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I'm a recent recruit to recruitment – I joined peoplefusion earlier this year after several years leading a team of 150 casual and permanent staff whose job it was to provide exceptional customer service. Part of the onboarding process which I managed was ensuring everyone was on the same page when it came to customer service etiquette, includin...

There are so many variables to consider when starting your career that the correlation between company size and career progression is unlikely to feature too heavily. It’s often not until you’re in a role, or have clocked up a couple of positions in similar sized organisations, that you might start to ponder whether SMEs or larger companies offe...

Keen to dial back some of the stress and frustration of job seeking? Below is my “insider’s” guide, from a recruiter’s point of view, to standing out from the crowd. Application stage Always tailor your CV and cover letter to the position you’re applying for and articulate your motivation. Generic CVs with little or no effort put into a cover le...

Gone are the days when job tenure with a single employer was a badge of honour; Millennials have been dubbed the ‘job-hopping generation’ and a recent study forecast that Generation Z will have an average of six careers in their lifetime. This is great news for us recruiters as it allows us to sell the many benefits of temporary work – or ‘tempi...

My new obsession is combining the science of exercise with the science of human resources. But instead of the 10,000+ steps I aim for on my pedometer, I’ve settled on the magic number of nine when it comes to increasing my HR fitness. Now when I lace up for a run outdoors or on the treadmill, I’ve got either a podcast or a blog on the latest glo...

ABC Newcastle Breakfast recently posed the following to listeners: If you were asked what the most glamorous job in the world is, what would you pick? We've all had moments of envy when we hear about someone who is leading an amazing, professional life. But do some jobs appear to be more glamorous than they actually are? Are flight attendants as...

Recruiters have long counselled candidates about being aware of their digital footprint and how it can influence prospective employers’ decisions around their suitability for a role. There are plentiful industry surveys which indicate that hiring managers use social media to evaluate candidates. In the past, typical advice included keeping socia...

There’s no denying technology has taken leaps and bounds in the recruitment industry in the past 10 years or so, but it’s impossible to imagine it ever replacing human interaction and relationship-building in this dynamic space. When professional networking site LinkedIn was launched in 2003, many predicted it would be the death of the recruitme...

Like all healthy relationships, that of candidate and recruiter is at its best when it is open and honest. Communication is the key. We respect that you're more than your CV; our Recruitment Specialists will take the time to get to know what makes you tick so that they can match you with engaging work that fits your skills, experience and career...

Salary reviews have historically gone hand-in-hand with performance appraisals, and conventional wisdom is that financial incentives influence productivity. But just as the efficacy of traditional performance management is being challenged, so too is the understanding of what motivates workers. As SEEK found in a survey of 4400 Australian worker...