Don’t you just love the buzz and hype of Christmas! I’m sure you are just like me and feel that your Christmas to do list is growing faster than you can cross the completed items off the list. But this year I made a huge over sight, I left one of the most important to […]
From the Cleaner to the CEO, the rules of engagement are the same
Big news in Ballarat, the CEO of the City of Ballarat has resigned to take up a new position. There has been article after article in the local newspaper, it’s been tweeted and posted throughout social media. It’s being discussed at business network events and at social Christmas gatherings. Everyone seems to have an opinion […]
First Impressions Count – that goes for employers too!
First Impressions count when you are recruiting. That’s a given. We’ve all formed an opinion on a candidate when they have called and enquired about our vacancy by the way they have communicated with us and the quality of the questions they have asked. We’ve all made a judgement about someone when we have walked […]
Volunteering – Everyone should be doing it
Last week I was asked to share my Volunteering experiences with the 2015 Leadership Ballarat and Western Region program participants. In preparing for and sharing my volunteering experiences it made me reflect on the contribution I have made and value I have added to various organisations I have supported over the years as well as […]
Nobody likes to be rejected
You’ve gone through the recruitment process; you’ve read resumes, conducted phone screens and interviews – multiple rounds of interviews in fact, completed reference checks, done behavioural profiling and assessment. You’ve made your offer of employment to your preferred candidate and they have rejected you. They’ve turned you down, maybe you’ve offered more money to try […]
Covering Letters – don’t miss this crucial step when recruiting
Requesting candidates to submit a covering letter along with their resume when applying for your next vacancy is one crucial step in the application process that you don’t want to skip. It’s easy to get caught up and focus on the resume however the covering letter is worth its weight in gold and will help […]
Become a resume screening champion
Reading through resumes and deciding who to take through to the next stage of the recruitment process can be a time consuming process. Depending on the type of job you have advertised for you may have been inundated with applications and need to weed out the applications that don’t meet your selection criteria as quickly […]
10 ways to kill your chances of an Interview
You’ve submitted your application for a job you’ve seen advertised and now it’s time to wait and see if you make it through to the first round of interviews. I’m guessing that because you’ve submitted an application, you are genuinely interested in the role and actually want to get to the interview stage. I’m never […]
Act without delay – top talent won’t wait
A well-executed recruitment process is all about managing the timing. If your timing is out you can guarantee its costing you. Costing you in terms of losing top talent and costing you in time and dollars. In many instances, it’s all systems go when someone resigns and you need to backfill a position, however the […]
7 LinkedIn mistakes to avoid when building your personal brand
It would be fair to say social media is revolutionising the way businesses recruit and having a LinkedIn footprint is crucial for individuals who want to build a personal brand, improve their business networks and develop their careers. There is lots of varying opinions on whether LinkedIn Individual Profile pages will one day replace the […]