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Customer Service is still King. This week we have picked up 2 new clients, whilst competing against much larger recruiters, I won’t name them, but one began with “H” and the other with a “D”. We were successful in winning this work or the following reasons, as quoted by the Read More

Why won't you return my calls? I never cease to be amazed the number of times we try to contact people who have taken the time to send us their resume, yet never hear back from them, despite our making every possible attempt to Read More

You dress like this for an interview? A girl turned up for the interview, knowing we were quite specific in the job advert how professional and corporate presentation was required, in a pair of jeans an Read More

Is there an industry full of shonky and unethical operators as much as the recruitment Read More

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Everyone has probably now heard the new tax incentive announced by Bill Shorten, offering a $20,000 tax incentive to companies with turnover of less than $2million Read More

if you look at the duration of the courses, are these organisations seriously telling us that the quality of training is the standard an employer would expect, for this level of certificate an Read More

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Many people ask why we offer a transparent 6 month guarantee on placements rather than the standard 3 months most agencies offer. There are a few reasons for this: 1. In some roles, it is impossible to gauge in 3 months whether the person will be successful in the position, particularly in the more se Read More

This discussion was based around the fact that I recently met a candidate who did a Cert 3 in Business Admin, with a private government funded RTO, which was completed in 3 weeks. This gives no credibility to the qualification and we simply ignore any such qualifications job seekers gain from this private RTO or any sim Read More

So many people place such a strong emphasis on their job title these, days and actually identify with as who they are. How many times do you ask a person what they, and all they tell you is their job title, not what they actually � Read More

Most of the time, when a resignation letter lands on your desk, it’s a surprise. You’ve worked hard to focus on employee retention and were not expecting one of your best employees to resign (who you thought was happy and satisfied). Your mind starts to spin, and lots of questions start filling your head. Questions Read More

When an employer places a role with us to fill we are the first port of call for job seekers. Let’s just assume here that it’s a perfect world and we get nothing but superior applicants. How we present that firm to those would be employees can either make or break them wanting the appointment. Read More

Some larger recruitment agencies strongly encourage exclusivity from their clients, spruking about how they’ll give superior service, package deals or priority. Busy CEOs run with it believing the sales blurb but what is the reality of this restrictive practice on your business? In theory this is a strategic alliance between the client and the recruiter Read More

Putting all eggs in one basket (Seek.com.au) We are regularly offered vacancies to fill, and see that other agencies will advertise similar roles on Seek, and clients also doing their own advertising on Seek. So why would I bother with Seek? We would also be competing for the same candidates! Recruitment is not what it Read More

Why our clients trust us as their recruiting firm When an employer places a role with us to fill we are the first port of call for job seekers. Let’s just assume here that it’s a perfect world and we get nothing but superior applicants. How we present that firm to those would be employees Read More