I was initially going to give this post the title Performance Management, but then I had a vision in my head of people putting their hands to their faces yelling, "NO! NO! NO! Not another HR person telling us how to complete a performance appraisal form."
I read an article once, years ago, that highlighted an [...]
Generation-Y are those born between 1980 and 1994. According to Bryan Patterson from the Herald Sun in his article A-Z of generation Y, 8 July 2007, there are now around 4.5 million Generation-Y Australians, which is nearly 20% of the population.
Generation-Y has been described as fickle, self-focused and transient. Anecdotally, managers say that they are [...]
A few weeks ago NathanaelB from purecaffeine contacted me regarding his frustration of the Australian Public Service (APS) recruitment process. He was so frustrated he decided to write a blog post just to give some tips to applicants.
Better, Faster: streamlining recruitment in the APS cites the APS State of the Service Employee Survey 2005/2006 saying:
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In this week's BRW (15-21May 2008), there is an article called The Hunt For A New Work Order (behind paywall). This article discussed how employers are reinventing the workplace to attract and retain the best talent; particularly Generation Y and the ageing Baby Boomers. I actually thought that this piece was quite interesting given that [...]
The March 2008 Australian Human Resources Institute magazine, HR Monthly, cover story entitled Going concerns: the true cost of staff turnover (membership required to read online text) highlights the increasing cost of staff turnover. It states that:
...staff turnover in Australia has increased by more than five per cent as the continuing skills shortage and the aging [...]
