The Evolving Recruitment Game
By Tim Boreham, Editor, The New Criterion
How to invest in recruitment stocks when the machines take over the hiring process
Job seekers routinely are warned that a recruiter will accept or reject an application in a matter of seconds, with a missing keyword or a grammatical error consigning the paperwork to the ‘rejected’ pile.
Attributing a previous employment separation to ‘personality differences’ doesn’t help either – and don’t even think about using emojis in the covering letter.
Given the job wranglers have to sift through thousands of resumes and florid covering letters, the hasty approach is understandable.
Eclipx outlook brightens on strong car leasing demand
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Skyrocketing used-car prices and a flood of drivers extending leases on existing vehicles because of a new car shortage have helped Eclipx Group to a booming first-half profit that soared by 186 per cent.
Chief executive Julian Russell has presided over an impressive rebound at the car leasing company with brands including FleetPlus, FleetPartners and FleetChoice since he took over two years ago, when the group was making losses after heavy write-downs and restructuring costs.
Eclipx runs fleet management and fleet leasing services.
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Five weeks ago, ASX-listed rival SG Fleet cemented a cash and scrip deal to buy sizeable industry player LeasePlan Australia for $387 million. The SG Fleet deal is expected to be a forerunner for further industry consolidation.
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Government Regulation And The Stock Market
The companies that live or die with the stroke of a regulatory pen
By Tim Boreham, Editor, The New Criterion
Deep in any corporate vault lies a piece of paper or two that affirms the right of an enterprise to operate, such as articles of incorporation, a banking or broadcasting licence or a mining permit.
Apart from diligent company secretaries, no one else will give the paperwork a second thought. But when this right to operate is threatened, the anxiety level quickly rises.
Nothing exemplifies the dangers more than the stricken
Crown Resorts ((CWN)), which faces a crucial NSW decision on whether it should hold the right to operate Sydney’s second casino. The Independent Liquor and Gaming Authority has deemed the Packer-linked entity to be not suitable, but it’s up to Macquarie Street to decide.
Turnbull has a strong background in the industry having spent over five years as general manager, strategy and communications at superannuation administrator, Superpartners then as group executive, marketing at McMillan Shakespeare, while Nelson has more than 20 years’ experience in education and innovation strategy in both Australia and New Zealand.
“There has been so much change to the superannuation industry and the landscape that it operates in,” Scheerlinck said. “AIST, too, has had to adjust and both Tania and George bring a range of skills and a depth of experience that we believe will benefit profit-to-member funds and, ultimately, their members.”