Employee retention matters. Organisational issues such as training time and investment, lost knowledge, mourning, insecure co-workers and a costly candidate search aside; failing to retain a key employee is costly. Various estimates suggest that losing a middle manager costs an…
Ever been stuck in a rut on the family farm? Do you think: we do things this way because this is how Grandad did them; the farm has been in the family for generations so I can’t change it; I…
With regional centres bearing the brunt of some of Australia’s largest population declines in recent years, how can agribusinesses outside the big smoke attract top talent? Nearly two thirds of Australia’s population resides in one of our greater capital cities,…
Howard grew up on a 1,400 acre property in Gippsland, where they predominately raised Murry Grey cattle. His family has a love of flying, so at the age of 18 Howard gained his private pilot’s licence. Although being a commercial…
Your cover letter or introductory email is often the first thing a potential employer sees when reviewing your job application. It's your first opportunity to impress but can also be your first opportunity to disappoint. Listed below are a number…
The advent of Job boards online and online application systems has facilitated the application process for candidates, making it relatively easy to apply for the many thousands of roles advertised everyday. However, this facilitation has its downside, with many candidates…
Bradley Blackledge reckons he doesn’t have a job, just a hobby, but when that hobby took him away from his family, it was Agricultural Appointments who helped them reunite. “When I was 15, I started working weekends and holidays at…
By Dr Ray Johnson, Managing Director Agricultural Appointments. As I have previously written, there is a digital revolution underway in Australian agriculture, now with the timely confluence of record production levels marking agriculture as one of the key “industries of…
By Dr Ray Johnson, Managing Director Agricultural Appointments At the Universities and agricultural colleges offering rural and veterinary courses in Australia, there has been a dramatic change in the gender balance of students over the last 25-30 years. In many…
Patrick Lash was a successful city financier until a short course in agriculture ignited a dream. Here’s how Agricultural Appointments helped turn that dream into a totally new career path. “I grew up in Sydney on the lower north shore…
