Our Director, Ange Connor, was recently asked by the Recruitment, Consulting and Staffing Association of Australia & New Zealand (RCSA) to share her thoughts on Reference Checks in their quarterly magazine The Brief. Are you in favour of them and conduct them regularly or are they a thing of the past and no longer needed? […]
How do you prepare for an Interview? Inspire HQ’s 8 top tips!
We all know we should put some time into preparing for interviews but why is it so important? Does it really make a difference to how the interview goes? Will it change how comfortable you feel in an interview? Can effective preparation help with the information you provide at an interview? In my experience […]
Feedback is the new Black
We previously got away with dishing out our staff feedback once a year, when we pulled on our big girl/boy pants and held our annual performance appraisals. Recent research shows us that this isn’t an effective way to influence change. What a shock?! Employees don’t want to be blindsided with feedback once a year, they […]
Keeping Secrets is Detrimental to Business Success
Communication plays a critical role in business success. Effective communication can enhance company culture while poor communication can destroy culture and impact employee engagement and retention. The frequency and level of detail of the communication often ebbs and flows based on the current circumstances of business operations and the needs of the individual employees. Some […]
Business Support Market Update
As Inspire HQ’s dedicated Business Support specialist, I’m loving recruiting back in the space where my own career began and recruiting in the industry that I’ve worked in for many years. I recently reconnected with a former candidate who after 11 years in her role had decided to look at other opportunities. She started her […]
Stop employee issues blowing up your business
When I first decided to take the plunge and start my own business my biggest concern was would I be able to get enough clients to earn enough money to make a living. Not once did I lay awake at night thinking about what if I end up with lots of clients and need to […]
What are the keys to success with your Resume?
Hands up who likes writing or updating their Resume? Yep, that’s what I thought – it’s not on the top of many people’s to do list. Which makes it very difficult when you decide that it is time to start applying for a new position or planning a career change. There are a lot of […]
Why interview questions are critical for recruitment success
Recruiting a new employee for your team can be a time consuming exercise, particularly if you are a small to medium business and don’t have the support of a HR person or team to assist you. One of the most time consuming elements is interviewing short listed candidates for your position, and to do this […]
4 must do’s if your New Year’s resolution is to change jobs
Changing jobs seems to rate pretty high on people’s New Year’s resolution list. The Christmas – January holiday period is the perfect time to kick back and reflect on the year and ponder what lies ahead career wise. It seems this time of year is when many people come to the conclusion that they can’t […]
HR is more than just compliance
Running a business can be tough. Often as business owners we are trying to wear many hats and some of those hats just don’t come naturally. For me that hat is accounting and tax, it bores me to tears but it’s critical to business success which is why I have surrounded myself with an awesome […]