Industry benchmarking of your financial performance is a valuable practice that can provide numerous insights and benefits for a business. Here are seven imperative reasons why you should consider implementing industry benchmarking: Performance Evaluation: Benchmarking allows you to assess you...

September 2023 - Staffing Industry Metrics Market Update Results from 87 staffing & recruitment firms in Australia for the first 8 months of 2023 bring some significant trends and shifts that demand our attention. 1. Impressive Growth in Temporary and Contract Sales One of the most strikin...

Benchmarking and competitive intelligence are like two peas in a pod, or two sides of the same coin, or two dogs chasing their tails. Whatever metaphor you prefer, the fact is that these two business practices are quite similar in nature. Both benchmarking and competitive intelligence involve st...

Are you running a small business and feeling a little, well, small? Don't worry, you're not alone. In fact, of the 2.6 million businesses in Australia, the majority (98 %) are small and medium enterprises. But just because you're small doesn't mean you can't think big. And on...

Looking back, in May 2020 we were faced with the greatest market crash our industry had witnessed. Results tumbled everywhere, perm sales instantly plunged by 60% to 70% or more and the future outlook was grim. As we all adjusted to the new challenges and Governments stepped in with some very e...

The tide turns and temp/contract recruitment sales soar as state economies open up Australian recruitment agencies have endured much throughout the pandemic. However, the continued surge in temp/contract sales proves there's light at the end of the tunnel. It's been a tumultuous year ...

Staffing Industry Metrics' Nigel Harse joins Lesley Horsburgh to provide listeners with an important update of market insights from across the temporary and permanent recruitment market.

The last time Nigel and Lesley met was in February of this year. And then COVID-19 hit.

So where are we ...

The permanent market crashed like a stone in the midst of the global pandemic. Find out how hard recruitment agencies were hit by region, team size and sector. When COVID-19 reached crisis mode in late March, the recruitment industry was shocked to its core. For many of us, the world really d...

COVID-19 has crushed the recruitment industry and more tough times are on the horizon in 2020. Give your recruitment agency the best chance of resurgence by taking control of your cashflow now. With the sudden, forceful impact of COVID-19, recruitment agencies are feeling the heat like never ...

The economy is being hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic. Learn how coronavirus impacts the recruitment industry and how to minimise the damage to your recruitment agency. Just a few weeks ago, coronavirus was a whisper on the social radar. As the number of confirmed cases increased, so did ...