Month: May 2016

Never tell a recruiter “I’ll do anything”

Never tell a recruiter “I’ll do anything”

It’s cliché but if I had a dollar for every time a job seeker told me “I’ll do anything” I’d be a very rich recruiter (actually I’d probably be able to retire!). However if I had a dollar for every time a job seeker told me “I’ll do anything” and they actually meant it; they […]

What your body language is really saying about you at Interview

What your body language is really saying about you at Interview

It’s not always simply about what you say at an interview. Your body language plays a very important role in how you are assessed when attending an interview. While your responses to interview questions are crucial to nailing the interview you need to make sure your body language is mirroring and compliments the words that […]

How to improve your career by Volunteering

How to improve your career by Volunteering

This week we are celebrating National Volunteer Week. National Volunteer Week (NVW) is an annual celebration to acknowledge the generous contribution of our nation’s volunteers. With the theme Give Happy, Live Happy, introduced in 2015, we continue in 2016 to celebrate and explore the research that shows volunteers live happier and healthier lives – Volunteering Australia […]

6 reasons why you can’t get a job

6 reasons why you can’t get a job

I’m often told by job seekers that they have applied for 30 or 50 or so many jobs that they have lost count of how many applications they have submitted. Instantly the alarm bells start to ring. It’s true the job market is tight but I’d argue good candidates are still hard to find. We […]