When your new job goes pear shaped…… Starting a new job comes with mixed emotions. Nervousness, excitement, apprehension, self-doubt, feelings of new beginnings, hope, the list goes on. We hope when we start our new job, over the first few days, weeks and months we ease in to our new role, learn the ropes, connect […]
Month: September 2017
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 to working in the recruitment industry, I had a vague idea of what I thought ‘Temp’ work was, but boy was I wrong! I have lived in Ballarat, pretty much my whole life, I spent […]
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 who they wanted to talk to, unless they were one of the one’s who had no idea and sat at every table (that’s a conversation for another day!). At first I marvelled at how many […]
Employee Inductions: Traditional is out, Personalised is in
When I think new employee induction I think policies, processes, lots of reading, ticking boxes and time consuming. Not really thoughts that would inspire you to want to handle the inductions of new employees or as a new employee participate in an induction. I’m sure I am not alone in my thoughts. I see organisations […]
