How you bring a new staff member into your business will impact how quickly they become productive and how long they stay. In fact a study by Texas Instruments found “employees who went through an improved onboarding program were fully productive two months faster than employees in a traditional program.” Running them through your induction […]
Are you promoting the wrong people?
Working for a business that provides opportunity for career progression is appealing. Many people seek the opportunity for career progression and development and are keen to be able to grow with a business. It’s something I get asked a lot when interviewing; people want to know what does career progression and development look like at […]
It’s not about Bums on Seats
I have worked in different positions within the Recruitment Industry for the past 20 years. Family and friends know that I work in the industry but even after all this time, most probably don’t really understand what it is that I do every day. They would know that I talk to people all day, conduct […]
What to do when you disagree with being “unsuccessful”
We have all received a “thanks for your application however on this occasion unfortunately you have been unsuccessful” email, letter or phone call at some stage during our career. No doubt you felt disappointed getting this news. I remember receiving them myself at various stages during my career and I know I always felt a […]
The #1 MUST do before you apply for a job
Applying for a job takes time if you are going to do it properly. You can of course hit the apply now button and shoot off the generic resume that is attached to your online job board profile in a matter of seconds. However if you are genuinely interested in applying for a particular job […]
In a candidate short market, your recruitment process matters more than ever
If you have tried to recruit in recent months in the Ballarat region chances are you will have found that top talent is hard to find. With the unemployment rate sitting at 4.1% for the region; being the lowest it has been for many years, and with many industries experiencing skilled candidate shortages, the competition […]
5 Tips for Conducting Better Interviews
How hard can it be to interview a candidate for a job? There is so much focus on what a job seeker should and should not do at an interview but what if you are on the opposite side of the table and you are the interviewer? What should you do and not do? What’s […]
Join a Board. Make a difference to your career and your community.
Being an active community member was never a conscious decision for me, it was just something my family did. My grandmother set the standard, she was a long serving volunteer at Lifeline, delivered meals on wheels (often to people younger than herself) and was always helping others at church or in her community. My grandfather […]
First impressions are everything, but how important are they?
Hi, I’m Taylah and I am the “Gate Keeper” at Inspire HQ. A gate keeper you ask? Let me elaborate. To put it in a nicer, less scary term – I am the first point of contact here at our office. Every email you send, every call you make to the office and when you […]
Are you under-estimating what you have to offer?
If you are starting to think about changing jobs or exploring a new career the thought of having to write a resume is daunting. Especially if you haven’t had to write a resume for many years. I’ve heard great advice that you should regularly update your resume with your skills, experience and qualifications regardless of […]