Recruitment

• Opinion: What’s in a name? How to create the perfect job title when hiring

  Chris McDonald provides his tips for creating online job ads that work. read more

• Damaged goods: why you should hire the “scarred” worker

  Looking for the bright, breezy, cheerful candidate? Scared of the guy who seems to have had a lot of knocks? One top CEO says your priorities are backwards read more

• HR strikes a balance with overseas outsourcing

  Outsourcing can be a winner for business – but only so long as you get the balance right read more

• Why your next hire should be someone with autism

  Recruitment at software manufacturer SAP involves discrimination and mental disability: but not in the way you might expect. read more

• Are your employees too young to give good customer service?

  Organisations that hire mainly young workers could be missing out on opportunities to connect with their customers – HC looks at the link between recruitment, discrimination and customer service. read more

• How Branson hires

  How do some of the world’s top businesspeople hire? read more

• The recruiter’s guide to the internet: Job-board breakdown

  Once dominated by three players, the world of job boards in Australia is beginning to change. Where should you be putting your recruiting resources? read more

• How one bad manager tried to crush Apple’s employer branding

  The conversation about Apple’s workplace has turned sour after a disgruntled employee wrote a viral essay about what it’s really like at the tech giant. read more

• Employer branding and LinkedIn’s new feature

  LinkedIn has opened up its publishing platform to all members, adding another tool to HR’s employer branding arsenal. read more

• Snapchat, Tinder inspire new recruiting techniques

  Does your company enjoy long walks and candlelit dinners? Here’s a new way to find the one for you. read more