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Researching a prospective employer is fundamental throughout the recruitment process. Not only so you can tailor your presentation, but also because you need to know if you want to work for that organisation. At the very least your research should...

  FACT: Healthy Workers = Healthy Organisations = Healthy Business Performance Many organisations invest in workplace programs that promote a healthier workforce. They do this not only because it is their duty as a good corporate citizen, but because they...

We don’t always get it right, the hiring process that is. Sometimes the potential we see in a candidate when interviewing them doesn’t later translate into a highly productive employee. Instead we discover they are one of our worst performing...

  Have you ever attended a job interview only to discover that 50 others have arrived to be interviewed AT THE SAME TIME!!! Whether you are forewarned or surprised, a group interview can be very confronting and very intimidating. So...

We’ve heard it all before; a company’s culture is the sum of its employees thus represents the soul of an organisation. In the realm of recruitment, we often analyse an applicant in terms of their perceived cultural fit with the...

Let’s talk about cover letters. That traditional, one page spiel where you outline your worth to a prospective employer in the hope that you will be invited to interview with them. Aah, did I just hear someone in the audience...

The Christmas rush had many of us chasing our tails as we endeavoured to meet all demands by years end. The holiday break that followed was greatly welcomed as our dwindling energy levels were in much need of recharging. For...

I remember being fifteen and being told by my school career counsellor that I needed to know which career I wanted to pursue. It felt like a lot of pressure. Surely I had a lot of time still to figure...

I recall years ago being asked the question, “How do you think you would cope if your boss was younger than you?” For me it didn’t matter how old my boss was, as long as they were competent to undertake...

Years ago I worked for a small business where performance appraisals were undertaken yearly. In the three years I was with the company I was never once subjected to a review of my performance. This ladies and gentlemen is very...