Posts tagged "hiring"

Finding a kindred spirit in the business world has the power to turn strong ideas into wild success stories.

In this Q&A, Culture Amp’s director of people practices Christian Miran busts common myths about employee retention and offers advice on how you can attract and retain the best talent to drive and grow your business.

No women in the boardroom? Well, look, there’s a good reason for it according to numerous male bosses in Britain.

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To get their business of the ground and secure the funding they need, entrepreneurs need to be focused, creative, and just a little bit charming. But, once there’s money in the bank and founders start taking on staff, how do those attributes translate into management?

Having been a single mum for six years, and working closely with single mums every day, Lucy Good believes employers need to better consider the skills, resilience and experience of single mums.

A recent SmartCompany poll indicated 67% of business owners admit they make mistakes when hiring, and this can be costly.

According to W…

Referees are often in a privileged position, able to see both sides, and can improve the chance of a job working out.

After closing an $8 million Series B from industry heavyweights such as SEEK and OneVentures, the founder of Aussie startup Employment Hero recommends other founders always close deals “on your own terms”.

Canva co-founder Cameron Adams spoke to StartupSmart this week to run through how the fast-growing company goes approaches its hiring process, from start to finish.

Labor has slammed the government’s recently announced Global Talent Scheme visa as a “paper maché” solution for the tech industry’s…

Vaughan Rowsell, the founder of New Zealand based fintech startup Vend, has urged early-stage startups to eschew common stigmas to think differently when hiring new people, and consider hiring “unqualified” people to help ease Australia’s tech skills shortage.

When choosing the right candidate for a role, experts and industry professionals say employers need to look beyond the initial ‘cultural fit…