The SA Recruiters Network recently conducted a survey amongst South African recruitment agencies as well as human resources and hiring managers of corporate South Africa to review the impact that the recession is having on recruitment. 3 Jul 2009 13:32
[Lyn Mansour] It might be tempting to button down the staff-hiring hatches when there is an economic storm, but good business people know it is important to continue recruiting top talent, rather than just to sit out the weather. 29 Jun 2009 12:43
Human Communications, the recruitment advertising agency, recently scooped five awards in the Sunday Times Business Times Careers awards. It won both the Grand Prix and the first-ever award for the Best Employer Branding Campaign, both for client ArcelorMittal SA. 18 Jun 2009 10:49
RecruitMi officially opened its doors on the 01 June 2008. As the demand for top-tier sales and marketing professionals grew, RecruitIT Solutions embarked on creating a division specialising in this area. 15 Jun 2009 12:59
Professors Dave Ulrich and Lynda Gratton will appear live on stage in Johannesburg on August 19 and 20, 2009. Their presentations will cover a range of human resources subjects including the genetic make-up of the company of the future and a step-by-step strategy to make talent happen in the organisation, it was announced earlier this week. 12 Jun 2009 09:12
I am sure that we have all, at some stage of our careers, been contacted by a recruitment agent asking the question, “are you currently looking for a new position?” This question triggers a number of thoughts: Am I really available for alternative employment? Will it hurt if I say yes and just see what is out there? 11 Jun 2009 12:44
Ninety six percent of South African operating companies agree that it is extremely difficult to fill senior and executive management positions with top quality people. This is according to the BEST Employers 2008/9 survey, which CRF conducts annually to establish whether companies' HR policies are in line with the South African average. 4 Jun 2009 10:41
[Tiffany Markman] Suffering from a recession-era retrenchment? Been unceremoniously ousted from your job? Latest casualty of ‘Last In, First Out' syndrome? This article is dedicated to helping you to pick yourself up, dust yourself off and follow a set of simple steps to re-entering the job market, including self-marketing and résumé-writing. 1 Jun 2009 11:31
The Labour Relations Act requires employers to give retrenched staff members the first option to apply for new positions opening up at the company. And the same software used for recruitment can also help companies simplify staff's re-employment and redeployment as part of the retrenchment process, it was announced earlier this week. 29 May 2009 07:29
CRF in partnership with Sunday Times is running the Leading Managers campaign once again. This is an annual business-to-business corporate showcase that reveals the country's high-performing companies and their leading managing executives to key stakeholder audiences. 25 May 2009 15:40
The Sunday Times and The Times 2008 Career Awards on 6 June 2009 will not only acknowledge the best from the recruitment sector, but will also feature a new award for the best employer branding. 14 May 2009 12:55
[Jo Duxbury] When times are tough, competition for the jobs that ARE available increases. I've seen from recent experience that people are applying for positions for which they are not qualified - and rushing to get as many applications in as possible means that they don't read the instructions properly. 11 May 2009 13:25
The distribution of Careers SA 2009/10 magazine has started in SA universities including UNISA. The publication is free of charge to the target market, which are third-year students and postgraduates. 4 May 2009 13:40