Archive for 2015

Most rural and remote agribusiness owners will tell you that luring the best and brightest candidates away from big cities is challenging. But there are plenty of things that can be done if employers are prepared to be creative with remuneration packages and can think outside the box. Agricultural Appointments, Sales and Marketing Director, Brett…

There’s plenty of talk in the media about how employers have to engage with Generation Y – those 18-34 year olds who love to multi-task on their tablets, smartphones and laptops. But it’s more than media hype – Gen Y will be a majority in the workforce by 2020[1], when they will make up 42%…

If you’re in agribusiness, you’ll know that finding good candidates for jobs can be like finding the proverbial needle in a haystack. It’s probably keeping a good proportion of you awake at night. With recent research[1] showing that Australian universities are producing less than 20% of the agricultural graduates needed to satisfy the job market,…

With the world’s population projected to grow from 7 to 8 billion by 2025, the power balance – in sheer population numbers and in wealth – will shift from west to east. A staggering 85% of population growth in that time is projected to take place in Asia and it will spark the biggest growth…