The identification of local employers wanting to be involved in workforce development activities for their current and future staff (one employer received a State award for their involvement in a subsequent program resulting from this project).

The provision of individual and group support for a number of jobseekers identified through the project led to many gaining employment.

The success of the Trades Promotion Project was due to the skill and effort provided by HR Development at Work, and as a result I do not hesitate in recommending them for similar types of projects in future."
Brett Mayne
Regional Coordinator
Southern Metropolitan
South Australia Works

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Glenn Hickling
Economic Development Officer
Employment and Training
City of Onkaparinga
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"I enjoyed the Masterclass and found the case-study particularly helpful. As a result of the Masterclass I an now going to look at HR from a more strategic viewpoint and not get bogged down in day to day activities."
Chiquita Searle
HR Assistant
Abigroup Contractors Pty Limited
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"The Attraction and Retention Masterclass far exceeded my expectations. Bridget was an informative and interesting speaker, who managed to convey in one day and enormous amount of practical, user friendly information on latest trends and best practice attraction and retention methodologies. Bridget's organisational psychology background helped her convey the important information about the intrinsic need of people in the workplace. Bridget has helped us to reframe out frame of reference around which we recruit and retain. Thanks Bridget for an enjoyable day."
Natalie Henderson
Human Resources Officer
Port Macquarie-Hastings Council
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"I thought the masterclass was comprehensive and presented a practical set of strategies and actions that could be carried forward into the workplace and implemented fairly readily. The seminar style enabled interactive learning between participants and I came away with a number of useful actions to carry back to my organisation."
Ken Shelston
Senior Manager - Corporate Development
Sutherland Shire Council
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"I found HR Development at Work's 'Attracting and Retaining Talent' Masterclass both informative and thought provoking. As a country council faced with an aging workforce and serious competition from developing industries for talented staff I was keen to find a fresh approach and to discuss some workable solutions. Bridget Hogg's planned approach is excellent and as well as clearly identifying the problem will encourage ownership of the solution at departmental / sub unit level.

The opportunity to network with other councils on a range of issues was invaluable.

Bridget's presentation pace and control of the session ensured plenty of input from participants and an effective exchange of good ideas.

Highly recommended and a 'must' for those serious about workforce planning."
Phil Hayden
Manager Human Resources
Gunnedah Shire Council
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"With the economy currently flourishing and competition for talented team members intensifying it is vital, if not essential, to take the time to participate in the Attracting and Retaining Talent Masterclass. The session was well structured with open participation and sharing of ideas from a range of industries. The key benefit for me was to re-position a number of initiatives we currently have in place to align them more with the overall purpose of attracting and retaining talent. We’re currently achieving 97% employee retention in the IT sector, but that’s no reason to be complacent. My sincerest thanks to Bridget, Sherylee and to fellow participants for a very rewarding session."
Ben O’Brien
Finance & Services Director
Sybiz Software Pty Ltd
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"I found the Attracting and Retaining Talent Masterclass riveting - it really made sense !! Bridget is an excellent presenter who puts things into perspective and prompts you to think outside the square. It was also a brilliant opportunity to network with other companies, hear about their staffing issues and discuss various solutions. The Masterclass prompted me to redefine our recruitment process, and focus on the numerous benefits of employer branding. Attracting and retaining talent will become a big issue over the next few years, and our recruitment strategies will now be proactively designed to meet these demands. We will ensure our future recruitment campaigns highlight the numerous benefits the company can offer to prospective employees - the thrills and challenges of working in a successful boutique winery, the benefits and knowledge to be gained, and above all our advertising will now stand out and be exciting, which is what d'Arenberg Winery is all about."
Dee Kazek-Hoad
Human Resources Manager
d'Arenberg Pty Ltd
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"I have found the Masterclass beneficial for a number of reasons. It was good to interact with a number of managers from other industries, and gain their perspective on issues affecting business. I enjoyed the interaction and discussion groups pertaining to the Masterclass. You literally don’t have the opportunity to just sit back and listen – you have to engage and participate. You obviously have worked with a number of companies and can bring some beneficial insights into the attraction and retention of staff. The case studies relate to issues you have already dealt with and I certainly believe that “HR Development at Work” has encouraged us along the path to developing our own strategic plan in this respect for our own organisations. The day was well structured in its use of lessons, planning and discussion groups. I have found the day has reinvigorated me to challenge my business and to see the opportunity best found in people."
Phil Ransome
General Manager
Multi Slide Industries
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"The Attracting and Retaining Talent Masterclass conducted by HR Development at work was extremely useful in assisting my organization with its current workforce planning project. The highly relevant case studies and the importance of providing an “employee value proposition” to prospective applicants provided by Bridget have already greatly assisted us in our HR planning. I would recommend this course to anyone who is serious about retaining and attracting talent to their organization."
Paul Trumble
Manager Organisational Development
City of Charles Sturt
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"I found the Masterclass exciting, whilst giving me the opportunity to learn new ways of attracting a more suitable calibre of candidates by using the “what we can offer you mode” which I have already implemented with success. I highly recommend the Masterclass to other HR Practitioners across all industries who are seeking the opportunity to "think outside the square" particularly in such a competitive market place - it can make the difference between a good candidate and a great employee."
With kind regards
Liz Razzano
Manager Human Resources
City of Holdfast Bay
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"On the Attracting and Retaining Talent Masterclass the light came on for me about a lot of stuff. There is a lot to do here and I have spent a great deal of time troubleshooting issues simply because we didn’t have a plan in place but, on the Masterclass everything made so much sense - lots of lights came on about how to move forward. Being new to the position, it helped me define where to start and how to progress."
Anthea Daly
Executive Manager
Human Resources
Churches of Christ Lifecare
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"I have really appreciated having you work through some of our erroneous areas and truly hold you in high regard. You have shown an amazing ability to intuitively pick up on areas of difficulty that not only the agency experiences but also our “top team”. Your ability to work through some delicate areas in a non threatening way with slight humor is nothing but welcoming. Thanks once again Bridget."
Andrea Sherratt
Director of Care
SA Care
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"The A & R T Masterclass is one of the most instructive and useful developmental sessions I have attended recently as HR Manager.

The one day session was relaxed, informative, interactive and skilfully planned by Bridget to combine the strategic and personal aspects of securing a quality workforce aligned to the organisation’s culture and skills sets, with both progressive learning and practical applications.

The outcome is a structured Attraction and Retention Plan combining enhanced organisational insight and implementation strategies valid for the current and future needs of your own organisation."
John Arvan
Manager Human Resources,
Department of Trade
and Economic Development, SA
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"The Attraction & Retention Masterclass Workshop forced me to rethink the way we recruit and retain staff. I will certainly be taking the knowledge & skills with me to my new role".
Evelyn Pollard
Employee Relations Co-ordinator
City of Onkaparinga
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"HR Development at Work revolutionised my recruitment process. The training and materials were tailored to my needs. Now I am able to clearly define what I am looking for and have interviewing tools and skills to help me choose the right candidate for the job. Recruiting now is less subjective and is something that I can do with confidence."
Gavin Klose
Director
DO-DA
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"I am pleased to recommend HR Development at Work to any organisation seeking to examine, and plan strategies for attraction and retention of staff. Our recent project required interviews with Industry people, with recent school leavers and Vocational practitioners, bringing them together in forums so that barriers and breakthroughs could be achieved: The facilitation and attention to detail were first rate."
Anthony J Leverenz, Executive Officer, EEE&W Skills Board.
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"The Attraction & Retention Masterclass is strategic and thought provoking. It was fantastic to be able to learn from case-studies, from Bridget's input, and from the experiences of other participants. I recommend this to anyone who wants help to develop a strategic attraction and retention plan - and be part of an ongoing support group to help with implementation."
Janelle Gavin, HR Manager
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"The Attracting and Retaining Talent Masterclass was fabulous and was full of relevant and useful case-studies, we shared what we learnt with our colleagues and we now want to progress the attraction and retention plan that we developed at the Masterclass in our organisation. I'm sure that the information gleaned from this day will have a big impact on the way we go forward. Thoroughly recommended."
Anthony Arbon, Senior Human Resources Consultant, Department for Transport, Energy and Infrastructure
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"I found that the Attracting and Retaining Masterclass workshop was extremely helpful. It helped me understand what we as an organisation can do to attract and retain talent. I recommend this workshop to anyone who understands the importance of the issue that is attraction and retention of talent"

Kind regards,
Debbie Stillitano
Human Resources Co-ordinator
Tagara Group
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"My initial perception of this course, prior to commencement, was negative, in that I have conducted many interviews and had grown comfortable with my interview style and could not see the need for the course. Throughout the course, it became apparent that my interview technique/style was deficient. This is an extremely valuable course and essential for all our ASC management team to ensure that we interview competently and have a standardised technique that is applied. This course will provide managers with the necessary skills to properly assess candidates against an agreed set of competencies and ensure they are apply suitable interview techniques (ORCE and SOAR) to achieve the best outcomes for ASC."
Simon Ridgeway, ASC (formerly Australian Submarine Corps)
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"Using our guidelines, HR Development at Work trained our managers to conduct effective interviews using best practice interview techniques. We now have a standard interview process, and our managers are more skilled and confident in using the process to select the candidate who best suits the needs of our business. In time this will improve both our attraction and retention rates."
Kylie Bishop
Finance & People Manager, South Australia, GHD
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"I found the Attracting and Retaining Masterclass workshop extremely helpful in deepening my understanding of what we can do to attract and retain talent. I thoroughly recommend the workshop to anyone who wants to improve retention rates in their organisation."
Ian Ward,
Organizational Development Manager,
Philmac Pty Ltd.
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"Bridget is one of the best speakers I have heard. She covered the topic comprehensively and knowledgeably and helped us learn so much. She captures her audience with ease"
Danny Olsen,
SA Retail Manager,
Beaumont Tiles
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"The workshop gave me a better understanding of how to interview using competency-based questions instead of the closed questions resulting in very little information to assess applicants on. I now know how to make our interviews more beneficial and time effective."
Amanda Wardle, Town & Country Maintenance & Fencing
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"I found the introductory "Interview Skills Workshop" very informative, interesting and professionally presented. Bridget's explanation of the Competency Based style of interviewing was very easy to understand and the format of her presentation encouraged interaction by all participants. I found the workshop very helpful and valuable in terms of offering additional interview techniques in my role as a Recruitment Consultant. The workshop gave a different perspective on interviewing and provided a good introduction to Competency Based Interview Skills."
Pauline Goegan, Recruitment Consultant
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"Bridget, did a fabulous job of facilitating the Attraction and Retention Masterclass in terms of the pace, the quality of information and interaction with participants. I felt reinforced about the approach being taken within my agency in regard to workforce planning, yet the plan completed on the day added so much more depth and meaning. I have since shared many of the ideas from the workshop with colleagues and have found their response to be equally enthusiastic"
Bernadette Kerr, Manager Workforce Planning
Children, Youth and Family Services, Department for Families and Communities
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"In the ever competitive market for securing the right skills for our engineering business, the focus is more and more on not just attracting the right people, but retaining the people we already have! Bridget's Masterclass was a real eye opener in looking at what are the key drivers for our employees, the Gen X'ers vs the Gen Y'ers, and what our business needs to do to meet the goals and desires of our most important asset - our people!"
Sarah Howard, Human Resources, SA/NT, KBR Government and Infrastructure
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"The Masterclass was great, it identified ways to improving staff retention and as a result, I have many simple strategies to improve our staff retention rates. It also provided the framework to develop an attraction and retention plan."
Neville Peters, GM,
Dare Sutton Clarke Engineers and Project Managers
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"Strategic resourcing encompassing the attraction and retention of talented professionals is an important focus for our business. Bridget's Attraction & Selection Master Class provided thought provoking information and statistics on the subject in addition to providing valuable ideas on how we may enhance the success of our attraction and retention strategies in the future."
Cathy Riach,
Recruitment Manager, Human Resources
BAE SYSTEMS AUSTRALIA
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"The framework for building the strategy will save a great deal of work for me."
Dr Peter F Teague,
SA Operations Manager & Quality System Manager,
Vipac Engineers & Scientists Ltd
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"As a result of this workshop (Attracting and Retaining Talent), I am going to make GHD a better place! Look internally for ways I can improve my management skills. Facilitate a follow-up."
Kylie Bishop, Finance & People Manager, South Australia, GHD
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"Team Dynamics was an area of concern within our business. With HR Development at Work's input, and hands on workshop, we were able to isolate some of the major breakdowns and areas of communication, probe these areas in more detail and then actively work on the repair process. Today, we're a better company for this....."
Peter Whalley,
Managing Director
Sybiz Software.
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"The independent advice has been a valued contribution in developing and implementing successful HR initiatives. Your commitment to delivering pragmatic solutions, maintaining a strategic focus, and your comprehensive understanding of business processes ensures a swift and cost effective service.The work completed in reviewing the Codan competency framework and your recommendations for continued improvement was an important part of the HR development process for engineers at Codan. I look forward to working with you again in the future."
Michael Bailey
Organisation Development Manager,
Codan
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"Bridget provided outplacement support for a number of people in 2001 when I worked at SA Brewing. Clearly there were some high emotions involved for individuals with this change and they all spoke glowingly of her ability to be supportive, objective and keep them focussed on what they had to do next. They were also quick to comment on Bridget’s genuine concern and how at ease they felt with her. Additionally, Bridget provided career counselling for another individual using a variety of techniques to help them come to the conclusion their current role was incompatible with what they truly wanted to be doing. She achieved what years of internal coaching had not been able to! I would have no hesitation calling on Bridget's services again."
Erin Taplin.
Organisational Development Manager,
Carter Holt Harvey Consumer Brands (Melbourne)
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"As an associate to TPS, Bridget managed a large critical project for us with British Telecom, a major client. Her expertise meant she identified the critical issues very quickly and assisted senior managers to identify key issues to take into account in managing their change program."
Dr. K. V. Coaley,
Managing Director,
Training and Psychological Services Ltd, Herts
UK
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"Bridget presented a workshop on stress management to our staff last year. She structured the workshop according to our needs and presented it with great enthusiasm and humour."
Leanne Stewart
Legal Counsel,
Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation
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"Bridget's change program was adapted for us to address the needs of small business. We liked the content, the new ideas and the interactive presentation style - and this program is now part of our Better Business Series.
Highly recommended."
Tony De Vries,
General Manager Small Business Services,
Centre for Innovation and Business Manufacturing,
Adelaide
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"Flexible, diligent and enthusiastic are three qualities that come to mind when considering how HR Development at Work provides its services. Their involvement in consultations across DHS and subsequent report provided the springboard to make a real change in how we do things."
Senior Project Officer, Workforce Services
Department of Health
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"I have sat through change sessions before but this was really different."
Lillian Fowles,
Acting HR Manager,
TAFE SA.
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"The best thing about the Managing Pressure at Work workshop was being able to express my own stress triggers with the team."
Carol Mills,
HR Manager,
DAIS.
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"The best thing was... having the opportunity to voice my opinions in a safe environment."
Christine Morris,
HR Consultant,
DAIS
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"The best thing about this (Situational Leadership) workshop for me was the realisation that style relates to task rather than individual – can use different styles for the same person. As a result I am going to review my relationships with my team, particularly expectations, and fellow party's performance with their team."
Bruce Spangler.
CEO.
Bentleys MRI
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"Bridget is consistently highly rated by participants who provide evaluation. She conducts highly interactive and interesting sessions and is able to put people at ease very quickly. I have no hesitation in recommending Bridget to any organisation seeking to engage a highly experienced, skilled and flexible Training Consultant."
Karen Andrews.
formerly Client Relationship Manager,
Michael Craig Consulting.
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"Thank you for running the Managing Pressure at Work workshop for us... The workshop was an important part of our offering to small businesses and received excellent feedback from participants. We enjoyed working with you and look forward to possible opportunities to repeat the session next year."
Susan Devine
Manager,
Inner West Business Enterprise Centre
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"Bridget was highly recommended to me by another organisation and when the time arose to use her services I could not have been more pleased. Part of our organisation was going through a restructure, so with Bridget's expertise we were able to offer external support to our employees and this service was used by a number of them. To also assist myself and a couple of managers, I sought Bridget's expertise to run a workshop on "Managing the People Aspects of Change". This was presented professionally but flexible to those attending."
Paula Ridge.
Human Resources Coordinator
SOUTH AUSTRALIAN CRICKET ASSOCIATION
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"I found Bridget to be a true professional. In her pre-workshop briefings, in her delivery and in her post workshop follow-up she impressed everyone with her attention to detail, her understanding of the client's needs, her thorough approach and her personable, capable manner. I recommend Bridget to you without hesitation."
Adrian Skull,
OD Manager,
Adelaide City Council
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"The opportunity to create a 'live' plan, as we tracked through the model, was effective action learning, which, along with joining an effective network amongst like-minded managers, including the 'fast forward' initiative, made good use of a day's professional development to apply 'back in the trenches' immediately."
Russell Foote, HR Manager. Toro.
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