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Most would agree that the need to fill a position quickly is the number one reason for a bad hire. Yet if weighing up the pros and cons of taking on a bad recruit, compared to leaving the position open,...

How highly a cover letter is rated generally depends on the recipient. That doesn’t make it at all easy to know if your cover letter is going to play a role in landing you the job or not. Since you...

Millennial (also known as the Millennial Generation, Generation Y or Gen Y): The democratic cohort following Gen X, born from 1980 to 2000. If you don’t already recognise a Gen Y candidate then you better get up to date, and...

I’m sure you’ve all heard a tale or two, or even experienced this firsthand, where an employer did not deliver on what they promised in the job interview. Frustrating and disheartening, employees who feel they have been lied to feel...

Mapping your career is not something you will simply sit down to complete once with your careers teacher in year 10. No, it is a plan that will continually evolve and take on new direction as your professional aspirations grow...

It’s not just The Voice that recognises the advantages of recruiting blind, organisations across the globe are now employing this very type of strategy to overcome unconscious bias in their recruitment methods. Recruiting blind is a little like dating in...

When it comes to discussing an apprenticeship we all immediately imagine a sixteen year old, fresh faced kid taking their first strides in the world of employment. However more and more of us are looking to get our start in...

Small businesses in their infancy reach a time when it is necessary to expand their staffing numbers. Weighing up the ramifications to business operations, when do you hire your first permanent employee? If you are declining work because there simply...

Only a handful of years ago I took the plunge and started my own business, SJ Personnel, a Geelong based job recruitment specialist firm. For those of you who have taken the leap to become your own boss you will...

Employee retention is high on the agenda of all businesses. In fact workplace loyalty is desired from both sides of the fence. Now take a moment and ask someone if they intend to work for the same company for more...