Insights

A Weapon in the War to Retain Talent

By |October 14th, 2009|

The Corporate Will Company
by Michael Sayer

As employers seek to recruit and retain the best talent for their business is there too much emphasis on the traditional pay package of salary and super? Has the employer wishing to recruit or retain the best team thought about what matters most to employees after the traditional income needs […]

Estate Planning Article with Michael Sayer

By |October 12th, 2009|

Estate Planning
Planning For the Better in Case of the Worst
by Michael Sayer

INTRODUCTION

It’s natural enough for us to avoid focusing on morbid issues such as disability and death. The statistics are real enough, however, and show that around one in four of us is going to suffer a critical illness before age 65 (during our working […]

New Briscoe Arrival

By |October 3rd, 2009|

The staff at Briscoe Search are very pleased to welcome the safe arrival of baby Cian James Briscoe to the world.  Congratulations to Brian, Lisa and big sister Grace.

BRISCOE WELCOME NEW RESEARCH CONSULTANT

By |September 30th, 2009|

Briscoe’s are very pleased to announce the appointment of Annette Drenth to the position of Research Consultant.

Annette is originally from Holland. She has a sound background in sales and marketing spanning 16 years and comes to Briscoe Search & Consulting offering a range of experience and skills from a diverse portfolio of industries including the […]

Tips to Better Position Yourself During Offer Negotiations

By |September 30th, 2009|

As a Recruitment Consultant, I am often asked “How can I best present myself in order to get the best possible salary package without pricing myself out of a role?” This is an age old question so I have put together several pieces of advice that I have learned from my experience to help you […]

BHP Says Chinese Recovery on the Way

By |September 18th, 2009|

Excerpt from Minebox News, Sep 17th 2009
Mining giant BHP Billiton says improving economic conditions in China will help drive demand for commodities including coal and iron ore. The company said today it would engage in benchmark iron ore pricing talks with Asian steel mills next month. It said the economic upswing in China was well […]

Gorgon approved, valued at $43bn

By |September 14th, 2009|

Reported on 14-September-09 by Rebecca Lawson, WA Business News

Australia’s biggest single resource project has officially been given the go ahead by its joint venture partners, which have stated that the first phase of development will cost $43 billion.

The Gorgon partners – Chevron, Shell and ExxonMobil – today announced the expected final investment decision. In a […]

Strike while the iron is hot!

By |September 9th, 2009|

“The best time to recruit the next champion may be now” writes Brian Briscoe

Well, the last quarter of a challenging year is upon us and I’m sure many are happy to see the end of 2009! 13 months on from the Lehman Brothers collapse and all that entailed, there is a definite growth in confidence […]

Job Hunting in the Downturn

By |September 5th, 2009|

Being a research & search consultancy, you would expect the team at Briscoe Search & Consulting to come across from pretty interesting articles in the world of talent acquisition. This is one of our recent favourites, put together by Katharine Hansen, creative director and associate publisher of Quintessential Careers in the U.S. It gives some […]

Changes to Fair Work Legislation

By |July 19th, 2009|

Fair Work Legislation – Make sure you are on top of the changes! by Amanda Shirley

(Article written for Issue 3 of The Briscoe Bulletin), 20th July 2009

Organisations should be aware of the expanded powers for employees as a result of the new legislation effective 1 July this year. Employees have been given more powers of […]