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Pivoting is so 20/21. What was your ‘back to normal’ year like? Mine was anything but and I am not alone. A Bonkers job market for one! The job market has remained phenomenally strong throughout the year, making navigating a candidate tight market challenging. Those organisations that live their values and can articulate a vision…

RR’s monthly wrap-up report on what’s happening in the world of RR, our clients, our candidates and the recruitment market Candidate Engagement – How to catch a unicorn This pandemic has thrown us all many curve balls. Who knew that house prices would go berserk. Although they may now be leveling out in our major…

RR’ monthly wrap-up report on what’s happening in the world of RR, our clients, our candidates and the recruitment market Are you Match Fit? It was a joy to clock up 21000 steps around the CBD earlier this week. Previous weeks, months, when I have made the trek into the CBD to catch up with…

2022 Outlook RR’ monthly wrap-up report on what’s happening in the world of RR, our clients, our candidates and the recruitment market. Labour force participation is at an all-time high, the number of unemployed is at record lows (4.2%) and is expected to dip below 4% for the first time since the 1970’s. Statistics indicate…

RR’ monthly wrap-up report on what’s happening in the world of RR, our clients, our candidates and the recruitment market. Its hard to know where to begin when I reflect on this past year, other than, we made it!  What a roller coaster of a year. For those Victorians amongst us, 271 of your days…

RR’ monthly wrap-up report on what’s happening in the world of RR, our clients, our candidates and the recruitment market. With the unemployment rate sitting at 4.5% (August 2021) and employment advertising response rates falling to their lowest in 9 years, focus on having a strong passive candidate sourcing strategy has never been more important,…

RR’ monthly wrap-up report on what’s happening in the world of RR, our clients, our candidates and the recruitment market. Industry commentator Ross Clennett shared the latest unemployment figures in his blog last week: labour force data for July revealed that this index had fallen a further 0.3 % to 4.6%. The last time this…

RR’ monthly wrap-up report on what’s happening in the world of RR, our clients, our candidates and the recruitment market. Given that July saw all but one State and Territory plunged into one form of lockdown or other this month, I concluded that we may all be struggling a little to keep motivated. Maintaining your…