In case you thought we hadn’t made any progress in the way we manage and hire people, especially women - have read of this article from several decades ago on how to get the best out of women in the workforce. I particularly agree with the need for women to wash their hands and [...]

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A good friend and small business owner was complaining last year that she could not find a simple book that helped her understand how to effectively structure an interview and what questions to ask. The seed was planted.
I’m pleased to say the book of interview questions - The Interview Question Bank - has now been [...]

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It’s damn hard to get good people right now. The skills shortage is biting, plus everybody else seems to be getting better at the retention stuff.
What to do when the traditional sources of candidates (newspapers and recruitment websites) aren’t providing enough candidates for your vacant jobs?
Check out this new website: www.jobbountyhunter.com.au
It marries the concept of [...]

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If you go and talk to any recruiter, they will tell you all about the bias we unconsciously introduce into interview situations. There’s a simple reality about interviews - we are human, and humans are subjective. No matter how much we protest otherwise - and rightly or wrongly - we carry with us some [...]

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