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“Mate, it was a shocker. Based on my experience, I would not work there.” That’s how a good friend of mine responded when I asked about his recent interview. He’d called me a few weeks earlier for advice. Working in recruitment, I tend to get a lot of these calls and it’s always quite fun!…

Hiring managers face many challenges. One of the impacts of COVID-19 is the market for talent across many areas is very rich. While this may sound like a great problem to have, too many candidates for too few roles isn’t good for anyone. Good hiring decisions are critically important. They have a profound effect on…

The 3rd of December marks the annual celebration of the International Day of People with Disability, first announced in 1992 by the United Nations General Assembly. This year, the International Day of People with Disability (IDPwD) theme is “Building Back Better: toward a disability-inclusive, accessible and sustainable post COVID-19 World”. IDPwD provides individuals, groups and organisations the opportunity to…

HOBAN Recruitment wins award for innovative service strategies and outcomes that benefit clients, job seekers, and staff HOBAN Recruitment has taken out its second award in the 2020 Australian Business Awards. Last week HOBAN was announced winner of the Business Technology Category, and this week they are the ABA100 Winner for Service Excellence. The Award…

Smart Technology Critical to Filling More Jobs During COVID-19 HOBAN Recruitment has been recognised an 2020 Australian Business Awards’ ABA100 Winner for Business Technology. HOBAN was selected amongst many organisations including private, publicly listed, multinational subsidiaries, educational, and government organisations operating in Australia. The annual Australian Business Awards recognises organisations that demonstrate the core values…

Alison Watts, CEO of HOBAN Recruitment Pty Ltd today announced: On behalf of HOBAN Recruitment Pty Ltd, I am delighted to announce the acquisition of Red Appointments group (“Red Appointments”). Founded in 2009 by Kerry Pimm and Simon Luhrs, Red Appointments is renowned for its expertise in the provision of specialist industrial, electrical and mechanical trades personnel…

As quickly as we were thrown into this adjustment of WFH and its challenges, we are now faced with the next unknown. Australia and New Zealand have now been fortunate enough to have restrictions reviewed along with active discussions regarding moving into the ‘new normal’. This will bring new challenges to companies. How do we…

The redundancies that so often accompany organisational restructure can be highly disruptive. Damage is done to the morale of those left behind, highly trained and loyal workers are lost, and years of in-depth specialist knowledge walk out the door, at an incalculable cost to replace. Redeployment is a preferable option, balanced with the use of…

In 2019 HOBAN was awarded the accreditation of “Disability Confident Recruiter” (DCR) by the Australian Network on Disability in recognition of our ability to remove the barriers to employment for people with disability. HOBAN ensures that our recruitment systems and processes are accessible and we provide adjustments to remove visible and invisible barriers, to ensure people with disability can…