Blackbook co-founder Matt Simpson talks to Relaunch Your Career podcast host Leah Lambart about today's job market trends and dynamics, including job search tips and advice about your resume.
Coca-Cola European Partners’ $9.3 billion offer for Coca-Cola Amatil took shareholders by surprise but given the bottler’s underperformance over the past decade it was only a matter [ Read More ]
![Portfolio 4 False Assumptions About Hiring](https://blackbookexecutive.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/False-Assumptions-About-Hiring.jpg)
False assumptions about hiring being easier now are driving incredibly unrealistic expectations around pricing that suppliers must push back on. Businesses are saying, “oh it’s COVID, [ Read More ]
Our onboarding process makes it easier for contractors and employers. Sourcing Contract Opportunities The bulk of contract opportunities are not widely advertised. Employers often go directly to [ Read More ]
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An online logistics company backed by AFR Rich Lister Ruslan Kogan is considering raising external capital or an initial public offering after investing $40 million into robotic fulfilment centres. [ Read More ]
The COVID-19 crisis has upended local and global economies, disrupted supply chains and prompted politicians and the global citizenry alike think about what sort of world [ Read More ]
We are currently experiencing demand from our customers across Australia and NZ for a range of temporary and contracting options. Due to this we are working with [ Read More ]
You may not realise it but the Tim Tams you nibble on in front of the TV once the kids are in bed are made in [ Read More ]
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Coles partners with Microsoft to ‘transform’ shopping experience Coles is partnering with global technology leader Microsoft to transform its shopping experience through artificial intelligence (AI). The strategic [ Read More ]
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Oomami to bring farmers’ market experience online. Australia’s food and grocery sector is a $114 billion industry, but one that is mostly in the hands of [ Read More ]
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FMCG giant Nestlé has released a new snack bar, titled YES!, that’s packaged in recyclable paper. The company has for the first time created a confectionery bar [ Read More ]
FMCG giant Mondelēz has announced it will acquire a majority interest in nutrition bar business Perfect Snacks. The company’s organic, non-GMO, nut-butter based protein bars and [ Read More ]
![Portfolio 14 Australian Bureau Of Statistics Report Shows An Increase In Manufacturing Jobs](https://blackbookexecutive.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Australian-Bureau-Of-Statistics-Report-Shows-An-Increase-In-Manufacturing-Jobs.jpg)
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has released new data on 11 June confirming manufacturing employment is on the rise with the March quarter having more [ Read More ]
Woolworths is investing $30.05 million in global mealkit company Marley Spoon in a strategic partnership aimed at growing the Marley Spoon and Dinnerly brands. The five-year [ Read More ]
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Australia’s Murray River Organics (MRO) has been granted a licence to grow low-THC cannabis in Australia. Agriculture Victoria gave the company the green light to grow [ Read More ]
SIMEC Energy Australia (SEA), a member of Sanjeev Gupta’s global GFG Alliance, has signed a key strategic partnership with Shanghai Electric for engineering, procurement and construction [ Read More ]
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With online shopping growing at exponential rates, it is inevitable that online shoppers will want to return some purchases, and until recently, returns have been treated by both [ Read More ]
![Portfolio 19 Woolworths Trials Data Barcodes](https://blackbookexecutive.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Woolworths-Trials-Data-Barcodes.jpg)
Supermarket giant Woolworths will trial data embedded (or 2D) barcodes in stores from August 2019 to help reduce food waste and sales of expired products. The [ Read More ]
When Coles recently announced it was spending $1 billion on two state-of-the-art automated warehouses, it would seem a logical leap to assume that jobs in warehouses [ Read More ]
As local industry looks to build on recent momentum, how do manufacturers plan to meet the challenges and take advantage of the opportunities awaiting them in [ Read More ]
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New Zealand’s iconic ice cream company Tip Top has been sold to international dessert business Froneri for NZ$380 million. Fonterra CEO Miles Hurrell described the sale as “bittersweet”. [ Read More ]
The research report published on Poultry Meat Processing Equipment Market 2019 Revenue Analysis, Challenges Ahead, Industry Insights, Supply, Growth Drivers, Trends, and Forecasts 2019-2028. Poultry Meat [ Read More ]
In the early 2000’s the All Blacks Rugby team was going through a rough patch. One of world sport’s most successful teams was knocked out of [ Read More ]
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We sat down with a Software Development Manager from Planet Innovation to find out about the industry and jobs in software engineering, as well which skills [ Read More ]