This week is a big week for Year 12 students as they finish their last week of school and begin preparing for their exams over the coming weeks. I remember my last week of Year 12 well. The excitement of finally finishing secondary school. The enthusiasm for what the future holds. The apprehension, nervousness and […]
Month: October 2018
How to use LinkedIn to build your personal brand
While you might think that Linked In is for people looking for work and is the online resume, Linked In is so much more. I often see people who have created a Linked In profile periodically check their profile when they have a bit of free time on their hands and then when something changes […]
Annual Appraisals vs Real Time Communication
It doesn’t matter what you label it – annual appraisals, performance reviews, professional development reviews – the premise is the same. A regular catch-up (usually annually) that has traditionally been considered the best way to evaluate an employee’s performance. But increasingly I’m seeing business’ that I work with finding little value in them, and in […]
Why you should never say “only short-listed candidates will be contacted”
I hate reading this line at the bottom of job adverts. On the other hand at least they are being honest and setting the expectations for people considering applying. There are plenty of job adverts that don’t say this and don’t bother to contact candidates who have not been short-listed. This line in an advert […]
