As we’re hurtling through the final weeks leading into Christmas, businesses have been frantically trying to get everything done before the world ends! Sorry I meant the end of the year. I’ve recently been working with two businesses with vastly different approaches to this chaotic ‘festive’ season. One has propensity to run from one crisis […]
The Interview Question Most People Stuff Up
Have you got an interview to prepare for and want to know which interview question trips up most people? There are not many people who like interviews and the number one reason is that people say they don’t like or feel comfortable “selling” themselves in an interview. In my experience, not only do people not […]
Christmas Party Behaviour – Don’t Be A Tosser
This letter was first posted in November 2016 and has been updated in November 2019. Claire Huntington has over 15 years’ experience in senior and executive level human resource management and strategic leadership positions. Claire learnt HR under the wings of great mentors and through trial and error. She has a very […]
Are you prepared for your Maternity Leave?
Being the highly organised person that I am, as I excitedly await the arrival of my first child, I also needed to prepare for my maternity leave. Finding the simple balance between work and personal life can be hard and difficult at the best of times, let alone throwing a baby and maternity leave into […]
Why Won’t Staff Do As They’re Told?
Coaching vs Telling Tell me if this is how you would describe your people: self-sufficient, use their initiative, confident problem solvers, proactively look for better ways of working and have a sense of ownership for their work. Or maybe your day is more like many of the managers I work with, punctuated with statements such […]
Are you trying to recruit a Unicorn?
My role is unique; it requires a bit of a different skill set to the same type of positions in other businesses because we do things a little differently here. Sound familiar? For example: the job brief (the skills, experience, knowledge and background required) when recruiting for a Production Manager for one company compared to […]
How long is too long to stay in a job?
The days of seeing an employee work for the one organisation for 20, 30 or even 40 plus years are dwindling. During my recruitment career it has been common to see people who have worked for one or two employers for their entire career, however with the changing priorities of each generation of workers, sticking […]
Temp to Perm – is it a perfect match?
As a Business Owner or Hiring Manager there is a strong chance that at some point you’ve been short staffed due to an unexpected absence or had a resignation right at the wrong time with very little time to appoint a replacement. In recent times, we have seen an increase in companies utilising a temporary […]
8 Insanely Simple Productivity Hacks
How to Stop Being Busy and Start Being Productive We have banned the word ‘busy’ from our office. Whether chatting to customers or each other, we no longer talk about how busy we are. For most of us, talking about being busy has become so normal, we don’t even realise we do. So much so, […]
Domestic Violence – what can your workplace do?
Does White Ribbon Australia closing have an impact on our response to domestic violence? Over the past few years I have been in a privileged position as a Family Violence Contact Officer, helping and supporting many women within my workplace (my role was to support all staff, but only women have utilised it). These women […]