When family-run health and wellness business Zea needed new staff to support their rapid growth, they turned to Simplified Recruitment. The result was a stress-free process and a great new team member adding value to their business. Zea offers all-natural health and wellness products based on the properties of the Australian native Kunzea Ambigua. The range, created with Kunzea grown …
The 6 sanity-sapping factors of hiring staff (and why outsourcing makes sense!)
Think hiring a new employee is as simple as posting a job ad and then conducting an interview? If only it was that easy! Unfortunately, the long process in recruiting new team members is often only realised once you’re in the thick of it, scratching your head, and wondering where the time’s gone. There is a reason there are large …
Hiring might not be the answer to your problem: the 3 questions to ask before you recruit
If you’re feeling overworked and need another pair of hands around to help, it can be easy to think that all you need to do is pop a job ad up and kickstart the interview process. Firstly, it’s not as simple as this, and secondly, you need to consider if hiring is really the right solution to your problem. While …
How has COVID-19 changed recruitment?
Although many people have lost their jobs during the pandemic, a large number of small-to-medium sized businesses and franchises have still found it tough to recruit new staff. This is largely because the Australian government has provided financial assistance to the unemployed, underworked, and students leaving the country to return home during COVID. While this has been a much needed …
Are recruitment agencies a waste of time?
If you’ve worked with a recruitment agency in the past and they haven’t led you to a good hire, it’s easy to understand why you might think recruiters are a waste of time (and money!) However, like with any business, there are those who excel in their industry and those whose heart isn’t in the job. We like to do …