The employment market is in a state of confusion. With opportunity everywhere, a skills shortage and most punters enjoying newfound workplace flexibility, we are emerging from the effects of the pandemic which has greatly influenced our lives during the last two years. Many companies have managed to realign their workforces to allow improved performance from…

During the last three years or so, we have spoken to a significant number of recruitment industry specialists who have expressed an interest in considering owning their own business in the form of a Tanner Menzies Licensee. It has been interesting to hear what people are really looking for, their understanding of what it takes…

Not sure if you have noticed, but there is a lot going on just outside your door and further afield as well – in our central business districts, along the borders, and internationally. If everything looks the same to you, turn on the TV or have a look at the topic of post-COVID changes in…

Do not be concerned if you are finding that there is a lot of unhinged, conflicting discussion, describing what is happening in the employment market. It is confusing and showing no signs of becoming clear any time soon. Look at the amount of attention that has been applied to ‘The Great Resignation’ phenomenon which no…

You have probably noticed many announcements across multiple media channels recently advising that successful recruiters are changing horses and commencing roles in new corporate environments. No doubt now that COVID is not the number one influence in our lives, in our brave new world a lot of things will be different to how they have…

Empathically, no! Let me share a recent situation that presented itself which reinforced just how important the recruiter’s role is in achieving a successful hiring outcome. In a recent business meeting with our Licensees, a clear theme around the Zoom table was frustration being experienced through candidate flakiness and client procrastination, resulting in poor conversion…

Have you ever seen such profile been given to a phenomenon that has been named by an academic, adopted by many as a reason they cannot find quality candidates and has apparently not even arrived in Australia yet? Many potential candidates are shaking their heads and sighting ‘The Great Resignation’ as the reason they are…

Seriously, who knows what is going on since we first heard the Global Pandemic being explained on the evening news? Since then (lets say since February 2020) the world has changed and the attitude to so many things has taken on new meaning. The reality being that so many people have been reassessing what is…

With what appears to be a return to a level of normality in the new COVID world we will be living in, will work environments really change to the extent that is being espoused by many pundits in terms of freedom and work life balance? Central Business Districts have been emptied of workers, and so…