Does your resume claim that you’re creative and motivated? Does it describe you as having extensive experience, a strong track record and great communication skills? If so, I have bad news for you – your resume contains five of... read more
The most successful recruitment campaigns rely on you as the employer being able to choose from a great list of quality talent, who are suited to the role you are hiring for – and ultimately are a great fit... read more
Like most businesses, you’re probably still dealing with the changes to industrial relations laws and legislation that have taken effect 1 July 2013 with the start of a new financial year. Significantly we’ve seen increases to superannuation, a 2.6%... read more
It appears that the number of employers conducting a good quality, valuable and critical orientation and induction program is dwindling, particularly amongst the small to medium enterprise sector who are finding themselves more short staffed than ever. Employers and... read more
Marketing Consultants seem to be everywhere! Marketing, like many service industries, has a low barrier to entry and people can easily profess to be an “expert” with little experience. Think Social Media: How many workshops do you go to... read more
Does your résumé include a career objective statement? Some recruiters see them as a way to gain additional insight into a candidate’s application, while others don’t feel they add any real value. Whichever position you take, because recruiters spend... read more
As a business owner of manager, you may think you have a million more important things to do than write a position description for every role in your company. Particularly in small business, where there is a need for... read more
Small business and fast growing entrepreneurial organisations who are looking to service more clients and bigger projects faster and more efficiently have always been creative in how to manage this growth in their organisations. One of the key strategies... read more
Collaboration is an essential ingredient for teams to operate in the high performance space, yet few people really experience it. Most people experience compromise and mistake it for collaboration – people hang on to their own agendas when they... read more
What do a scuba diver in full gear, a bride, pets, an electrician’s torso, babies, logos and a gentleman dressed up as a duck have in common? They’re all profile photos that I found on LinkedIn while researching this... read more
Employee engagement is far from a new concept, but in tougher times for small business, it’s one of those things, like many peripheral business activities, that gets pushed to the side while business owners and managers focus on trying... read more
The blogosphere has been buzzing recently with the news of Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer’s controversial decision to stop allowing Yahoo employees to work from home. The majority of comment is focused on two themes. Mayer has caused Yahoo to... read more
