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We all knew it, but it's interesting to see it quantified all the same.

Apparently the biggies are exaggerated work experience, fake references and fibs about previous salaries.

Based on interviews with 1010 Australians, Galaxy Research cited the most common lies as:

• Stretching the truth on previous work experience, 17 per cent
• Pals acting as referees, 16 per cent of respondents
• Overinflated previous salaries, 10 per cent
• Entirely fake references, six per cent
• Bogus qualifications, three per cent.

So, if it's not already a part of your recruitment process, (double) check all relevant claims made by any candidates. A small time cost in the beginning could mean massive savings down the line.

Follow this link for the original article in The Age

Tags : Recruitment management Australia

We have always listed the number of relevant jobs on the welcome page for jobseekers. These are positions that suit the candidates qualifications, experience and desired locations. This functionality has been expanded this to show relevant employer profiles and Business opportunities.

This means that with a single click, a candidate can view the profiles of employers in their preferred locations. When they select your profile to view, not only can they send you an application in respose to your profile, if you have any jobs online, these are listed underneath your profile. (Click on image for larger view)

So, how does your Employer profile look?

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Building on the success of their (predominantly) Melbourne expansion, Genesis Fitness are now moving into Sydney with three new clubs set to open in August. Exact locations have not been revealed at this time. I believe they are all refurbished facilities.

Club Management, Sales Management, Personal Training and Membership Consulting roles are all on offer.

Tags : Genesis management Sydney Melbourne

Genesis Fitness in Cairns are looking for a Club Manager. According to Wickipedia, 'The city's proximity to the Great Barrier Reef, the Wet Tropics of Queensland, and the Atherton Tableland makes it a popular destination.'

Could be worth a look. I know that Prue would love to hear from you. You can view the ad details here.

Tags : Club Manager Genesis Cairns RTO

Our latest 'new feature' provides you with the ability to direct applications for a specific job to an additional or alternate email address. This will be particularly useful for facilities that have additional recruiting managers within the same business. For example, job applications for a Personal Training role can now go directly to the PT Manager rather than the Club Manager (which is often the default email).

To activate an alternate email address for a job ad, select the relevant check box near the 'submit' button and type in your preferred email address.

If you would like to change your default email, you can do so in the 'Update registration' area.

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Something for your clients...

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In the month of July Jason Laurence (20/20), David Altamura (Edge Fitness Solutions) and Gabrielle McMillan (Advance Fitness Marketing) are coming together to present a seminar on 'Secrets to an amazing fitness business'. Each of the presenters will cover topics that include:

• How to thrive in an increasingly competitive marketplace
• How to build a strong and successful sales team
• How to compete with major fitness chains and 24 hour clubs
• Setting up great Personal Training business systems
• And more...

There will be one seminar each in Brisbane (16th July), Sydney (23rd July) and Melbourne (30th July).

For more information and a copy of the attendance form, follow this link.

Tags : Sydney Melbourne Advance Fitness Marketing Brisbane Presenter Seminar Jason Laurence Gabrielle McMillan David Altamura 20/20 Edge Fitness Solutions

From the 1st of July Seek.com.au and Seek.co.nz casual ad fees will increase from $180 to $195 per ad. If you include the Seek StandOut feature that all ads through HealthyPeople include, the new casual ad fee if you were to advertise directly through Seek is $215 plus GST.

HealthyPeople ad fees will remain the same until early next year. We hope employers will take advantage of this six month window to save money on job advertising. HealthyPeople Business Members will save more than $50/ad while enjoying the same reach and industry penetration.

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HealthyPeople now has embedded pages available
There are two reasons why this is of particular interest to employers; Firstly, by embedding our search tools on other web sites we're able to provide greater exposure for your listed jobs ads, employer profiles and business opportunities. Secondly, with a simple (seriously easy) addition to your web site, a link to your Employer profile and any jobs you currently have advertised are available for visitors to view. This is an easy way to keep your website up-to-date with your employment opportunities without having to spend any time or money on the process.

Speaking of 'Employer profiles'...
Our web statistics show that candidates want to know more about you! There are huge numbers of clicks through to employer profiles, especially via your logo on listed job ads. Your employer profile provides much greater information than you can include in one job ad. It allows for the inclusion of images. And it's an ongoing presence on HealthyPeople. That is, even when you are not advertising, candidates can find out more about you by using our tag search tool or via tags on any of our listed jobs. For example, clicking on a suburb tag would reveal your Employer profile if you're in that suburb. Candidates can send you applications for consideration via your employer profile. If you have a Business Membership, Employer profiles are FREE. Check out this one for Genesis Melton or this one for Jack Jones.

Blog items are now available on an RSS feed
HealthyPeople now has an RSS feed for both the Employer and Jobseeker blogs. 'What's the point?' you ask. There are a number of smaller issues of interest that arise over the course of the year and, rather than impose on your inbox on every occasion, we can now post the blog item and if you've subscribed to the RSS feed you can quickly and easily see whether there is anything of interest. You may also be interested in the Jobseeker blog items. You can catch these updates now without having to be registered with HealthyPeople as a Jobseeker. (FYI, all emails from HealthyPeople can be blocked or moderated in your 'Update registration' section).

Remuneration details are now required for all ads
Seek has now made the salary field compulsory for all ads. In order to stay in line with this, HealthyPeople now has introduced the same requirement. Please note, while you are required to provide a salary/hourly rate range, you do not have to display this on the ad. The displayed salary can be left blank - although evidence suggests a listed salary will attract more interest. For those wondering 'what's the point of including a salary but not listing it?', on Seek they have a search by salary function.

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The HealthyPeople blog information can now be accessed via your RSS reader.

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