Robert Godden {L.I.O.N. and TopLinked}

Current

Consultant, Writer, Speaker at People Magic
Author at Book: 1001 nights...

Past

Operations Manager at Morton Philips
Operations Manager at Mps People Solutions
Just me! (Accolade Marketing Services) at Consulting in HR & IT

Researcher at Hudson Global Resources
Research Consultant at Tanner Menzies
NEIS Co-ordinator at Employment Options Inc

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Education

Various

Recommended

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Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Human Resources

Websites

Robert Godden {L.I.O.N. and TopLinked}’s Summary

In 2008, I decided to stop working for other people, and formed Dreamer's Ball Pty Ltd with my wife Anne, in order to pursue opportunities which interest us both.
These opportunities are both within HR/recruitment and outside. most notably with a restaurant acquisition that we have since divested.
PeopleMagic, our HR consultancy, gives us a framework to engage in interesting and challenging work that offers flexible solutions to difficult questions.
I worked on the research and operations aspects of recruitment since 2001.I have expertise in tracking down hard-to-find candidates and in salary benchmarking and consulting. I have often appeared as an expert witness in various Courts on salary and employment issues.

Prior to joining the recruitment industry, I owned a small business for seven years, specialising in market research, general research, information publications and database systems analysis and programming.

I have also taught general research skills, market research, marketing and business legal issues to Small Business Management Trainees as part of a Federal Government Programme.

I am the author of "1001 Nights in The Trans-Arabian Corporation's Boardroom", a book which uses fiction to spark creativity in business operations and career management. I have also written two books on Employment Skills.

Upcoming projects include a TV show and more books!
Invite me to connect at robert.godden@gmail.com

Robert Godden {L.I.O.N. and TopLinked}’s Specialties:

Salary Consulting
Global Recruiting
General HR Consulting
Social Media HR Policy
Generalist Recruiting
Specialist IT recruiting
Management
RPO (Recruitment Process Outsourcing)

Robert Godden {L.I.O.N. and TopLinked}’s Experience

Consultant, Writer, Speaker

People Magic

(Human Resources industry)

August 2008 — Present (1 year 5 months)

This company was formed by myself and my wife/business partner Anne to undertake the stuff that interests us.
We work with corporations and recruitment companies to implement and improve recruiting systems, sourcing skills and strategic recruitment campaigns.
We undertake HR investigations as well as organisational reviews
Whilst not exclusively so, we work consistently with the community services sector..
Author

Book: 1001 nights...

(Privately Held; Myself Only; Professional Training & Coaching industry)

January 2008 — Present (2 years )

My book, "1001 nights in the Trans-Arabian Corporation's Boardroom" is a work of fiction that has business, career and ethics information woven into the storylines. Consisting of several layers and twenty fables, it's aimed at people who like to learn about - and think about - business issues but find run-of-the-mill business "how to" manuals far too boring.
More information can be found at www.1001nights.com.au
Operations Manager

Morton Philips

(Human Resources industry)

April 2007 — August 2008 (1 year 5 months)

I was responsible for development and deployment of all systems and processes for a brand new business led by Adelaide's two biggest names in recruitment!
I headed all non-consulting areas of the business, such as Research and IT. Helped build a team of talented researchers as the business was on the lookout for top quality consulting staff.
Operations Manager

Mps People Solutions

(Human Resources industry)

April 2007 — August 2008 (1 year 5 months)

Sister company to Morton Philips in the general executive space.
Just me! (Accolade Marketing Services)

Consulting in HR & IT

(Human Resources industry)

February 2007 — May 2007 (4 months)

Prior to the launch of Morton Philips/Mps I took some time out to have a break, finish that book I'd been threatening to publish for a while and tidy up some loose ends. During this time I performed one-off consults and special projects in IT & HR,
Researcher

Hudson Global Resources

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Human Resources industry)

July 2006 — February 2007 (8 months)

Helping Hudson to respond to the global candidate shortage by sourcing quality candidates to work in South Australia.

Providing specialised salary and HR advice to a range of clients
Research Consultant

Tanner Menzies

(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; Human Resources industry)

March 2001 — July 2006 (5 years 5 months)

From my "official profile"
Tanner Menzies research capability is spearheaded by Robert Godden, an experienced researcher and information manager.

Having a full-time research function allows Tanner Menzies in Adelaide to monitor local, national and global trends, to pinpoint areas of opportunity to identify key executives across a broad range of industries/sectors, and to be able to provide accurate and timely advice to our clients on a broad range of issues, including remuneration reviews, executive search and human resource trends analysis.

Robert is regularly used to provide expert advice and testimony in various courts in South Australia and other states.
NEIS Co-ordinator

Employment Options Inc

(Human Resources industry)

1999 — 2001 (2 years )

Robert Godden {L.I.O.N. and TopLinked}’s Education

Various

Certificate IV in Workplace Training and Assessment
Certificate IV in Business (Frontline Management)
Certificate IV in Business (Small Business Management)
Diploma in Audio Engineering