Browsing: Screening

Victoria Police has overhauled its senior-level recruitment, after a "trolling" employee prompted an investigation into its practices. read more

A candidate who failed to meet the conditions of her employment offer and never started the job has claimed her prospective employer engaged in unlawful adverse action. read more

An employer has overhauled its labour hire processes after a contractor placed in the organisation was involved in a $1.6 million conflict of interest "sham". read more

Recruiters should leave CVs on the web and instead ensure their databases hold insights about candidates' attributes, not their skills and knowledge, according to industry icon Andrew Banks. read more

• Korn Ferry appoints former State MP
  
• Hiring rethink helps prevent bullying, harassment
  
• Seek sells Zhaopin stake, updates FY21 guidance read more

A major AI-based experiment has proved it's possible to give personalised feedback to every job applicant, solving one of the biggest complaints about the recruitment process. read more

Even 'highly structured' screening of candidates' social media profiles does not reliably predict their future job performance, and might be discriminatory, new research shows. read more

Executives are performing surprisingly poorly in remote interviews, with recruiters having to do extra legwork to prepare them, a search specialist says. Also in this article: how a pharma company staffed a new overseas office entirely virtually. read more

Cox Purtell has redefined its ideal consultant and updated its hiring process, and MD James Purtell says only a small fraction of recruiters on the market have the skills agencies need during this downturn. read more

Candidates are reporting less satisfaction with their interview experience than prior to the pandemic, suggesting recruiters are struggling to stay on point in virtual hiring environments. read more