This Month
Chris Stott’s 1851 Capital hires from Wilsons Advisory
The small-caps fund manager has made its first hire in more than three years, making a rare addition to its tight-knit team.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
November
Five tips to land a job at a unicorn
Want to work at Australia’s most valuable private technology company? You’ll need to pass the ‘Canva challenge’ first.
- Tess Bennett
Revealed: Australia’s fastest-growing companies in 2024
In a tough consumer environment, this year’s Fast 100 and Fast Starters finalists have managed to find their niche.
- Victoria Thieberger
- Opinion
- Fast 100
The fast movers’ secret to beating their rivals
The best of the nation’s small companies love their customers and know them well.
- Victoria Thieberger
Trust is the key for this mining recruiter
Launched in the depths of the pandemic, recruitment firm Mergent has grown by 348 per cent to make the Fast Starters List.
- Sian Powell
This start-up grew by 2300pc in a year
Blake Thompson, who says he was once a little “off the rails”, and his business partner pulled in revenue growth over 2300 per cent.
- Primrose Riordan
A one-woman firm becomes a $29m national recruiter
Kay Reynoldson says loyalty underpins healthy growth for this nursing recruiter where revenues have tripled.
- Michael Smith
Is there a solution to skill shortages?
When migration is no longer the cure for skill shortages, where does the country turn?
- Julie Hare
Is female-only recruitment discriminatory? Even lawyers are divided
The debate over gender diversity targets was reignited this week when the Australian Financial Review revealed employers had told recruiters not to bother shortlisting men for senior jobs.
- Euan Black
‘Don’t shortlist men’, ASX companies tell recruiters
ASX-listed companies are privately instructing recruiters to shortlist only women for certain senior roles to help meet diversity and inclusion targets.
- Euan Black
October
- Exclusive
- Workplace
Wilsons Advisory grows new generation of financial advisers
Financial services firm Wilsons Advisory has announced a new associate adviser program to address skills shortages and better serve a changing client base.
- Euan Black
How execs create their own jobs
BOSS talks to three executives who came up with their own titles or convinced an employer to create a new position for them.
- Euan Black
What men really think about the push for gender balance
Most men agree with the need to create equal opportunities for male and female workers, but many still harbour concerns that job appointments are not based purely on merit.
- Sally Patten
September
The two trends making Gen Z tech grads less ‘job ready’
Employers remain satisfied with the quality of today’s graduates. But they believe two forces are working against them.
- Euan Black
- Exclusive
- Jobs
How to spot when a CV has been written by AI
It’s not always easy to tell when a CV or cover letter was written by generative artificial intelligence. But a lack of personality is a common giveaway.
- Euan Black
Degree-free accountants risk undermining profession, unis warn
A proposal to let school-leavers with no degree become chartered accountants risks tarnishing the profession’s reputation, warn leading accounting professors.
- Euan Black
July
- Exclusive
- Business IT
ASX cuts back on overpaid tech contractors who were ‘taking the p---’
The company’s tech boss is reducing reliance on contractors and consultants after insiders blew the whistle on temporary staff.
- Paul Smith
What businesses are doing right for this group of workers
Not only did it mean Shelley could work in a step-free environment catered to her needs, but it also meant she didn’t have to ask for special treatment.
- Euan Black
More workers feel stuck in their jobs. Bosses are responding
Executive coaches and HR professionals say managers are seeking guidance on how to re-energise workers who are staying put because they have no better option.
- Euan Black
‘I shot Bambi’: Women leaders on their toughest decisions
Often the toughest decisions are those that affect other people. Here winners of the Women in Leadership awards share their hardest calls.
- Updated
- Sally Patten