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The People Behind the Placements
There is nothing better than visiting a client and the staff that I have assisted in finding employment… I was finally able to get out on the road this week and visit the recently redeveloped Mercy Place Mount St Joseph’s Aged Care Home in Young, NSW. After the COVID and Flu Vac check I met…
The Internal Recruitment Circle of Life: Hiring During COVID-19
Internal recruitment teams: The last 10 years have seen a steady move towards candidate sourcing – i.e. actively seeking out quality candidates rather than advertising and responding to those that apply to the job ad. As a result, internal recruitment teams have had to become much more sophisticated. Because the skills required to “seduce” a candidate…
Seeking Guidance from a Trusted Advisor: Advice for Job Hunting During COVID-19
Seek guidance: You are not going to change all the beliefs you developed in your working life overnight – you will need help, so seek advice from someone who has seen this before and ask them what it’s going to be like. Regardless of the political spin being put on the unemployment rate, wage subsidies are…
Accepting What the World Will Let You Do: Advice for Job Hunting During COVID-19
Be flexible: The average person changes jobs at least eight times in a lifetime. Post-COVID-19, you may need to switch careers, particularly if you are coming from an industry such as Travel, Hospitality or Retail. If you are going to do this, be sure to think big – you will probably need to adjust salary expectations, maybe…
Managing the Volume of Applications: Hiring During COVID-19
Managing the volumes: In a high unemployment environment, the response rate to ads, unsolicited resumes and cold calls will increase, so managing all these channels in a professional and timely manner will become more important. The stakes are higher because you are dealing with people who are often out of work and frustrated. If they perceive…
Keeping it Confidential: Advice for Job Hunting During COVID-19
It is late November 2020. You have worked with your organisation for four years, your performance reviews are above average, you have worked through COVID-19 and settled into a routine of splitting your time between working from home and the office. HR has just called you in and asked whether you are happy. You have…