Technology has drastically changed the way we attract and source talent when recruiting. Jobs sections in newspapers are diminishing, online …
Minimum wage to rise 3.5% – Are you paying enough?
The biggest minimum wage rise since 2010 will see a 3.5% increase in the National Minimum Wage and modern award …
Temp work changed my life
I’m a big advocate of temp work. Doing temp work for a period of time changed my career direction and …
Employability Skills – are they becoming extinct?
More and more employers want people with employability skills. Less and less job seekers seem to have employability skills. Where …
How to blitz a phone interview
First impressions count right? If you’ve been looking for work lately you’ll know that the phone interview is a common …
Become a better leader – seize feedback
Are leaders born or made? It’s a question I’m regularly asked and so, it seems, is Erika Andersen, author of …
The demise of the Covering Letter
Covering letters are becoming extinct. Not because recruiters and hiring managers are not requesting them as part of the application …
“Nothing in life that is of value comes easy” – including finding a job
I was recently interviewed by WIN News about employment figures in Ballarat. While there has been recent news of shut …
4 Non-Negotiables to becoming a Temporary MVP
Jumping into the recruitment industry has been nothing short of a whirlwind for me, I have been thrust into this …
Recruitment is stuck in a rut
Technology has revolutionised the way we recruit people and the way people apply for jobs. Think online job boards, being …
What does it really mean to be a ‘Temp?’
If you’re a job seeker you may have stumbled across the word ‘Temp’, but what does it really mean? Prior …
A Career in Human Resources: ‘Nice’ People Need Not Apply
Recently I had the pleasure of representing the HR industry at a careers expo for secondary students. The students selected …