First impressions count! Whether it be in your professional or personal life, I’m sure you can recall a time where you’ve wanted to make a good first impression. In recruitment, first impressions are often formed earlier than many realise. In today’s current climate (and lockdown 5.0 here in Victoria) first impressions aren’t always made face […]
6 Tips for Conducting Performance Reviews
The end of the financial year is still a common time for many businesses to conduct the annual performance review or appraisal. With many businesses moving away from the annual review to more regular conversations and providing feedback in the moment, many businesses do still conduct an annual review or formalise the performance meetings and […]
Wage Theft: Are you protected?
With the recent July 1 increases to minimum wages and superannuation, employers are frantically ensuring that pay rates are updated and superannuation entitlements are correct. Whilst you think your work might be done once the increases are in place, a lot of employers forget another important step. Ensuring that their employees are on the correct […]
What I Would Tell My 15-Year-Old Self
Many people live their careers by accident, without a lot of strategy. Remember back to the day when you were preparing to leave school, and the most common question you were asked was ‘what do you want to do’? This question can bring with it anxiety for some people who actually have no idea. I […]
Minimum Wage Rises by 2.5% – What does this mean for you?
Minimum Wage Rises by 2.5% and Superannuation increased from 9.5% to 10% The Fair Work Commission recently announced a 2.5% increase to minimum wages, making the new national minimum wage $772.60 per week or $20.33 per hour. Ian Ross, the Commission’s President, advised that the panel had decided that the “markedly better” economic climate this […]
Beware of Free Download Employment Contracts
An employment contract is the document that sets out the terms and conditions of employment between an employer and the employee. It’s designed to protect both the employee and the employer in regards to their rights and entitlements; and while legally you don’t have to have an employment contract in place to employ an employee, […]
Temp Insights: Q&A with Megan – Part 2
In last week’s blog, I shared Part 1 of the temp interviews I recently conducted, in order to help educate those considering temp work and to share some insights into the many benefits that temp work can offer. Today’s blog rounds out the series of interviews with Jenny and Nada taking the spotlight: ⇒ How […]
Temp Insights: Q&A with Megan – Part 1
In my last blog, I discussed the increase in temp job opportunities in the Ballarat market. As a Recruitment Strategist specialising in temporary placements, I’m regularly talking to candidates who are looking for work in the Ballarat region and am finding that many don’t know what temping is all about. In this current market, we […]
Hot Topic Right Now: Salary Reviews
It’s only 6 weeks until the end of financial year! For many workplaces that means it is time for annual reviews and salary reviews. Love them or loathe them, many businesses tell me that come the annual performance review, their employees automatically expect a salary review. While some businesses have moved away from the annual […]
How to find your ‘why?’
This is something that I talk to my clients about every week in my career coaching sessions. When people are feeling lost in their career, all too often it is because they are not living their why – their purpose. I’ve heard many times that people have fallen into a job in their 20’s and […]