Excellence Awards in Brisbane last week.

Managing Director Gayleen Toll says this achievement is testament to Precruitment’s reputation and commitment throughout North Queensland. “Our success in the region has been due to developing an intricate understanding of business needs, which in turn, results in higher quality service delivery and placements.”

Precruitment was recently featured in an article in The Cairns Weekend Post’s new CareerOne lift out.

Click Start Your Career 

The Weekend Post, 23 July 2011
Chris Harrison

Finally some good news for parents worried about their children spending too long on Facebook. Rather than wasting time, they could be clicking their way to a career.

This month our Townsville Branch Manager Jan Scott was invited to Breakfast at the YWAM centre on Ingham Road. A large group of business professionals were treated to great entertainment and a delicious breakfast, as well as a confronting awareness of the plight of people in one of our nearest neighbours, Papua New Guinea.

The following is an excerpt from well-known recruiter, Greg Savage’s blog. He writes many articles aimed at recruitment consultants but the following is something that is quite relevant to any professionals. Social media & social networking are starting to take off, but the key is ensuring you are using each platform effectively. Savage gives a great definition of each platform & how to use them appropriately.

So where to begin to understand how to interact on these various platforms? Are they different in terms of what you share and how you ‘speak’?