Having the pleasure of taking two weeks off over Christmas gave me time to sit back and consider just how lucky we really are to work and live in Australia. But to realise this I first noted how I had wrapped up 2011. I was in a race to finish up everything in time for
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New Year, New Career
For many of us, the traditional New Year resolutions are often health based – e.g. eat, smoke or drink less and exercise more. However, often one of the areas in which we are most dissatisfied in is work. New Year is the perfect time for undergoing major changes and advancing your career. Taking the next
Recruitment – More Than Just A Job!
I returned to work this week, a happily married man. As is often the case with watershed moments in one’s life, I took the opportunity to reflect on my journey so far and looked forward to what I hoped the future would hold for my new wife and I. I realised that several of the
Are You Using Social Media To Find Your Next Job?
Our company has invested heavily in social media over the past 12 months in both time and money. We have redesigned our website, set up both Twitter and LinkedIn accounts and built a Facebook page. I have also attended webinars and workshops on how to create these sites and engage with our “online communities” and
Getting Your Foot in the Door
Having been in the recruitment industry for some time now both in Australia and the United Kingdom, one question appears to always dominate, “How do I get my foot in the door?” which is generally directed to a particular industry or to continue career development internally in an organisation. There are various ways to do
The Coaching “Merry Go Round”
I am writing this blog from our Perth office this week and I just walked past the lunch room and read all about the sacking of Mark Harvey, the former coach of the Fremantle Dockers. For those of you that are not AFL fans, Harvey was sacked just after having breakfast with the CEO, who
September 11
I personally cannot believe that it is now ten years since the events of September 11, 2001. For me, it will always be one of those “I remember where I was” moments and it has changed the world more than any moment over the past 50 years. As we approach this anniversary, I thought that
The Importance of Information
Working in recruitment we are privy to a wealth of information about our candidates, the companies we deal with and the contacts within those companies. But do we use the tools that are at our disposal effectively? Candidates provide us with resumes that include information about their job history, academic qualifications, career achievements, hobbies and
Have you mapped your Career or just drawn some dots?
After recently making the move from full time study into the corporate working environment I have come to a quick realisation just how tough and competitive the market is. I had the knowledge gained from my degree but where to now? I came to a vast realisation that a degree is very rarely enough. All