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How to manage your consultants in a tough market: tips from top recruiters

09 May 2012

Continuing to train, develop and celebrate success are crucial to successfully managing consultants in a low cycle, say leading recruitment executives. Clarius CEO Kym Quick told Shortlist that almost every manager who'd been in the recruitment sector o... read full story

Skills pressures mount for local resources and infrastructure companies

08 February 2012

Demand for engineering professionals and production managers continues to climb as the resources boom entices local talent to the larger mining states of Western Australia and Queensland, according to the latest Clarius Skills Index. The December ... read full story

Hiring reluctance threatens resources and infrastructure skills pipeline

07 November 2011

Employer reluctance to hire less experienced candidates, coupled with a looming wave of retirements, are leaving the resources and infrastructure sectors at risk of a critical skills shortage, particularly for engineers, the latest Clarius Skills In... read full story

Clarius Group wins recruitment excellence award for developing new staff talent

26 October 2011

Untitled Document The Clarius Group, one of Australia’s leading recruitment companies, has won the award for the Best Learning and Development Plan at the annual Recruitment Excellence Awards. The Clarius entry, for their Advance Induction Progra... read full story

Resources and Infrastructure skills and wages competition escalates

01 August 2011

Australia’s resources and infrastructure employers are under increasing pressure to match rising wage offers in order to secure the best talent as the gap between demand and supply tightens, according to the latest Clarius Skills Index. Released today, t... read full story

Another fundraising initiative for CanTeen from Clarius Group – Support us and donate generously

07 June 2011

On August 14, twenty Clarius Group staff members across the brands from Sydney will be participating in the 14km City2Surf to raise much needed funds for CanTeen.   In the past two years, Clarius Group has partnered with CanTeen and raised an enormous $... read full story

Construction and engineering sectors in dire need of skills, says Clarius Skills Index

18 April 2011

Australia’s Construction and Engineering sector is bearing the brunt of skills shortages resulting from resources shifting to support flood recovery efforts and resources boom, according to the latest Clarius Skills Index. The knock-on-effects have led t... read full story

How to Reignite Your Career - by Kym Quick

06 April 2011

According to the latest Clarius Skills Index, the number of employees aged 55 and over has almost doubled in the past 20 years, making up 16 per cent of Australia’s workforce. If you have been out of the workforce for any length of time you may find it ha... read full story

Skills drought looming for Construction and Engineering sectors, says latest Clarius Skills Index

07 February 2011

Skills drought looming for Construction and Engineering sectors   Demand for skilled professionals across Construction and Engineering is set to escalate, with recent flooding in Queensland, NSW and Victoria threatening to place enormous labour pressures ... read full story

Construction industry to feel pressure as skills shortages strain wages, according to latest Clarius Skills Index

18 October 2010

Construction industry to feel pressure as skills shortages strain wages   Australia’s major infrastructure and transport projects face increasing skills shortage pressures despite the economy’s recovery, improvements to labour market conditions and the so... read full story