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The Salary Philosophy Attracting Star Performers

If you’re looking to attract top talent, you need to update your ideas about compensation. And you can follow the lead of Netflix. Yep. Not only does Netflix offer binge-worthy content, they offer next-level compensation to their staff too.

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Is There a Place for Waterfall Methodology in 2022?

For many years, Waterfall has been a widely used project management method with a linear approach. In comparison, Agile is believed to be the “new” iterative approach to project management that helps teams deliver value to customers faster, and with ‘fewer headaches.’ We’ve all heard it, Agile is the way forward. So an outdated Waterfall must not have a place – right?

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Building a Sustainable workforce in 2022…and beyond!

Taking Your Leadership to the Next Level Through the Power of Conversation

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Here we come Melbourne!

On Tuesday 14th June 2022 we expanded into our third Australian state by occupying a new office location in Melbourne. You can find the new Talenza Melbourne offices at Level 14, 333 Collins Street, Melbourne.

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Starting your UX career? 5 UX designers share their “must read” books

Good UX Design helps bridge the gap between us and any digital platform. In this digital-first world and especially post covid, UX Design is becoming the most sought-after position in any company. Whether you’re starting your UX career, or you work alongside UX and are looking to extend your knowledge, we’ve got you covered. We asked five experts to share their recommended reads.

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Stay or go? Top tips for software developers making the most of a hot market

In our recent candidate motivators survey, we asked software developers what’s most important to them in an employer. Here are their top 3 motivators and our top tips to help you get what you most want!

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Improving the Customer Experience Journey Within the Insurance Industry

The overwhelming feeling around the room was that many of our industry’s leading Insurance firms are perhaps behind the curve, particularly compared to other industries such as Telecommunications and Aviation, in how they are improving the customer journey innovatively.

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3 High-Paying Tech Roles That Don’t Require Coding Expertise

Been dreaming of a long and illustrious career in tech, but for that one tiny, insignificant detail… can’t code? We’ve got good news for you. You don’t need to know how to write code to work in tech. Our techspert, Miles shares three well-paying tech roles that don’t require coding expertise.

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Salesforce World Tour 2022

After a 2 year hiatus with the challenges of the covid-19. Salesforce once again has led, being one of the first to host a mega-event back in person. Wow! Did they bring out the red carpet to make sure we all felt safe returning, our bellies were full and an open environment to learn and network!

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Why Retention Bonuses Are A Bad Idea (And What To Do Instead!)

Retention bonuses tend to be a quick-fix cure-all during critical business events like mergers and acquisitions, product development, and as we’re currently witnessing, to combat talent shortages and the devious efforts of competitors poaching.

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How To Become A Business Analyst (With Zero Experience)

Business Analysis is one of the hottest disciplines in the market, commanding high salaries and niche expertise. If you have your eye on a career change, here’s a quick guide to becoming a business analyst (BA) without any role experience.

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Would Your Business Be Prepared If Pay Transparency Got A Major Shake Up?

We’re specifically talking about Labor’s commitment to ban pay secrecy clauses that prevent some employees from discussing their pay and bonuses with colleagues.

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From Developer To Manager And… Back Again? Why Now’s A Good Time!

This blog is for all the developers out there who’ve been missing their spark, pondering their life choices wanting to reconnect with purpose. With the market as hot as it is, now could be the best time for you to return to your developer roots.

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Just In: Talenza is a certified Great Place to Work®

​In what can only be described as the moment we’ve all been waiting for, Talenza has been certified as a bona fide great place to work! And with ninety-eight percent of our people scoring us at great, must be somethin’, hey?

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3 Workforce Trends Making an Impact in the Age of Change

We’ve all had to make a lot of adjustments to our work and personal lives during this pandemic-inspired change process, and home-schooling was the gift no one saw coming! We explore 3 strategies worth considering in 2022.

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Empower Women to End Hunger

Talenza has partnered with The Hunger Project to help end world hunger.

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Reforest Now | Environmental Initiative and Action

Talenza has partnered with ReForset Now to plant 10 trees for every placement.

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Breaking the Stereotype: A Journey to Turn Recruitment on its Head

At its core, the purpose of recruitment is to match the very best people in the market with companies who will value their skills and experience, meeting both of their needs and allowing them to achieve their goals. So how does an industry that provides such a valuable service end up getting such a bad rap?

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Why December is the New January When Looking for a New Job

January is often seen as one of the best times of year to get a new job: everyone has just come back from holiday, businesses have set their New Year’s resolutions, and hiring managers are looking to prepare their teams for the year. However, while January might be the New Year, it’s old news - December is the new January when it comes to looking for a new job.

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Part Two: Change Capable Organisations in a Digital World

July 2019, we hosted our first Change, Cheese & Wine roundtable event, chaired by Westpac’s Change Director, Temre Green. Joining us for a fantastic evening of food, wine and thought-provoking discussions were 13 change executives from various backgrounds (from financial services and insurance to FMCG).