The Candidate Experience – What a Hiring Manager Should Know
The Candidate Experience – What a Hiring Manager Should Know As a Hiring Manager, your goal is to find the best person for a position from the applicant pool. Due to the concern over filling a vacant position, there are many factors in the experience of the candidate that the Hiring Manager overlooks. We have […]
What Does it Mean to Be a Leader, and How Can I Be One?
Being a leader is often something we identify as an authoritative figure, such as a manager or a community leader. As a parent, you are considered a leader, as you try to steer your children down the right path in life, or as a sports coach or teacher, creating opportunities for children to grow and […]
Top 7 In-Demand Skills and Roles in Australia 2023
Top 7 In-Demand Skills and Roles in Australia 2023 As recruitment specialists, we make it our business to observe job market trends across the industries and sectors we recruit within. Recently, we’ve noticed a group of seven skills and roles that are the topmost in-demand skills that companies need right now. Read on to find […]
Key Recruitment Trends to Watch In 2023
In the last 20 years of recruiting, 2022 saw the tightest labour market to date, and unemployment rates have remained at their lowest numbers since the 1970s. It is predicted that the RBA will continue to increase interest rates during 2023 to address rising inflation. The slowing of the economy could prompt continued skills […]
Is your Employees’ Annual Leave Stacking Up? These 5 Steps can Encourage Leave Taking!
Is your Employees’ Annual Leave Stacking Up? These 5 Steps can Encourage Leave Taking! Annual leave is something every employee enjoys. It provides the opportunity to have time away from work to recharge their batteries and take a holiday or two. Since the Covid-19 pandemic, however, many employees have been reluctant to take leave and […]
Creating a Positive Impact on an Unsuccessful Candidate
Recruitment can be daunting for both companies and applicants! It can be easy for a company to focus on only the applicants they are interested in employing, resulting in a potential loss of interest mid-process from applicants, and businesses can find their reputation is negatively impacted due to the sub-par recruitment process and lack of […]
How to Retain Your Team Members in 2022 and Beyond
How to Retain Your Team Members in 2022 and Beyond In the current climate, the employment market has been very tough for many. The average number of applicants per job advertised by Impact is still approximately 30% less than what it was before the COVID pandemic. With that in mind, it is important to hold […]
3 Key Steps to Fostering Positive Mental Health Practices in the Workplace
In the spirit of R U OK? Day falling on the 8th of this month, we thought we might share a few insights surrounding workplace practices that can help promote a positive environment for mental health at work. These key steps apply to both employers and employees and are relatively simple to implement through effective […]
What Are the Advantages of Temporary Employment?
Unemployment, especially throughout and in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, has been at the forefront of both employees’ and employers’ minds. Temporary employment is a great solution for those seeking a change from their current occupation or for people who are in between jobs, especially those who have lost work for reasons relating to […]
How Is Impact More Than Just Another Job Agency?
Welcome to Impact! We’ve just revamped our website, so we figured the best way to start things off is to put together a little bit of a blog about who we are, what we do and why we do it. What is Impact? Impact is a Sydney-based labour hire and recruitment agency, partnering with businesses […]