Category: Recruiting and Hiring Advice

Recruiting and Hiring Advice

Sickies don't come easy for local firm

By Fran Foo. Suffering from a bad case of Mondayitis? Usually a simple text message or phone call...

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Looks more important than a good resume

By Miawling Lam and Brittany Stack Photogenic marketing assistant Susie Warwick has never been rejected for a job....

Recruiting and Hiring Advice

Unemployment will continue to rise

Rising unemployment will be entrenched in the economy for quite a while yet, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has...

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Email stress causes workplace anger

By Zsa-Zsa Bowie Wilson Unprofessional and overly complicated work emails are driving Aussie staff to distraction as they...

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Unemployment steady at 5.8 per cent

Rising unemployment will be entrenched in the economy for quite a while yet, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has...

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Smart companies re-skill not retrench

By Julia Stirling Smart companies have learned from the 1990s recession and are not bankrupting their resources, according...

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New workplace laws announced

By Patricia Karvelas   Kevin Rudd has fulfilled his election pledge to scrap Work Choices and establish a...

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Give staff freedom of expression or perish

By Michael Lund.    Here’s a tip for all employers. If you can engage your staff you can...

Recruiting and Hiring Advice

Improve your interview technique

By Kate Southam Amongst professional interviewers such as HR managers and recruitment consultants, "behavioural interviewing" is used more...

Recruiting and Hiring Advice

Hiring managers need to offer flexibility

By Claire Heaney Employers battling a skills shortage will need to be even more flexible if they want...