After just six weeks in his new job following months of unemployment, Andrew voluntarily resigned. It sure wasn’t what he had expected to happen! Yet, here he was; walking away from a job where from day one he felt excluded. He could remember his first day well....
Interviews
An Interview with Mary E. Clark, Director of Professional Recruitment Australia
It’s probably fair to say that most jobseekers have a story or two to tell about recruiters and those stories are not always complimentary! Primarily it’s through the frustration jobseekers feel; the lack of control in the process, the “brick...
Time to ‘fess up: explaining yourself at interview
Okay so you made a mistake at your last job. A really, really big one. You lost your temper when you were frustrated and you cursed loudly and publicly. Suffice to say that your team considered your actions unacceptable. Some called it workplace bullying. Of course...
Conquer Interview Anxiety: Practical Action Steps for Jobseekers
Navigating a job interview can induce stress, and many jobseekers escalate this to unhealthy levels of anxiety. Concerns often focus on attire, sweaty palms, and potential verbal blunders, causing the candidates to obsess over numerous “what-ifs.” The Fine...
Was it Them or Me? Communicating Your Achievements
Communicating achievements is cited as one of the key issues jobseekers consider a real challenge. Some people are reluctant to be frank about what they do well; they feel squeamish about recounting tales of how they distinguished themselves against their peers and...
Going up? The 30-second Elevator Pitch
Dave the job seeker assured me he had prepared this elevator pitch. “Okay!” I said, “Hit me with it”. He began. “I was born in 1969 in Melbourne Australia” he started. I went to school at Box Hill South Primary School until I was 12 or so, and then I became a student...