Global Recruiting

Today’s guest blogger is Paulette Steele with Real Resumes located in Queensland, Australia. Real Resumes is educating people from beginning to end on getting a job.  Short videos cover all aspects including: where to look for a job, writing effective resumes, researching and preparing for the interview, and most importantly, mastering the interview itself. Paulette has 15 years of recruitment experience and a vast career in various industries. Below, she discusses important traits for remote workers to possess.

“My mama always said, ‘Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get.’”-Forrest Gump. So, you must be adaptable in all aspects of life, including recruiting.

One thing we are bound to see more of in the future is people working remotely as employers are realizing it actually works. People are often more productive working from home and technology has been there for years allowing this to occur. Read the rest of this entry »

Manpower Group recently released the results of its Employment Outlook Survey for the third quarter. The survey was administered during the peak of the global coronavirus pandemic. There has been a rapid change in global hiring conditions, and the survey data reflects these extraordinary conditions. Manpower surveyed more than 30,000 employers in 43 countries. All participants were asked to answer “How do you anticipate total employment at your location to change in the three months to the end of September 2020 as compared to the current quarter?” Read the rest of this entry »

There is an old saying, “what gets measured gets done.” I am a believer in this based on watching sales people over more than 25 years. If you can achieve a bonus or grow compensation by hitting a metric, sales people will figure it out and get it done. They hit metrics because there is personal benefit. Read the rest of this entry »

Our guest blogger is Deon Haar of Source Junction in Brisbane, Australia. Source Junction is a boutique firm that manages clients’ use of recruitment agencies, across Australia and internationally, with main specialisations in Accounting & Finance, I.T., Pharmacy and Sales & Marketing. Deon has been a member of NPA for 16 years, with 6 years as area leader for Queensland, Australia.

Speaking with a potential new client on Friday, I was asked why it was “so expensive to just have an email sent with a resume attached.” Read the rest of this entry »

Our guest blogger today is TBOS. Formed in 2009, TBOS have over a decade’s experience in helping new start-up and existing recruitment agencies with their outsourced back office needs.

Congratulations! You’ve successfully secured overseas talent for your client, but international recruitment means international invoicing. Does your recruitment agency have the means to invoice correctly and compliantly with the correct tax applied? Read the rest of this entry »

Today’s guest blogger is Laura Schmieder of Premier Placement Inc., specializing in manufacturing especially engineering, operations, supply chain, sales and marketing roles globally. She currently serves on the NPAworldwide board of directors.

I’ve been pondering off and on for years “the meaning of success,” especially during the awards season. How do they decide the Best Actor, Best Picture, Best Director? It’s all a bit subjective, because it certainly isn’t determined by box office sales OR the profits made once a movie goes out for distribution. It shouldn’t be popularity – how many tickets are sold or logins for streaming. It should be a performance that so moves you that you think about it for a very long time, at least in my opinion! Subjective decision.

What is the definition of a successful recruiter? Read the rest of this entry »

Here are a few recruitment stats I found interesting:

Best Day to Post

The number one day for hiring managers to post opportunities is Monday, so be on the lookout at the beginning of the week for new job postings. Professionals who are among the first 25 to apply to a role are 3x more likely to land the job, so being an early applicant gives you a clear advantage. Read the rest of this entry »

ManpowerGroup has released the results of its newest Employment Outlook Survey. The survey asked some 58,000 employers in 43 countries and territories to forecast employment changes from the current quarter to the next. While survey answers are decidedly mixed, global hiring growth is expected in 42 of the 43 surveyed locations. On a quarter-over-quarter basis, 15 countries report stronger hiring prospects, while 23 are expecting slower growth, and 5 are unchanged. The next survey results will be available in March 2020.

Here are some of the notable items in each geographic region:

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