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We write informative, straight-talking articles on what it’s really like for job hunters in Australia & New Zealand and provide awesome CV, LinkedIn and job search tips
Giant List of Ideas for Being Home With Kids
( for: actual quarantine, school closures, weekend social distancing, anytime!) Thanks to the Princess Awesome & Boy...
Phone Interview – Ping Pong or Bowling?
There's going to be a hell of a lot MORE phone (rather than face to face) interviews in coming weeks and months. And...
The first rule of the hidden job market is there is no hidden job market.
Yesterday I had a curious conversation with a potential client, who was reviewing the advice of several career coaches...
Job search and Change management. What would they have in common?
Jobsearch and everything this process entails is a serious transformation, and you need to make sure that you get all...
Where’s Your Head At?
Beginning of a new year is an excellent reason to look back, think what’s been done within the last 365 days and plan...
How to get a salary raise in a company where Performance Management is unwell OR dead.
Since its conception, the performance management process has undergone massive changes and modifications. Generally,...
Season greetings, Mista Jobsearch!
For the last few weeks, almost every conversation I am having with a jobseeker starts with ‘ah well… the dead season...
That Sad Donkey called Procrastination…
Job search is a bit like sex. You think other people are better at it. With an increasing amount of advice and do’s...
What on Earth is an Accent Reduction Coach?
Every day thousands of people are being overlooked for the employment opportunities they totally deserve, and why?...
Fantastic Recruiters and Where to Find Them?
How to FIND recruiters. You would think that considering how important it is for recruiters to stay visible to...
How To Interpret Glassdoor reviews?
Now, what is that CVs, company reviews and job ads have in common? Yes, in every instance we look for detailed...
Why Don’t Recruiters Call You?
Job search sucks. It sucks for many reasons. One of the major ones it is so hard is that quite often applicants get...
LinkedIn for JobSeekers. What NOT to do.
LinkedIn is a powerful tool for job search, there is no doubt about it. All job seekers know it. The thing some job...
Job Search Advice. Good advice. Bad advice.
There’s plenty of advice on CV writing and job search strategies going around. Some suggestions are fantastic and...
CV Wizard of Oz. What, how and why we do it.
A few days ago we did an interview with the Pronunciation School, a wonderful consultancy, helping immigrants to get...
Equal Opportunities For Integration And Job Search For Women
Yesterday Australia celebrated voting YES for Equal Marriage rights, which is a beautiful thing. But today I would...
CV Spring Cleaning. Things You need to remove from your CV now!
Think your CV is perfect? Remove the following and it could be.. An Objective.If you are applying for a job, it’s...
Communication Challenges of Skilled Immigrants
Typical mistakes non-native English speakers make during interviews. Grammar, intonation, behaviour. While Australia...
Overcoming Fear of Communication
- I DON'T KNOW HOW TO 'SELL MYSELF' TO THE LOCAL EMPLOYERS – that’s something I hear quite a lot from skilled...
How to get a sponsorship job in Australia
Every job hunting project requires a lot of research work, which some people find hard to accomplish. Indeed, there is...
LinkedIn Networking Tips and Hints
LinkedIn Tips LinkedIn Character Count Cheat Sheet Before you get started, here is a cheat sheet of each area so you...
