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December 2, 2005				Aquent reshuffle moves Savage to global CEO post The move sees the agency split into three areas of responsibility: Asia-Pacific; Japan; and Australia and New Zealand.



December 1, 2005				Exiting your job gracefully While resigning is never pleasant and is often nerve-wreaking, especially if your boss did not see it coming, here are some pointers gathered by Aquent Agents across the Asia Pacific region that will help you to exit gracefully.



December 1, 2005				In the Market for a Raise A global shortage of creative directors, designers and marketers is putting pressure on the Australian industry to pay more for marketing and advertising talent. (PDF)



December 1, 2005				How to Recruit Design Staff Clever designers today want to know that you are running a viable business, that you have a proper business plan, effective systems and processes, a well considered employee structure, friendly committed creative team, a positive outlook and vision, quality control, and have many varied and satisfied clients.



November 24, 2005				Savage goes global Recruitment specialist Aquent has promoted Asia Pacifc CEO Greg Savage to CEO of international operations, presiding over the group's burgeoning global network.



November 21, 2005				What Are You Worth? Aquent releases its 2005-2006 Salary Monitor An acute shortage of creative talent in Australia and the rest of Asia Pacific is highlighted in the Aquent 2005-2006 Salary Monitor.



November 19, 2005				Resigning? Do it gracefully Announcing your resignation and living through the ensuing days may be a tricky task to handle. But it is wise to keep your bridges intact as you leave for a more promising job. (PDF)



November 18, 2005				Aquent opens in China as staffing challenge grows With close to half of its Hong Kong business coming from China-based clients, Aquent has opened its first China office this month



November 16, 2005				China's skills shortage vexes foreign firms China's fast growing economy and its move into higher value added industries is creating labour shortages that in some cases are slowing the expansion of foreign businesses there.



October 1, 2005				HP acquisition by Aquent gives Perth access to global talent Hire Performers, the recruitment company specialising in the creative, advertising, marketing and communications sectors, has gone global. The company has been acquired by global giant Aquent, the largest firm in Australia specialising in advertising, creative, marketing and communications recruitment.



September 15, 2005				Zero tolerance for mediocre consultants Recruitment companies will never lift profit if they continue to tolerate average-performing consultants, according to well-known recruitment executive and Aquent ceo Greg Savage.



September13, 2005				Aquent Acquires Specialist Recruitment Firm, Dux Creative Consultants With the combined strength of the two market leaders, Aquent is now the largest specialist staffing firm within the advertising and creative industries in Melbourne.



September 12, 2005				Hire Performers Goes Global - Local firm acquired by Aquent Second acquisition in one week completes Aquent Australia network



September 12, 2005				Aquent shopping spree pauses in Perth One week after buying up Melbourne’s "multimillion-dollar" Dux, creative recruiter Aquent is continuing its expansion, today purchasing Perth-based Hire Performers for an undisclosed sum.



September 6, 2005				Aquent acquires competitor in Melbourne market, expands to Perth Aquent has consolidated its market share in the specialist creative recruitment sector, with the acquisition of Melbourne-based recruitment company, Dux Creative Consultants.



September 6, 2005				Aquent Continues Australian Expansion Creative, marketing and communications recruitment specialist Aquent has acquired its key rival in the Melbourne market, the fifth acquisition in Australia in the last three years for the global company.



September 6, 2005				Aquent snaps up Dux Recruitment firm Aquent is on the expansion trail, today announcing its acquisition of Melbourne-based recruiter Dux Creative Solutions.



September 5, 2005				Turnaround leads to shortage of skilled staff After watching cost-conscious clients erode their profit margins since the late 1990's, advertising agencies now face a new threat to their earnings: a lack of skilled staff and rising salaries. (PDF)



September 1, 2005				War for Business Support Staff Business Support staff are looking like the winners in the salary race for as high-quality staff are becoming increasingly rare.



September 1, 2005				Freelance – A Way of Life? Aquent has released the findings of its annual Asia Pacific Salary Monitor 2005-2006.



August 10, 2005				Aquent Opens Up Shop in KL Recruitment firm Aquent has opened a new office in Kuala Lumpur (KL) -- its 14th in Asia Pacific.



August 4, 2005				Creavie Staff Enjoy Pay Boom An article on the Aquent Asia Pacific Salary Monitor 2005-2006 from The New Zealand Herald.



August 1, 2005				Salaries Likely to Squeeze the Bottom Line An article on the Aquent Asia Pacific Salary Monitor 2005-2006 from AdAsia.



July 29, 2005				Firms Have Higher ROI Hopes of Staff An article on the Aquent Asia Pacific Salary Monitor 2005-2006 from Media Magazine.



July 29, 2005				Buoyant Regional PR Sector Driving Hiring An article on the Aquent Asia Pacific Salary Monitor 2005-2006 from Media Magazine.



July 29, 2005				China and Hong Kong Lead Regional Salary Increase An article on the Aquent Asia Pacific Salary Monitor 2005-2006 from Media Magazine.



July 28, 2005				Agency Talent Stay Put An article on the Aquent Asia Pacific Salary Monitor 2005-2006 from The New Zealand Business Review.



July 28, 2005				"Creative talent... is in deep staying-put mode.” An article on the Aquent Asia Pacific Salary Monitor 2005-2006 from Fastline Magazine.



July 1, 2005				The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Management techniques that win and lose Aquent's Greg Savage weighs in on the challenge of recruiting the recruiters. (PDF)



June 1, 2005				Special Report: Salary Survey A special report from Adnews magazine on the Aquent Asia Pacific Salary Monitor 2005-2006.



June 1, 2005				Should You Hire for the Right Personality Mix? Juggling many diverse personalities in the workplace can be very demanding on any Manager. And whilst most teams are made up of a combination of very different personality types, it is a crucial part of the hiring process to ensure that you balance the right mix of skills, ability and personality.



May 1, 2005				Freelancing Rapidly Becoming the New "Permanent" Option Freelancing is a reality for many people, not just from the creative or arts industry, choosing to find a new way of working. More often we hear of people ‘going freelance’ that traditionally we may not have thought possible.



May 1, 2005				How to Make Recruiters Work Best for You From both the candidate’s and the client’s perspective, the recruitment experience can be daunting, stressful, confusing and often unnecessarily complicated. But with the right relationship and respect for (and from) a specialist recruiter, the experience can be effective, efficient and even enjoyable.



April 19, 2005				Aquent acquires in Adelaide Aquent has acquired Adelaide-based specialist creative and advertising recruitment company, Artstar Recruitment Management.



April 1, 2005				Top 10 Résumé Mistakes Matt Grant and Linda Oshman identify the entirely avoidable mistakes that can sap even the most robust resume of all its persuasive power.



March 1, 2005				Following the Blind Big Advertising's Timothy Yew contrasts Aquent's memorable advertisement style with the formulaic and forgettable styles of competitors.



March 1, 2005				AWARD School Comes to Singapore AWARD (Australian Writers & Art Directors Association) is bringing its highly respected training courses to Singapore.



March 1, 2005				Don’t pigeon-hole yourself – Your skills are transferable Your transferable skills will determine not only how realistic a particular career change could be for you, but also how easy it will be for you to sell yourself to a prospective employer in your newly chosen field.



February 1, 2005				Aquent develops Graduate “Step-Up” Programme Aquent has launched a unique programme called “Step Up” in response to the lack of available, quality recruiters in the industry.



February 1, 2005				How to Stand Out as a Graduate Today with the level of competition that exists in the Graduate market place, how do you distinguish yourself from all the other players?



January 21, 2005				Aquent tackles staff shortage with graduate program Creative and marketing/communications recruitment company Aquent has decided to tackle the shortage of experienced recruitment industry staff by launching its own graduate traineeship program.



January 1, 2005				Finding Your Work Balance Could you have found your perfect Work Life Balance?