IT Recruitment Tips – Garnering talented IT professionals’ interest, can sometimes be a discouraging task. Finding the right candidates for any position requires patience and a direct, carefully planned approach. This challenge is intensified when looking for specialised candidates such as those that work in IT. As nearly every industry worldwide has been forced to
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Do you have retention issues and/or a lack of engagement and productivity in your team? Do you want a team that is motivated, positive, and driven to succeed within your business? By utilising the research of world-renowned American Psychologist, Behaviorist and Social Philosopher B. F. Skinner; you can put initiatives in place to reduce attrition
2022 – Groundhog Day?
2022 for many has started off where 2021 left off – just as 2021 started where 2020 left off. As it is Groundhog Day in the US tomorrow this may be timely! The world is short staffed, the opening of borders will help but until then we face the prospect of doing more with less.
Retaining your team starts with discovering how things really are
I originally sat at my laptop to pen (type) a piece for business leaders about the phenomenon that is The Great Resignation. However, if you are a business leader, you are possibly overwhelmed by how many people are already talking about it. Everyone in your team is about to resign is what many would have
3 key talent strategies to review in an ever-changing world.
At Optimum Consulting, our clients range from small entrepreneurial start-ups to large institutional clients which gives me a fascinating insight to the people challenges these businesses face. One thing that resonates with all at the moment is that there seems to be a trend to go back to a simpler way of doing things, and
Internal mobility – A possible solution to fight the current talent shortage and retention challenges
There is absolutely no doubt, it is not only hard to find quality talent in 2021, but retaining talent is also proving a challenge. You only need to speak to any hiring manager, HR professional, recruiter or anyone looking to engage and retain talent, to know it is tough. Job ads are underperforming – the
Exciting Acquisition Announcement
It is with great pleasure that we can announce that Brisbane-based recruitment specialist APRG has been acquired by Optimum Consulting Group. APRG will continue operating under the same brand and with the same excellent team whilst also benefiting from Optimum’s existing expertise. Optimum Consulting Group’s Managing Director Brad McMahon commented “We are thrilled to welcome
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One of the characteristics that differentiates good business leaders from great business leaders is the ability to consider the future and prepare their teams and companies for a number of different possibilities that may play out. With uncertainty being as high right now as it has at any point in this current generation, it is
What makes a great team
I hope everyone reading this appreciates just how hard this is for me to write. I am a self-confessed cricket tragic and I love watching a good Test match. I can honestly say that the 4 Test matches between the Australian and Indian men’s teams played this Summer were some of the most gripping and