{"id":6078,"date":"2025-05-14T06:01:18","date_gmt":"2025-05-14T06:01:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.horner.com.au\/?p=6078"},"modified":"2025-05-14T06:28:24","modified_gmt":"2025-05-14T06:28:24","slug":"industry-panel-discussion-what-drives-candidate-decisions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.horner.com.au\/industry-panel-discussion-what-drives-candidate-decisions\/","title":{"rendered":"Industry Panel discussion: What drives candidate decisions?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019re excited to announce that Horner\u2019s CEO, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/kylie-heffernan\/\">Kylie Heffernan<\/a>, has been invited to participate as an expert panelist at <strong>\u201cThe Psychology of a Yes: What Aussie Job Seekers Really Want\u201d<\/strong> a main stage panel discussion at the Talent X conference on Thursday 22 May, 2025, hosted by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rcsa.com.au\/\">RCSA<\/a> &#8211; the peak body for the recruitment and staffing industry in Australia and New Zealand.<\/p>\n<p>Sponsored by <a href=\"https:\/\/au.indeed.com\/\">Indeed<\/a>, the session takes a data-led look at what\u2019s driving hiring decisions in today\u2019s competitive market. And it\u2019s no longer just about salary!<\/p>\n<h2>Understanding the \u2018Yes\u2019: More Than Just Salary<\/h2>\n<p>In today\u2019s talent market, offering a competitive salary is no longer enough. Candidates are weighing offers based on speed of process, communication clarity, flexibility, and the overall trust they feel in a potential employer. These shifts are challenging organisations to rethink how they attract, engage and retain top talent.<\/p>\n<p>This session will reveal the friction points that are turning candidates away and highlighting the simple but powerful changes recruiters and employers can make to win talent faster.<\/p>\n<p>As part of the expert panel Q&amp;A, Kylie Heffernan will share practical strategies and insights based on her experience leading an award-winning, national recruitment agency through ongoing labour market change, candidate expectations and technological disruption.<\/p>\n<h2>Panel discussion topics<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The biggest points of friction in the hiring process \u2014 and what they cost<\/li>\n<li>How to move at pace while preserving candidate quality<\/li>\n<li>The reality of salary transparency: adoption, resistance, and next steps<\/li>\n<li>Going beyond job placements to improve long-term candidate experience<\/li>\n<li>How AI is transforming recruitment processes and perceptions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Kylie\u2019s participation reflects her standing in the industry as a trusted voice on talent strategy, candidate experience and innovation in recruitment.<\/p>\n<p>We are delighted to see Kylie share her insights in such an important forum and help shape the future of hiring in Australia.<\/p>\n<h2>What&#8217;s Talent X?<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/rcsa.eventsair.com\/au-talent-x-2025\/\">Find out more about Talent X, and The Psychology of Yes panel discussion<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>About the Recruitment, Consulting &amp; Staffing Association<\/h2>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rcsa.com.au\/\">Recruitment, Consulting &amp; Staffing Association<\/a>\u00a0(RCSA) is the peak body for the recruitment and staffing industry in Australia and New Zealand.\u00a0RCSA\u2019s purpose is to enhance lives, organisations and the economy through the \u2018world of work\u2019. RCSA drives professional practice, promotes &amp; protects the industry, enables better business for members and provides opportunities for networking and the celebration of success. RCSA sets the benchmark for professionalism through standard setting, education, research and business advisory support to our member firms and accredited professionals. All of our members are bound by the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rcsa.com.au\/Site\/Our_Members\/Code_of_Professional_Conduct.aspx\">RCSA Code for Professional Conduct<\/a>\u00a0which is underpinned by a comprehensive disciplinary and dispute resolution procedure.<\/p>\n<p><strong>As a leading recruitment agency, Horner is proud to be a long standing and actively engaged member of the RCSA.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019re excited to announce that Horner\u2019s CEO, Kylie Heffernan, has been invited to participate as an expert panelist at \u201cThe Psychology of a Yes: What Aussie Job Seekers Really Want\u201d a main stage panel discussion at the Talent X conference on Thursday 22 May, 2025, hosted by the RCSA &#8211; the peak body for the&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":6085,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6078","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-horner-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.horner.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6078","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.horner.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.horner.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.horner.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.horner.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6078"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.horner.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6078\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6087,"href":"https:\/\/www.horner.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6078\/revisions\/6087"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.horner.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/media\/6085"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.horner.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6078"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.horner.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6078"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.horner.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6078"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}