Contracting 101 for Employers: Everything You Need To Know

You asked. We listened. Based on our latest webinar, we have put together and answered some of our client’s most frequently asked questions about hiring contractors. The mindsets of the modern workforce are evolving. Skilled workers are no longer satiated by roles with long-term stability, but are instead looking for experiences and growth; hence, the

Event Recap: Creating Win-Win Flexible Work

This week we met with some of Brisbane’s best HR, recruitment and business leaders for a lunch and learn around the topic ‘creating flexible working environments.’ It’s no doubt flexible work is becoming both a dealbreaker and dealmaker in today’s workforce. Some companies do it well, some struggle, and some have no idea where to

You Can't Buy Loyalty, But You Can Win the War for Talent

As the war for talent heats up, companies are scrambling to understand how they can attract the best and the brightest technical practitioners to their organisation. In a world where many still don’t understand how these technical practitioners develop software, iOT or Robotic applications it may seem like an impossible task where more than just

What is a recruiter and how can we help you?

If you asked me a year ago what a recruiter was, I wouldn’t have been able to tell you. Fast forward to now, I’ve been on two sides of the recruitment process, both as a candidate and now, as a technical recruiter for Digital Talent Co.  Over the last three months I have had the

The Road to Sophisticated Flexible Work Arrangements

The options for flexible work are endless, and gone are the days where bean bags and table tennis tables ticked the box for talent attraction. As employees, we are increasingly seeking out organisations that offer tailored work solutions to suit individual needs. Millennials are often labeled as the generation that care less about the dollar

Uni Grads: Why You May Be More Qualified Than You Realise

Through my network I constantly connect with university graduates who don’t know how to get their first big break in digital. Many have just completed business or law school, and feel that the course hasn’t quite equipped them with all the skills employers are seeking. But what many uni graduates don’t co-relate is their familiarity

How to make your LinkedIn POP

At Digital Talent Co., we’re choosing to see social distancing and increased time at home as the perfect opportunity to work on those things that we never quite get around to. For us, that means optimising our content calendar, and refining our work processes. For our candidates, we’re encouraging them to see this as the

Diversity in Tech: What You Can Do to Change the Status Quo

Diversity is the hottest topic of 2017, particularly in Tech. But not everyone knows how to approach it. There are many who would love to have an impact on the diversity at their company, or who have opinions on its importance – but who simply don’t know how to approach this topic without being overly

2017 Trends in Digital Recruitment: What We're Predicting

Truly great digital talent is getting harder to find. Here are the digital recruitment trends I’m predicting for 2017: An ever increasing reliance on team leader led recruitment. Team leaders will need to go double duty to get out and build their personal recruitment networks if their companies don’t support the use of digital recruitment
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