{"id":921,"date":"2009-07-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-07-01T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hiring.careerone.com.au\/spotlight-on-staff\/"},"modified":"2009-07-01T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2009-07-01T00:00:00","slug":"spotlight-on-staff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hiring.careerone.com.au\/content\/hiring-advice\/spotlight-on-staff\/","title":{"rendered":"Spotlight on Staff &#8211; Gabriel Garcia, Strategy Director"},"content":{"rendered":"<ol>\n<li>You\u2019ve recently moved into a new  role at CareerOne. Tell us more about that?\n<p>     Dawn  Tingwell, our beloved National Sales Director is back from maternity leave and  I transitioned to a new role as Strategy Director. I will be focusing on  Corporate Strategy and looking at ways of leveraging Monster\u2019s technology and its  incredibly rich product suite. We recognise an ongoing need for innovation and  enhanced sourcing tools in the industry, so having the opportunity to tap into  the most advanced technology in the global job board landscape is incredibly  exciting. <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li> After the economic downturn of  2009, what do you expect for the economy in 2010?\n<p> No  doubt that we were all hit very hard, however we not only avoided a \u201ctechnical\u201d  recession but each one of the economic indicators is signalling an imminent  recovery, perhaps faster than we expected. Consumer sentiment is increasingly  boosting consumer-centric industries like customer service, retail, hospitality  and manufacturing. China\u2019s  GDP growth of 10% last quarter reflects an improvement on the resources  industries and should help to the overall recovery as Australia\u2019s  main trading partner. Economic forecasts a few months ago were talking about unemployment peaking around 7%, while indicators are now suggesting it has already peaked.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li> What was the impact of the  economic downturn on CareerOne?\n<p>   For  us here at CareerOne, 2009 was an incredibly interesting year. On one hand  driving a business that relies on the recruitment and advertising industries,  two of the most affected sectors during this period, was challenging as you all  know. But on the other hand our Joint Venture with Monster Worldwide allowed us  to focus on growth, innovation and enabled us to continue to make inroads on  our journey as the #2 online job board in Australia. We feel incredibly  fortunate to have shareholders like News Ltd and Monster who are committed to  deliver to the most important part of our business, our customers.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li> Looking back at 2009, what were your highlights &amp;  lowlights?\n<p>     2009  was certainly challenging for all businesses. There is no doubt that  maintaining a positive attitude when the economy is collapsing can become  haunting within a sales environment. However, our biggest internal asset has  always been our people. Every one of our business development managers, account  managers and customer service representatives performed above and beyond, to  ensure that 2009 was about supporting our customers and making sure that by  working with them and being flexible we made a positive impact to their bottom  line. <\/p>\n<p>     On  a personal level 2009 was absolutely brilliant. Leading our Sales team through  the downturn and Monster transition as National Sales Director was a thrilling  ride. But being in a delivery suite at the Mater Hospital  for 18 hours, let me tell you, that was THE ride for me this year! I became a  Dad in October and that really puts things in perspective. <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li> What innovative technologies can our customers expect  CareerOne to deliver to the Australian market this year?\n<p>   We  are currently looking into each one of the products that Monster has recently  developed and making sure we fully understand each one of them. This will allow  us to properly assess which ones are more suited to the Australian market and  will provide efficiencies to our customers.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>   The  reality is the product suite is vast and covers every aspect that a recruitment  agency or department could be interested in. From intelligent search technology  to employer branding solutions and behavioural targeted products, the common  denominator is higher application rates and cost efficiencies in the recruitment process. <\/p>\n<p>   At  this stage I wouldn\u2019t commit to a particular product and rather keep the door  open while details are finalised. But our advertisers can rest assured they  will be hearing a lot from CareerOne very soon. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You\u2019ve recently moved into a new role at CareerOne. Tell us more about that? Dawn Tingwell, our beloved National Sales Director is back from maternity leave and I transitioned to a new role as Strategy Director. 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