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3 min read
23 July 2024
The future of recruitment: Trends and innovations
While artificial intelligence clearly has a key role to play in the future of recruitment, it is critical to ensure that this new technology eliminates hiring bias rather than entrenches it.
3 min read
25 June 2024
500K migrants looking for work and some employers are still complaining
Employers complained about the lack of applicants. Now we have 500K migrants looking for work and some employers are still complaining.
5 min read
14 May 2024
Trying to avoid conscious and unconscious bias? Technology can help
Whether it’s by accident or on purpose, it’s easy for people to let bias cloud their judgement when it comes to hiring decisions.
4 min read
9 Apr 2024
Garbage in, garbage out
Hiring great people, who are in for the long haul, requires focusing less on what they can do and more on who they really are. Everyone wants to avoid bad hires!
4 min read
4 Mar 2024
ChatGPT ghostwrites CVs
As employers are swamped by fake CVs and covering letters as ChatGPT ghostwrites them, isn’t it time to find a better way to determine whether someone is really a good fit for the job?
4 min read
23 Jan 2024
Employers get hooked on applicant numbers, why?
Quality is far more important than quantity when it comes to sifting through a vast pile of job applications in search of the perfect hire.
10 Min Read
13 July 2023
Harvest your own Talent Pool
It’s not news that the labour market has shifted exponentially over the last few years (and if this is news to you, apologies for the rude awakening!).
9 Min Read
22 July 2021
How to nail onboarding remotely – 6 tips that work
The onboarding phase of an employee’s journey is extremely important.
4 min read
20 Apr 2021
How to research recruitment systems to ensure you get everything that is important
Is your current recruitment system doing the most for your staffing and business goals?
8 min read
13 Apr 2021
Top 7 factors a HR Professional needs to consider when recruiting new staff
Hiring decisions are one of the most important tasks for HR professionals.
7 min read
19 Mar 2021
Why your initial application process should NOT ask applicants for numerous documents
When preparing your job advertisement and application process, it may seem intuitive to ensure it is as comprehensive as possible in order to avoid time-wasters.
6 min read
18 Dec 2020
How to reduce recruitment costs – 5 proven strategies
Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, many businesses have made significant adjustments to their usual operations, one of those changes has been to reduce costs in a number of areas including recruitment.
6 min read
11 Dec 2020
What is workplace culture and why should you take it seriously?
Workplace culture can be defined as a combination of shared beliefs, values, attitudes and behaviours that shape the way an organisation and its employees function.
9 min read
3 Dec 2020
Building a business case for recruitment software
Where to start? What to include? How and when you present your case will be key to success.
6 min read
23 Nov 2020
Creating a COVID culture
Ideas to create a feeling of caring connection for the individual, the team and the community at large.
3 min read
20 Nov 2020
Smart predictive tech meets talent demand for aged care
The Healthcare and Education industries in Australia are experiencing a high demand for talent.
4 min read
17 Sept 2020
HR trends. What’s changed, what stays, where to now?
As Australia slowly awakens from this moment. What are the implications for HR, now and into the future?
3 min read
8 Sept 2020
Two call centre recruitment techniques to reduce costly turnover
Hiring staff is expensive in terms of recruiting time. How to set transparent expectations early?
3 min read
25 Aug 2020
Why franchise businesses need recruitment software
Franchisees are not professional recruiters, yet are often expected to do the work of one.
6 min read
17 Aug 2020
How to shortlist job applicants to increase retention
How do you pick the best applicant for the job and avoid CV reading fatigue?
4 min read
15 July 2020
5 Healthcare recruiting tips for the competitive Australian market
It has been predicted that by 2025 there won’t be enough nurses to meet demand.
4 min read
8 July 2020
Love, dating & predictive technology
The increased speed has become a defining characteristic of the modern recruitment world.
3 min read
1 July 2020
Can AI read people better than you?
Is AI biased? Of course it is! And so are humans.
6 min read
25 June 2020
The 7 benefits of using a Predictive Hiring ATS over a rudimentary ATS
Are you another recruiter or HR professional working from home? How will this change how you hire?
6 min read
23 June 2020
Tips on how recruiters can adapt to remote recruiting
How are you preparing for the influx of candidate applications? We suggest making a list of technologies that can assist with remote recruiting.
3 min read
18 June 2020
Recruiting now, what next?
With the current influx of applications for jobs, how much harder and stressful will it be for traditional recruiters to pinpoint the best hires without the help of technology?
3 min read
11 June 2020
Why recruiters are switching to Predictive Hiring Technology
Locating a skilled candidate can be one thing, but finding someone who is happy to stay in a new position is another.
1 min read
1 Nov 2019
Mapping all over the World
One of our wonderful Expr3ssors! shared this awesome image with me this week
1 min read
9 Sept 2019
I’ve got Friday on my mind
The Easybeats were right, we do have Friday on our minds. And why not?
3 min read
27 Mar 2019
Automated screening brings top candidates to the fore
A national retailer has slashed its recruitment advertising spend by 95%
2 min read
4 Mar 2019
Difficult to fill roles “not so difficult after all”
According to recent research, two major industries are experiencing high-demand for talent.
14 min read
14 Jan 2019
Winner: Ferrython 2019
Congratulations! Our Ferrython VIP 2019 winner, is Melanie Pollock from West HQ
3 min read
9 Nov 2018
Iconic retailer Spendless Shoes recruitment results a step above
If I told you about a retail company that processed more than 354,000 unique job applications in 10 years, would you believe me?
2 min read
3 Sept 2018
Resume lies on the increase
Resumes are supposed to be an accurate, factual document detailing work history, education and experience. Four out of five resumes fail the test.
2 min read
6 Aug 2018
Time-to-Apply – new research and surprising data
Just how important is Time-to-Apply?
3 min read
26 July 2018
How Expr3ss! and Xref practice what we preach
As competition for talent reaches an all-time high, the rush to get the best candidates through the door can often overshadow the focus on doing hiring well.
5 min read
26 July 2018
HR & Finance – An unlikely power couple
As CFOs at the helm of two high-growth HR tech organisations, Xref’s James Solomons and Kristie Langley-Gliddon from Expr3ss!, are perfectly placed to discuss the evolving relationship between finance and HR.
3 min read
26 July 2018
#MythBusting: How screening questions really affect applicant experience
We keep hearing about the war for talent… “Today it’s not just challenging, it’s downright hard and complex,” says Jacob Morgan on Inc.com.
3 min read
22 Apr 2018
Australian HR professionals lead the way in adopting clever technology
Australian Human Resource professionals are more forward thinking than most.
4 min read
30 Jan 2018
Why you didn’t get a Christmas card from us
2017 has come and gone. And you may have noticed that we didn’t send you a Christmas card. No ‘happy holiday’ wishes, no ‘festive fun’. Nothing.
3 min read
14 Oct 2017
Think Widget! Are your website career pages working for you?
Q: Are you missing out? A: If you don’t have the Expr3ss! widget on your website career pages, you probably are.
3 min read
20 Aug 2017
Paid Job Ads arrest decline against Job Aggregators
In researching some current data from our database of more than 3 million job applications, we came across some interesting trends regarding Job Aggregators
2 min read
6 June 2017
Take talent: what does success look like?
If you already know what success looks like in a specific job based on the characteristics, behaviours and attitudes of people who’ve done well in it, why not use that to inform your next recruitment for that very same job?
3 min read
2 May 2017
Take the plunge: get your own talent pool
I’m a big advocate of hiring for behaviours and attitudes, and training for skills.
2 min read
31 Mar 2017
Salesforce World Tour – Tech platforms facilitate growth
Last week I was invited as a keynote speaker to participate at the prestigious Salesforce World Tour.
3 min read
26 Feb 2017
How to hire for organisation agility & innovation
Change, like death and taxes, is inevitable. Businesses with the agility to react to change quickly and appropriately are better positioned to adapt and thrive in the long term.
3 min read
26 Feb 2017
Recruiting season 2017: What Goldman Sachs didn’t do
Expr3ss! is pleased to announce that predictive hiring technology is once again disrupting the status quo and improving the way companies staff up.
3 min read
28 Dec 2016
The best way to build a customer-centric culture
At Expr3ss! we consider our customers to be our most valuable business asset. Do you?
3 min read
21 Dec 2016
Technological disruption transforms recruitment
When Expr3ss! wants to know more about what’s top of mind for the tech industry’s key innovators, our team turns to TechCrunch Disrupt.
4 min read
7 Dec 2016
Is Dr Glyn Brokensha an HR Disrupter?
Earlier this year, the news outlet partnered with Solstice Media to present “Disrupters,” where Expr3ss! Co-founder and Chairman Dr. Glyn Brokensha was a featured speaker.
3 min read
23 Nov 2016
Seamless integration: Why Krispy Kreme Australia loves Expr3ss!
Our team is crazy about Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, both as sweet treats and an Expr3ss!
4 min read
13 Nov 2016
“Holistic” recruitment at the CIA
The CIA’s multi-step recruitment process looks at a candidate as a whole person, according to Ron Patrick, Head of Recruitment for the agency.
3 min read
9 Nov 2016
#Mythbusting: There is no talent shortage
Many employers have been brainwashed by the myth that recruitment and retention are difficult because there are no good candidates.
2 min read
7 Oct 2016
For recruitment success: Don’t over-value hard skills
More and more it seems that companies are doomed to a revolving door of employees.
2 min read
5 Oct 2016
How to fall in love with recruiting again
When business owners and hiring managers sleep, they dream of talking to intelligent, skilled candidates who have talent and drive and who understand their company’s corporate culture.
2 min read
24 Aug 2016
Showreel: Video hiring tool for progressive employers
When it arrived, video conferencing was heralded as the next big thing in recruitment.
3 min read
3 Aug 2016
Danger: 46% of Millennials plan to quit in 2 years
If you’re staffed with Millennials, your business is at an increased risk of losing some of your best workers in a very short time.
3 min read
20 May 2016
Hire for attitude, train for skill
Expr3ss! knows that when it comes to staffing and recruitment, a single goal is shared by companies of all sizes: to hire the “best of the best”.
1 min read
11 Dec 2015
Fred Hollows has our Christmas card for you
Expr3ss! Adds Another Fred Hollows Sponsorship
2 min read
4 June 2015
Retailer staff retention rates boosted by Expr3ss!
We are in business to make a difference and figures prove that we have for our long-term client, Michelle Adey, the HR Administrator at Radio Rentals and RT Edwards.
6 min read
19 Feb 2014
Why cost is your friend not your enemy
One of our favourite customers says,“Cost is the enemy”. But I beg to differ...
5 min read
26 Feb 2013
It’s not a marriage proposal
Have you been searching for, “The One”? You know they’re out there… they must be… the one true applicant who is the perfect match.
3 min read
14 Jan 2013
Your applicants are people too
How many times have you seen and heard “our team is important to us”, “our people are our greatest assets” and “it’s our people that we need to thank for our success.”
3 min read
21 Nov 2012
What is a resume for?
It’s not too hard to define what a resume is … the Australian Government has already done that for us, bless ’em
3 min read
23 July 2024
The future of recruitment: Trends and innovations
While artificial intelligence clearly has a key role to play in the future of recruitment, it is critical to ensure that this new technology eliminates hiring bias rather than entrenches it.
3 min read
25 June 2024
500K migrants looking for work and some employers are still complaining
Employers complained about the lack of applicants. Now we have 500K migrants looking for work and some employers are still complaining.
5 min read
14 May 2024
Trying to avoid conscious and unconscious bias? Technology can help
Whether it’s by accident or on purpose, it’s easy for people to let bias cloud their judgement when it comes to hiring decisions.
4 min read
9 Apr 2024
Garbage in, garbage out
Hiring great people, who are in for the long haul, requires focusing less on what they can do and more on who they really are. Everyone wants to avoid bad hires!
4 min read
4 Mar 2024
ChatGPT ghostwrites CVs
As employers are swamped by fake CVs and covering letters as ChatGPT ghostwrites them, isn’t it time to find a better way to determine whether someone is really a good fit for the job?
4 min read
23 Jan 2024
Employers get hooked on applicant numbers, why?
Quality is far more important than quantity when it comes to sifting through a vast pile of job applications in search of the perfect hire.
10 Min Read
13 July 2023
Harvest your own Talent Pool
It’s not news that the labour market has shifted exponentially over the last few years (and if this is news to you, apologies for the rude awakening!).
3 min read
23 July 2024
The future of recruitment: Trends and innovations
While artificial intelligence clearly has a key role to play in the future of recruitment, it is critical to ensure that this new technology eliminates hiring bias rather than entrenches it.
3 min read
25 June 2024
500K migrants looking for work and some employers are still complaining
Employers complained about the lack of applicants. Now we have 500K migrants looking for work and some employers are still complaining.
5 min read
14 May 2024
Trying to avoid conscious and unconscious bias? Technology can help
Whether it’s by accident or on purpose, it’s easy for people to let bias cloud their judgement when it comes to hiring decisions.
4 min read
9 Apr 2024
Garbage in, garbage out
Hiring great people, who are in for the long haul, requires focusing less on what they can do and more on who they really are. Everyone wants to avoid bad hires!
4 min read
4 Mar 2024
ChatGPT ghostwrites CVs
As employers are swamped by fake CVs and covering letters as ChatGPT ghostwrites them, isn’t it time to find a better way to determine whether someone is really a good fit for the job?
4 min read
23 Jan 2024
Employers get hooked on applicant numbers, why?
Quality is far more important than quantity when it comes to sifting through a vast pile of job applications in search of the perfect hire.
10 Min Read
13 July 2023
Harvest your own Talent Pool
It’s not news that the labour market has shifted exponentially over the last few years (and if this is news to you, apologies for the rude awakening!).
9 Min Read
22 July 2021
How to nail onboarding remotely – 6 tips that work
The onboarding phase of an employee’s journey is extremely important.
4 min read
20 Apr 2021
How to research recruitment systems to ensure you get everything that is important
Is your current recruitment system doing the most for your staffing and business goals?
8 min read
13 Apr 2021
Top 7 factors a HR Professional needs to consider when recruiting new staff
Hiring decisions are one of the most important tasks for HR professionals.
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