Do you ever feel like you have too much going on to be ill? How about: do you feel guilty about being ill because you have others relying on you? Now we don’t mean family, we mean colleagues, managers, clients, employees, bosses. But wait… did you get ill on purpose? No? Well then, why do we feel…
There are a variety of ways to capture a job seeker’s attention today. From mobile marketing to rich media ads to video and social media, there’s no shortage of innovative ways to reach your target audience. But, you still need an enticing job description. I’m sorry, but it’s the truth. Consider this: “When conducting research…
No matter what the circumstances are, letting an employee go is never going to be an easy decision to come to or task to undertake; however there are a few things that you can do to avoid burning any bridges. Unfortunately as an employer it’s just one of those things that you’re probably going to have…
The video interview, the early stage cost-effective alternate to face-to-face interviewing. With video becoming more and more prevalent in the recruitment and selection process, especially early on in multiple hurdle systems, it’s important to know what the interviewer might be looking for, as it’s not just the merits of your CV. Have you already been invited to the video…
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7 Excellent Ways to Excel at Excel
Microsoft Excel is packed with useful functions that can help to speed up day to day jobs in the workplace, however for a lot of us the program is a total mystery and completing the simplest of tasks can leave us in a meltdown. If you’re not quite as clued up with Excel as you’d like to…
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The 4 Steps to Being Job Ready
One of the greatest challenges in your career is being job ready. With the changing landscape of recruitment, impacts of technology and a very volatile labour market, job readiness is something that can be the difference between job search outcomes and job search doldrums. Job readiness covers a lot of factors, for many individuals they…
Did you know that your working environment can have a dramatic effect on your productivity? Below we’ve listed 5 simple ways that you can make your office a more productive place. Take note! 1. No work zones: Having ‘no work zones’ is something that is often overlooked in the workplace. But it’s so important to have…
Your CV is your number one marketing tool when it comes to landing job interviews, so you need to ensure that it stands out from the crowd and catches the eye of the employers you are most interested in. The key to creating a top notch CV is knowing exactly how to structure your CV and…
Is transparency the key to building an effective employer brand and positive company culture? And how can you use employee generated content to shape your brand and provide an honest representation of the organisation that people will trust? I had a chat with Lisa Cervenka and Jason Seiden of Brand Amper to find out how to turn employee…