Harvest your own Talent Pool

Posted by Tegan Kavanagh
13 Jul 2022

Talent Pooling is the process of creating your very own database of potential applicants who are qualified and have previously applied for your roles or expressed interest in working for your business

How to nail onboarding remotely – 6 Tips that Work

Posted by Tegan Kavanagh
22 Jul 2021
Working From Home

The onboarding phase of an employee’s journey is extremely important. After spending time, money and energy finding the right candidate for the role, the onboarding process is a major contributor to ensuring that the new hire actually sticks around. Research shows that 59% of Australian managers have had a new hire resign during their probation period due to a poor onboarding experience, with 43% leaving the company within the first month! These statistics highlight the need to spend time with new recruits in order to get them settled in and engaged within the organisation but, how can this be achieved…  Read More

How to research recruitment systems to ensure you get everything that is important

Posted by Tegan Kavanagh
20 Apr 2021

Is your current recruitment system doing the most for your staffing and business goals? We’ve heard it all before; strategic hiring is all about ensuring that we have the right people, with the right skills, in the right place, at the right time… but what is the best way to achieve this? With an abundance of recruitment solutions now available on the market, how do we ensure that the systems we put in place provide us with the most effective outcomes? Recruitment is not a “one size fits all” process. Every business has their own unique circumstances to consider when…  Read More

Top 7 factors a HR Professional needs to consider when recruiting new staff

Posted by Tegan Kavanagh
13 Apr 2021

Hiring decisions are one of the most important tasks for HR professionals. Businesses that are successful in these decisions are able to reap the benefits of attracting high quality applicants who are not only technically skilled for the role, but also possess qualities that make them a good fit for the work environment. This alignment can lead to increased productivity, profitability and employee satisfaction. However, making a bad hiring decision can cost time, money and the company’s reputation. Here are 7 factors that need to be considered when recruiting to avoid bad hiring decisions: 1. Up-to-date job analysis Prior to…  Read More

Why your initial application process should NOT ask applicants for numerous documents

Posted by Tegan Kavanagh
19 Mar 2021

When preparing your job advertisement and application process, it may seem intuitive to ensure it is as comprehensive as possible in order to avoid time-wasters and select the most suitable candidates for the role. However, an application process that is too comprehensive may actually do more harm than good. If your initial application process is asking applicants for their whole life story straight off the bat, not only do you risk scaring off high quality applicants, but you could also unintentionally put your business at risk of breaching anti-discrimination and/or privacy laws. Keep reading to find out why asking applicants…  Read More

How to Reduce Recruitment Costs – 5 Proven Strategies

Posted by Tegan Kavanagh
18 Dec 2020
Reduce Recruitment Costs

Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, many businesses have made significant adjustments to their usual operations, one of those changes has been to reduce costs in a number of areas including recruitment. A number of companies have cut recruitment costs drastically, while some others would have ceased recruiting altogether. Many Expr3ss! clients dusted off and put into action the recruitment strategies they used to survive the GFC so that they were in great shape for 2021. In light of times with such restricted budgets for recruitment, it is sensible for companies to turn to the more cost-effective techniques to action recruiting…  Read More

Building a business case for recruitment software

Posted by Tegan Kavanagh
3 Dec 2020

Where to start? What to include? How and when you present your case will be key to success If you have encountered issues within your current recruitment processes and have found that adopting recruitment software will eliminate these, it may be time to construct a business case in order to gain approval for the integration of this software. The way in which you present your case to higher management will determine whether or not your software solution will get the green light to go ahead! Here are 6 steps that you should take when preparing your business case for recruitment…  Read More

Creating a COVID Culture

Posted by Carolyne Burns
23 Nov 2020
Creating a COVID culture feature image

Ideas to create a feeling of caring connection for the individual, the team and the community at large.
Culture doesn’t die in a pandemic unless we let it.

Smart Predictive Tech meets talent demand for Aged Care

Posted by Andrew Chapman
20 Nov 2020
Aged Care Hiring Technology

The Healthcare and Education industries in Australia are experiencing a high demand for talent. How is technology assisting organisations in these industries with their difficult to fill roles? Speculation about the long-term impact COVID-19 will have on life and business both in Australia and around the world is still rampant. It does look bad. There have been many heartbreaking stories, people lost and businesses that have not and may not survive. These have been the most challenging of times. But please do not despair. We are reminded of what happened when we lived through the Great Financial Crisis and the…  Read More

How to Shortlist Job Applicants To Increase Retention

Posted by Carolyne Burns
17 Aug 2020
Shortlist Job Applicants

How do you pick the best applicant for the job and avoid CV reading fatigue? Your job listing is up on all the job boards and candidates are applying in droves. There’s plenty of great applicants to choose from, but… that’s the problem, there are too many when you recruit in the traditional way. How do you pick the best applicant for the job and avoid the predicament of choosing someone who will leave the job and result in the cost of doing a rehire?  A Global Recruiting Trends survey report that 46% of recruiting executives found that selecting candidates…  Read More