Industry
Current trends in job demand and talent availability in Australian agriculture and agribusiness sectors.
Let’s look at the current trends in job demand and talent availability in the agriculture and agribusiness sector in Australia over the second half of 2023 and the first quarter of 2024. There was a weakening of job demand in this sector but a slight improvement in candidate availability and job interest during this period.…
Read MoreCompetitive Positioning in a Candidate-Poor Talent Market
In an industry such as agribusiness, it is essential that commercial companies adapt their hiring processes to source top talent to drive their business growth. One way of achieving this is to tap into a broader talent pool and in a candidate-poor talent market, this is the key to competitive positioning. We recently conducted a national…
Read MoreThe State of Women’s Careers in the Agricultural Workforce
As we celebrated International Day of Rural Women on the weekend, let’s revisit an article published by Margaret Alston, Professor of Social Work, University of Newcastle about women in the agricultural workforce of Australia from our 2020 Trend Report. The contribution of women in agriculture has been historically ignored in Australia, even when at least…
Read MoreSmaller Ag businesses at risk of greater hardship due to skilled candidate shortages
In our recent survey of Australian agribusinesses, we found that there was a marked difference between Large-Enterprise businesses and Small to Medium sized businesses in their how challenging they are finding attracting skilled candidates in the current environment. Of the larger companies, 65% of them indicated that they were experienced a challenging to severe shortage…
Read MoreAgribusiness Held Back by Skills Shortages
The skills shortage in Australia is understood to be impacting many agribusinesses, leading to challenges in attracting, selecting, and retaining employees. To gain insight into the current state of the candidate market in the Australian agricultural sector, as well as the implications of skills shortages on businesses, we conducted an online survey. This survey sought…
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