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Working Remotely: When virtual meetings and job interviews become the norm
Working remotely: Our guide to success The workforce of today is fortunate enough to have access to a plethora of tools which enable communication between colleagues. Utilising these same tools, job seekers can connect with prospective employers without having to meet in person.
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What Women Want - Writing inclusive job ads (+ example!)
Maybe it's not true that men are from Mars, and women are from Venus. But it certainly transpires that we read and interpret information in a very different, intergalactic language. This is something we should keep in mind when it comes to writing (inclusive) job ads.
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Hiring Developers: Language-Specific vs Agnostic
What is a language-agnostic developer? While being a “jack of all trades, master of none” is sometimes looked down upon, I argue that within software engineering, it’s a good trait to have.
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Women in Leadership: How we've continuously placed more senior female leaders
2019 was the year of female leaders in our Sydney office. We met some truly inspiring and impressive leaders and helped a number of organisations tackle the challenge of gender diversity across their leadership teams.
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The best and the worst of hiring millennials
We look at the common myths about hiring millennials. Why do these misconceptions exist and why does hiring and retaining them within your existing workforce make good business sense?
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How to choose the right recruitment agency?
The people who complain about recruitment agencies are usually the unlucky ones who have had a bad experience. And by people, I mean the two different types of customers that agencies have: the employers and the job seekers.
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Is the world prepared to make the most of an ageing workforce?
Companies need to prepare for an ageing workforce by challenging their assumptions to benefit from loyal, experienced colleagues who don't want to retire.
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How to hire good developers - forget chasing superstars!
As part of our Tech Talk series we spoke with Ming T.Chow who is a technology leader within Rakuten (Kobo) on hiring great developers.
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Fail fast: how NOT to hire your next strategy consultant
We all know that culture eats strategy for breakfast. But what you might not know is that it also devours case studies, consumes psychometric testing, and chews up and spits out a lengthy, overly formalised interview process.
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CFOs: Your interviewing guide
As a CFO hiring is part of the job description. But hand on heart, is there any CFO who can honestly say that they have never made any hiring mistakes?