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October 18, 2018 Organisational Strategy, Recruitment

Could your employer brand be stopping you from recruiting the top candidates? Here’s how to improve it

Struggling to get the number or quality of applications for your latest jobs? Have you considered whether your “employer brand” – the sum-total of how potential employees see your organisation – could be the problem?

Mark Puncher, founder and CEO of Employer Branding Australia works with organisations to present themselves to candidates in the most authentic way, and says it’s critical to approach candidates with a different message than one you might present to the public, to donors or to clients.

September 30, 2014 Health & Wellbeing, Recruitment

One great way to reduce staff absenteeism by up to 80 percent

Encouraging your employees to cycle to work has huge benefits to both employees and organisations. In fact, as well as increasing employee mental and physical health and wellbeing, workplaces that support bike-riding employees can reduce absenteeism by up to 80%! Despite this, two thirds of Australians still rely on cars to travel to work every day. With Ride2Work […]

July 15, 2015 Recruitment

This is where your recruitment process is going wrong – and what you can do to fix it

If you’ve hired the wrong person for a job, can you train and develop them to become the right person?

According to research by leadership consultancy DDI, for certain facets of work, training is just not a solution for poor hiring decisions. The solution rather, is taking the time to develop excellent recruitment processes in the first place.

July 25, 2014 Interviewing, Recruitment

6 interview tips to find that perfect staff member

Last month department store Myer made the news for all the wrong reasons, after they hired Andrew Flanagan as Group General Manager of Strategy and Business Development. Mr Flanagan had applied for the job citing a great work history including being a managing director and vice-president with Zara, one of Myer’s rivals. Just one day into his […]

July 17, 2017 Recruitment

Five tips to hire an amazing admin person for your NFP

Every organisation has them. And a bad one can cause serious problems for a team – while a good one can be be a god-send. So what do you look for when you’re recruiting an admin person for your team?

That’s what we asked our NFP People community last month. And we were pleased to receive some fantastic responses from recruitment pros in a range of organisations.

So here are the top five tips on how to hire admin staff for your organisation, thanks to the NFP People community.

May 28, 2013 Recruitment

Like it? Check it! Why reference checks are crucial when recruiting for NFP organisations

Do you always check references before offering a position to a new employee?

If the answer is no, consider this: how do you know that the candidates for the last role you hired for – perhaps even the successful candidate! – didn’t exaggerate their experience and qualifications?

April 20, 2016 Human Resources, Interviewing, Recruitment

Three questions to ask when interviewing and assessing serial job-hoppers

Restarting the recruitment process sooner than anticipated can be a real drain on resources, so it’s natural to respond by avoiding candidates whose CVs reveal a track record of job-hopping. But what things should you look out for to ensure you don’t miss out on a star recruit?

August 27, 2014 Recruitment

Four ways to recruit more women for the top jobs at your NFP

How many women are in the top roles in your organisation or on your board of management? A 2012 report from Women on Boards found that while up to 85% of community sector workers are female, there only about 60% in senior paid positions. From a volunteer perspective, despite volunteers in Australia having traditionally been mostly […]

July 8, 2013 Recruitment

Call or cull? Six ways to sort the wheat from the chaff in your next stack of job applications

Recruiting great staff to your organisation should be a pleasure. But when you are short on time and faced with a pile of applications to sort through, the process of selecting only a few to interview can seem overwhelming. Here are six easy ways to reduce the size of your pile of applications.

February 14, 2018 Recruitment

How to write a job ad that connects with your perfect candidate

Good staff are an NFP’s most important asset. And that means hiring them is one of the single most important functions of your organisation. But without a compelling and targeted job ad, you’re unlikely to find them.

So how do make your job ad really connect with your perfect candidate? Here are the three key things you need to consider.

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