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Melissa George, Client Relationship Manager at SnapHire, shares the applicant tracking system’s journey to becoming the powerful recruitment platform it is today.

Mark McGreal, APAC Account Executive at JobAdder, tells us how they’ve put the human element back into recruiting.

Despite awareness of the need for diversity in the workplace, ageism still runs rife. Age discrimination expert Toby Marshall explains why it’s still present, and the need to recognise the value of mature workers.

Daniel Chilcott, General Manager of Learning and HR Services at Programmed, explains; “Both industries are expanding very quickly. Health and education are such delicate areas because you’re looking after people’s welfare. We need to be especially thorough in our verification of qualifications and experience for these placements."

Daniel Chilcott, General Manager of Learning and HR Services at Programmed, explains; "We need the right person in the role, in the right time frame."

International Men’s Health Week (June 15-21, 2020) puts the spotlight on issues affecting men’s health. One of those is excessive or prolonged job stress, which leads to high rates of depression among men. With this in mind, we asked CVCheck employees to openly answer questions about how they’re affected by stress in the workplace, and what organisations can do to help employees manage it.

Thanks to COVID-19 we’re unable to travel and socialise like normal but that doesn’t mean we have to miss our favourite industry conferences, summits and meet-ups. Here Hung Lee shares his top picks of the virtual HR and recruitment events planned for the rest of 2020.

Employee engagement is the degree to which employees are motivated by, passionate about, and invested in the work they do. In the ongoing crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, keeping employees engaged is more important than ever. But how can engagement be boosted remotely?

By limiting your candidate pool to only those with relevant industry experience, you might be missing out on some seriously great talent. Leadership coach Heston Russell explains the benefits and challenges of hiring outside of your industry.

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?

CVCheck is strongly committed to employee health and wellbeing, so in honour of Women’s Health Week in Australia (2-6 September) we’ve compiled a quick round-up exploring how we, as a company, support each other and our welfare, both individually and as an organisation.

The annual performance review appears to be going out of style. Two experts provide tips on alternate ways to manage staff performance.

Psychometric testing is an invaluable recruitment tool. It’s also never been more accessible. What is it, and how can you best use it in the hiring process?