Are You Keeping Pace With The Job Market?
Don't procrastinate - if you are working with a hiring professional, whether that is a HR representative of a business or a recruiter, make sure you respond quickly by returning calls, emails and answering questionnaires promptly. Sure, take some time to think...
How Is Your Online Brand?
Have you ever considered how you are viewed online? Ever googled yourself to see what images or pages come up? Check your Facebook profile - is it open to the public possibly showing you in a not so great light? Make sure what is displayed across your social...
Tips For A Great Resume
Ever wondered why you haven't heard back from a recruiter or potential employer on your job application? Ever considered it might be the design of your resume? If you haven't designed your resume for electronic transmission it will be more than likely turn up in a...
Is Your Linkedin Profile Up To Date?
This might sound obvious but is your Linkedin profile up-to-date and reflecting your resume? Usually employers and recruiters will go straight to your Linkedin profile to check out your credentials. Make sure your photo and details are up-to-date and relevant to...
Tip Of The Week June 2020
Always submit your resume in both a Word and PDF format! PDF’s by nature are not meant to be “unpackaged” so can make many resumes difficult to upload into modern recruitment systems therefore not allowing for pre-populated fields to be completed in recruitment...
Does a good applicant make a good employee?
Over the last few weeks we been made aware of a scandal involving one of Australia's largest retailing groups and a fraudulent reference check. The candidate was screened by the recruitment agency and by senior executives of the firm on at least three separate...
Manage Change by Managing Culture
Many businesses, both large and small, regularly engage in business transformation projects for varying reasons. More often than not it is as a result of keeping ahead of the fast-changing business and regulatory environment in which we work. At some point every...
Cultural Fit vs Competency
Pay attention to the person NOT the resume! Resumes.....puff pieces that overstate the obvious...lets face it...you either have the experience and qualifications or you don’t. Now...think of a situation in which you are a hiring manager, you have advertised a vacant...
