Every recruiter’s pet peeve- when a girlfriend, boyfriend, best friend, wife; or in this case- parent, phones on behalf of their child to find out about jobs. When you are starting your career, there is not a lot on your CV...
Gone are the days of looking for a job in the local newspapers. Today you look for employment opportunities digitally. And the number one place is on Job Portals. A job portal, also known as a career portal or employment...
It does not matter if you are starting out, changing careers, starting a business, or having to “pivot” your business, we all need to channel our beginner’s pluck, and reading Beginner’s Pluck by Liz Bohannon was just what I needed...
Looking for a job is like climbing a Jungle Gym, not a rickety, old ladder. Years ago, you finished school, hopefully got a tertiary education and got a job. Either the job was because of your qualification, or it was because...
Are you in the situation where you need to get your CV together and start applying for jobs, but you don’t know where to start and are procrastinating and doing everything else? Are you worried that the people in your...
It’s a stressful time for everyone. This situation that we find ourselves in is completely unprecedented, and the unknown the future holds just amplified that stress. It is so hard to not completely panic and be crippled by anxiety, but...
It was recently brought to our attention that one of our candidates had been victim to one of the latest recruitment scams. In light of this we wanted to inform you of the ways to recognise these scams and how...
Although not always a comfortable experience, being nervous can be a good thing and if used correctly – even productive. Nervousness, unlike anxiety (which is something very different), is a common emotion that occurs very naturally in the body when...
Looking for a job can be overwhelming, especially when you have been forced into the job market. There are so many things that you can do, yet it seems impossible to get started. When you are trying to accomplish any goal,...
Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood The Fifth Habit of Highly Effective Job Seekers is to stop and listen. When you finally get that invitation to attend an interview, there is a lot at stake. Nerves start kicking in and...
