News for 29th Sept covers Australia's unemployment rate rise plus SEEK's share price hit a 13-year low. CareerOne has renewed its AI partnership with Decidr for a third year, and  the World Economic Forum reports women hold 65% of chief people officer roles but only 19% of CEO roles, and the Intergenerational Report says rising participation, especially among women and older Australians, will be key to the workforce ahead.

Episode 177 - Do I need to Botox my CV? - the hidden bias in hiring algorithms 

This week in recruitment: job ads are finally moving again. Seek's August report showed ads up  The next jobs data lands on 24 September. On compliance, the regulator is getting tougher: the Fair Work Ombudsman lifted proactive investigations 86%. Behind these headlines, PeopleIN has halved its net debt, Ashley Services posted a 189.5% jump in net profit, and Sinead Hourigan has launched Saoi Advisory.

Episode 176 - News for 22 Sept 2026 and Question - Is Job Hopping still an issue for job seekers?

Listen to one of your favourite Questions of the week in a special recap episode

1st Sept - Question of the week recap - listen to one of your favourites

Episode 175 - What in your life influenced your recruitment career?

News for 18 August 2026 includes a big fine for Hudson, a big consulting firm moves into search with a former Davidson leader, Robert Walters results, AI disrupts Federal government recruitment, and which sleepy city is on top of LinkedIn's Cities on the Rise rankings? Question of the Week is, "Does being tall pay more? in which Adele and Ross discuss the research about "the beauty premium".

Episode 174 Does being tall pay more? 

Episode 173 has news for 11 August 2026, including RCSA past-president Sinead Hourigan exiting Robert Walters after two decades, the global staffing market growing for the first time since 2022, TalentVine's acquisition reopens the debate on why job-marketplace platforms keep failing, and NZ's unemployment hitting a decade-high ahead of November's election. Plus — a Queensland court just gutted a non-compete clause, the ATO was forced to scrap an entire recruitment round after AI screened candidates without required human sign-off,  Robert Walters' half-year results show revenue up but margins down, KordaMentha lands a new exec search partner amid an ICAC corruption inquiry, one Silicon Valley startup's "get inked, get hired" afterparty backfires spectacularly, and LinkedIn's first-ever Cities on the Rise list crowns an unexpected Australian winner. Question of the Week is "How do you avoid a Fair Work investigation into your on-hire workforce?"*

Episode 173  "How do you avoid a Fair Work investigation into your on-hire workforce?"*

RNA episode 172 has news for 4 August 2026 covering  job mobility dropping to a near-record low as Australians sit tight in their roles, major NSW Industrial Court ruling that leaves labour hire firms rethinking how they view the transition of workers. SustainRecruit alumni launching a new boutique agency, Liminal Recruitment, alongside a deep dive into fresh ATO income data revealing which jobs have booming earnings and which are on the slide.  Question of the Week is, "What is job hugging?"

Episode 172 - What is job hugging?

RNA episode 171 has news for 28 July 2026, including the labour market update for June, PageGroup reverts to Michael Page, Randstad's global profits climb, Queensland rolls out big apprentice incentives, a Harvard study exposes a wild hiring bias toward fast repliers, SEEK ad volumes keep sliding as job competition hits a record. Question of the Week is "Who is HiTech and why did they buy Hudson?"

Episode 171 - Who is HiTech and why did they buy Hudson?

Job market holds steady, PageGroup goes back to being Michael Page, Randstadt's global profits climb, Queensland rolls out big apprentice incentives, a Harvard study exposes a wild hiring bias toward fast repliers, Seek ad volumes keep sliding as competition hits a record for job applications.

Episode 171 - Who are Hi-Tech and why did they buy Hudson?

Episode 170 includes news for 21 July 2026, including the Victorian Labour Hire Authority's scathing assessment of former Hudson directors Mark Steyn and Kendall Ryan, why the ATO killed the original rescue plan, and what HiTech's bid could mean for Hudson's future. We also discuss a groundbreaking Harvard study revealing how weight-loss drugs are changing employment outcomes for women, analyse the latest financial results from PageGroup, Robert Walters and ManpowerGroup, and look at Victoria Police's innovative strategy of rehiring retired officers to tackle critical workforce shortages. Question of the week is "What characterises the most AI-proof jobs in the world?"

Episode 170 What characterises the most AI-proof jobs in the world?

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