Australian Employment Rate

As the Australian job market continues to outperform by adding 24,500 new jobs in October, instead of the expected 10,000 jobs, Prime Minister Rudd, and the Labor Government have something to celebrate about on their 2-year anniversary.

We expect job growth to continue in the long-term. Project such as Gorgon in Western Australia will continue to increase the number of jobs. According to the ACIL Tasman report, an additional 10,000 direct and indirect jobs are on the horizon, although it is believed that not all these jobs will go to Australians.

Other indicators paint a rosy picture for the Australian labor markets. We expect that unemployment, which was at 5.8% in October, may rise, but will curb at 6.4% in 2010, which is far lower than what the market expected peak of 9.1% earlier. Read more…

Strategic market development at HireLabs takes another leap with an innovative partnership with one of industry’s leading names in human capital data analysis for talent management.

HireLabs has officially announced that it has signed a partnership agreement with the Albuquerque-based Group Harmonics Inc.

This strategic partnership could well define talent management strategies at organizations globally. Talent assessment systems, and the analytical data they need to measure a firm’s Read more…

The Human Capital Management 2009, a single-day forum spread over 3 comprehensive sessions, featured leading HR experts and thought leaders. Coming together under the banner of “Superior HR Strategies and Solutions for Challenging Economic Times”, the experts engaged the audience on strategic organizational topics of Human Read more…

Adapted from How to Use Assessments To Hire Effectively by Dana Borowka.

This is mainly because of a lack of basic foundations in the subject, and a lack of exposure to the scope of employee assessment programs.

But how do you choose the most beneficial assessments?

Add to that,  the lack of regulation in this sector has only added to the confusion. Only organizations that have keep official departments that are focused to human capital development can value such a critical tool in the hiring process.

The SMEs and the smaller private firms lack the necessary insight into what could possibly end up saving them up to 40% in Read more…

The condensed model forms the basis for the HireLabs Management & Leadership Profile Instrument used in managerial and leadership assessments. The Model is based on the 7 broad categories of Management Competencies as recognized Read more…

The Competencies Model

An increasing amount of emphasis on improving leadership competencies is focused on the assessment of quality coaches and learner outcomes. The quality of learner outcomes, therefore, require peers with deep insight into developing the very competencies they expect to instill in their leaders.

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HireLabs OrganizationDNA™ for the airline industry workforce

Given the current global economic crisis, the airline industry is flying smart.

One of the largest airlines in the Middle East region and a global contender in modern fleets, Saudi Airlines’ progressive stance is visible in its approach to its employees.

Quality people are a critical asset in any business—and Saudi Airlines know it.

Airlines such as Saudi Airlines approached HireLabs Inc. in late 2008 for customized assessments to test 34 different positions.

HireLabs Inc., under the leadership of Read more…