Hiring
Opinion
Opinion
Should you hire for equity or for excellence?
Should the focus of recruitment be on ensuring fairness and inclusion, or on securing the highest level of individual talent? Is there a way to hire for both?
- by Lauren Anderson
Latest
Opinion
For subscribers
Australia’s class ceiling isn’t just a problem for the poor
Changing our hiring practices to help the disadvantaged could benefit everyone. Here’s how.
- by Millie Muroi
Opinion
Opinion
If we rely on AI to hire staff, we risk losing truly skilled workers
It’s easy to think we’ve reached a new apex in our ability to place people into the right roles. But there’s a danger we’re going in the wrong direction.
- by Patrick Darcy
My ethnicity helped me get a job. Is that a good thing?
“Don’t worry, I won’t be the ‘token Arab’ of the office,” I told my future boss, laughing nervously. I wanted to be hired because I’m a hard worker, not to become a signpost of virtue-signalling.
- by Abbir Dib
‘Every single store is hiring’: Dan Murphy’s offers on-the-spot job interviews
To get around the fierce fight for workers in the silly season, Dan Murphy’s is offering walk-in, 10-minute job interviews between now and Sunday.
- by Jessica Yun
‘Primary strategy’: Why everyone’s getting poached on LinkedIn
Have you received unsolicited job offers recently? So has everyone else. Here’s what’s driving the proactive hiring strategy that’s here to stay.
- by Jessica Yun
Opinion
Public Sector Informant
Ditching 'the pitch' may improve APS recruitment
The problem wasn't selection criteria. It was a lack of effort and thought from selection-panel members.
- by Ann Villiers
Engineers move to self-regulation to combat 457 visa influx
With a flood of foreign engineers, Engineers Australia is launching a national registration scheme so the public can check if an engineer is qualified, practising and ethical.
- by Jared Lynch