HR Trends

Hard skills might be quantifiable, but soft skills are transferrable and are arguably even more important in our hyperconnected workplace. Pavi Iyer, Talent Acquisition Lead at Catapult, explains why recruiters are seeking out candidates with exceptional soft skills.

Many cancer patients continue to work throughout their treatment and recovery. HR expert Leanne Bloomfield explains how to prepare for, and approach, a conversation with an employee who has just alerted you to their cancer diagnosis.

With restrictions easing in some states, many businesses are looking to bring staff back into the workplace. But what if your employees want to continue working from home? Employment lawyer David Kiel explains your rights.

Due to ongoing economic disruption from COVID-19, the Australian Government will continue the JobKeeper program into the early months of 2021. These changes may affect your eligibility to receive the payment, so here’s what you need to know.

Employee engagement surveys can provide powerful insights, but only if done correctly. See how flybuys takes the pulse of its organisation and drives meaningful change based on employee feedback.

Get to know Jobs For Australia: the not-for profit organisation connecting jobseekers with volunteer Talent Acquisition and HR experts to support their search for work through COVID-19.

Small business owners are still grappling with the nuances of JobKeeper and what it means for their company, so we enlisted the help of RSM Australia to answer your most pressing questions about the scheme.

Want to truly have your finger on the pulse of HR and recruitment? Here are six industry specific podcasts you can’t afford to miss.

Recruitment and HR can help close the talent gap through talent optimisation; a step-by-step process that embraces data and intelligent design to align your people strategy with the organisation’s overall business goals. But what does it mean to be strategic in recruiting, why is it so important, and how can talent optimisation help achieve this?

Traditional onboarding processes are clunky, paper-based, and fail to keep new-starters engaged in the crucial period between signing the contract and their first day at work. We explore the benefits of digital onboarding platforms and how they can improve your candidate experience.

An organisation’s best talent source may be its own people. Mobilising your staff not only has the potential to save recruiters time and money, it can improve employee morale, engagement, and productivity. James Hu, Global HR Strategy Manager at Unilever, explains how to successfully facilitate talent mobility in your business.

Kristyn Haywood, an expert in leadership education and design thinking for HR leaders, outlines why organisations should focus on employee centricity, and advises HR leaders on how to adopt design thinking practices for better business outcomes.

No organisation can keep its entire staff busy all the time. But what if there was a way to capitalise on the cost of employees during idle periods? Talent loaning is a smart solution that benefits all parties.

Talent rediscovery software use AI technology to quickly and accurately screen previous job applicants for open roles, saving recruiters both time and money, while increasing candidate engagement and experience.

Business-critical data is growing at a rapid pace, and organisations leveraging that data in their workplace decision-making hire better, faster and more efficiently. But what data can help and how to use it?

These days it’s common practice to use social media platforms to review candidates in the hiring process. Assessing an applicant’s online profile, however, does come with a hidden set of dangers. Here’s what you need to be aware of.