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Many thanks Tiger for taking the time to respond in so much detail, you have given me heaps to think about!

Most of the people we hire are IT people. They range from basic IT support through to...

Hi everyone,

I need your help!

I have recently taken on a new role with a company who uses a lot of recruitment companies for both contractors and some permanent staff recruitment.

There's...

Thanks for the responses.

I asked the question because I have seen a few HR specific media articles proclaiming that social media is transforming recruitment and replacing traditional recruitment...

Hi Buzzers,

We're about to recruit for a middle management position and I was wondering if anyone has had any success using Social Media for such positions?

To be honest, although I'm an...

Michaela,

That's good advice, but remember that the employment contract, deed or agreement may include clauses that would never normally be invoked. To my mind it should cover all worse case...

Here you go Polly. This one is not designed for senior execs but it includes things that should probably be in all contracts.


Termination of your employment without notice:
You agree that...

So you probably wouldn't have been insured if you had an accident, unless your policy covers you for work use of your vehicle (most personal car insurance policies only insure you for going from your...

While I don't know what the legislation says, my first reaction was one of astonishment that an ambulance was not called in a suspected heart attack situation.

Maybe it had something to do with...

Mark,
It sounds like your company is being very proactive, but unfortunately not everyone is. Where I work we are still only talking about it!

But what about our legal...

These could quickly become very pertinent questions and if some of the health expert's predictions are correct then all large workplaces are going to be affected one way or another.

Does anyone...

You're absolutely right there Pete. Probably the most important point for me in the article was the need to always be on the look out for different channels to find good candidates (#1). I believe...

Renee, as someone who has recently been in the market for a new job, my experience is the opposite. I cannot recall seeing one of these systems that left me thinking, 'wow that was easy'.

Given...

Hi,

I just found HR Buzz - what a wonderful concept!

Just thought I would share this really useful article about some bad habits in recruitment, most of it is relevant to both internal and...