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Well the end of the tax year is upon us which also means that for many of us it is the end of the financial year and therefore a time to reflect on the year that was. I'm extremely pleased to report that aCE talentNET has experienced significant growth in a range of service areas, namely brokering and permanent placement activity. The increase in permanent placement activity came as a surprise in that it has never been a core service offering of aCE, more a bi-product of brokering activity (i.e. coming about when a client loves their consultant so much that they offer them a permanent role). However we have seen first hand the impact of the talent shortage and this coupled with a buoyant OD market has given rise to a dedicated service offering in response to our client demands - say hello then to aCE talentNET the Corporate Talent Agent . For more background refer to developingyour edge AFR article below.

This month we have been kept extremely busy writing myriad Proposals to provide solutions for learning & development strategy audits and reviews, performance management projects, Asian based facilitation assignments, emotional intelligence development, people development training, graduate/career development workshops and a number of coaching projects. There seems to be a lot of activity (particularly in Melbourne) with larger corporates and government departments identifying wide reaching learning & development initiatives that require the support of external resources. aCE talentNET, as always remains well placed to support with a Talent Network specialising in all things OD. I trust our readers have had an equally fulfilling year...we look forward to continuing to work with you all.

Cheers, Deirdre
Corporate Talent Agent

Deirdre Gruiters is the Executive Director - Consulting for aCE talentNET, or in other words, aCE talentNET's Corporate Talent Agent. So if looking for Organisational Development resources is what you're needing to do, then Deirdre and the team of aCE talentNET know how to find them. Ask anyone of our continually satisfied clients.

develop youredge All of the following articles, and many many more, are always available to you on the aCE talentNET blog Recruiters hold all the cards in a tight market The Australian Financial Review Page: 10: 31 May 2007 Original article by Richard Hemming  ABIX Summary Australia has almost 3,000 recruitment and hiring organisations, collectively turning over around $A16bn a year. Lower unemployment and a shortage of many skills has changed the industry. Recruitment agencies may be more likely to focus on finding a job for an individual rather than finding an employee for a company. Recruitment agencies have also expanded their operations to include human resources and performance reviews. Small firms offering personalised service and with a good list of contacts are doing well. And aCE talentNET is a testament to that. We give very personalised service and have an amazing talentNETwork, and as a result the aCE talentNET business has grown over 150% in this last financial year!! Part of this is due to (and as we have mentioned in the April07 The Professional Edge ) a number of smart clients appreciating the value of our talentNETwork by wanting to advertise permanent roles to them. Our hit rate for being able to fill these roles has been very successful, even if the candidates didn't realise they wanted to be candidates prior to receiving the invitation to apply! Fool vs. Jerk: Whom Would You Hire? You are the hiring manager with a nasty decision to make. Would you hire the lovable fool or the competent jerk? This Harvard Business Review excerpt suggests that the decision is complicated. By HBS professor Tiziana Casciaro and Duke University's Miguel Sousa Lobo. When given the choice of whom to work with, people will pick one person over another for any number of reasons: the prestige of being associated with a star performer, for example, or the hope that spending time with a strategically placed superior will further their careers. But in most cases, people choose their work partners according to two criteria. One is competence at the job (Does Joe know what he's doing?). The other is likability (Is Joe enjoyable to work with?). Obviously, both things matter. Less obvious is how much they matter and exactly how they matter. The Brand You Age Julie Ann Reynolds, CEO of tompeters! company reminds us that Tom Peters popularized the idea of Brand You . She believes it encompasses creating a brand campaign that blends your company's and your individual employees' brands together. Brand You brings your brand alive! connecting everyone to values, purpose, and message—from the board room to the reception desk. The Talent Era is here. The labor market has shifted. The Brand You mindset is needed more than ever. Both companies in their hiring and employees in the way they build and guide their own professional careers must use a Brand You approach. As one Organizational Development leader described, "Brand You is a compelling and concise leadership development framework that really gets at the heart of what it means to be an effective and powerful brand. It offers practical strategies that maximize your contribution to the organization, to your customers and most importantly to yourself." Using this methodology, employers effectively identify what a job seeker has to offer and what sets him apart from other prospective candidates. This facilitates recruiting and retaining those with whom leaders will build the future of the company.

Consultants - to be eligible for up-coming opportunities, please use this time to complete your online Consultant profile on the website. 

• We are delighted to welcome a number of new Consultants to aCE talentNET.
  
• If you do wish to see what your details are on file, now would be a great time to visit and update as required. However, don't despair if you have lost your password, simply request a new one be sent to you!  We look forward to seeing many of you update your details soon!!!
  
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