Everyone’s been in the situation of wanting to apply for a role that they have some qualifications for, but they might not meet all the criteria. When do you know whether you should apply for a job, or search for something more suited to your skills and experience? Why you should apply You’ve probably heard…
Despite a low unemployment rate of 3.5% in Australia, many industries (but especially Tech businesses) have gone through periods of laying off thousands of employees recently. Businesses such as Meta, Google, Amazon, Lyft and many others have cited the macro environment as the reason for considerable job losses both in 2022 and 2023. Businesses are…
People transition to a new career for a number of reasons such as better salary and opportunities for promotion, greater flexibility, greater meaning and disengagement from their current role. Regardless of the market and economic conditions, it’s important to have a plan for how to tackle your new career journey. Consider what interests and engages…
The current unemployment market is seen by many experts as an ideal time to search for a new role: we are experiencing the lowest unemployment rate since 1974, employers struggling to fill open roles and changing their targeting from active jobseekers to passive ones. However, according to SEEK data, 65% of candidates have no intention…
We’ve all read the headlines…3.5% unemployment – the lowest since 1974…“There are two open positions for every worker out there that is potentially looking for a job…There are actually more open positions plus filled positions than there are workers in the workforce. And that’s relatively new territory.”, says Chris Hyams, CEO of Indeed.com. So what…
The interviewer doesn’t get to ask all the questions in a job interview! We always recommend you prepare questions to ask an interviewer in advance so you don’t walk out thinking ‘I should have asked…’ Generally, we suggest asking questions from the following themes: The cause of the recruitment How did this role come about?…
One of the impacts of COVID on the Global Labour market has been the inability to source skilled talent from other countries. As a result, some industries (such as Tech) have incredibly low rates of unemployment. This has been challenging for employers but is great news for job seekers. A by-product has been that employers…
People the world over have been changed by the global pandemic. It’s left many employees reconsidering how and why they work with a focus on meaningful work that allows for a better work/life balance and increased flexibility. Chances are, you’ve probably heard the term ‘the great resignation’ mentioned in industry circles. It relates to an…
If you’ve been hunting for a new job and haven’t been successful, you’ve probably been following the standard job search processes such as updating your LinkedIn Profile, sharpening your Resume and making contact with your extended network. So if these things aren’t working, what can you do differently that might help you land a job?…
During the pandemic of 2020, most organisations were forced to enter into a Work-from-Home model where businesses implemented a range of strategies to manage remote workers. This included programs like Zoom and Microsoft Teams so workers could communicate with each other remotely. Many businesses that had to recruit during this time had to use remote…
