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5 POSITIVE THINGS THAT COME FROM REDUNDANCIES

5 POSITIVE THINGS THAT COME FROM REDUNDANCIES

STAY STRONG: 5 POSITIVE THINGS THAT COME FROM REDUNDANCIES We're seeing it, you're seeing it. We can't escape the news and our LinkedIn feed of the latest wave of redundancies within Technology and Sales. Redundancy at work can be a difficult and challenging...

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Land a job in the Salesforce Ecosystem

Land a job in the Salesforce Ecosystem

Degree inflation - what is it? It’s a known fact that a degree is almost always needed to get a decent job. The phenomenon according to which companies demand to only hire staff with a degree is known as ‘degree inflation’. How does this impact the IT industry in...

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New skills loading

New skills loading

The flow of talent in pre-covid days During the past 70 years, Australia has welcomed more than 7 million migrants, which contributed a great deal to the country’s social fabric and economic vibrancy. Skilled visas have allowed a steady flow of talent coming into the...

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Pull the plug, not your hair out.

Pull the plug, not your hair out.

Switching off from work can be challenging, but can be done! Do you tick any of these ‘workaholic’ boxes? I check my emails after hours and on weekends I take a long time to fall asleep, as my brain is too wired about work and deadlines I prefer not to go on long...

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Do not underestimate transferable skills

Do not underestimate transferable skills

​It is believed that recruiters and hiring managers skim through CVs in seconds in search of those skills that best match the brief. What is often overlooked, however, is the importance that transferable skills recover and that recruitment professionals and employers...

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Startup Life – Beating the hiring challenges

Startup Life – Beating the hiring challenges

Working in recruitment for over 10 years, I'd link to think I have seen alot (though not everything). I understand pretty well that hiring - in general and for any size business - is indeed a challenge, one that comes with multiple risks. With so many variables that...

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The cost of lost opportunity in recruitment

The cost of lost opportunity in recruitment

Uncovering the impact of recruitment on the bottom line We’ve all heard the saying “time is money” and that could not be more true. Especially in a COVID19 world. It’s great to see that companies are hiring and growing their sales team again. However, with hiring...

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Is Australia cybersecure?

Is Australia cybersecure?

Australia’s need to fill the workforce gap and other challenges.  In this article:   - Outlook of the Current Status - Challenge No.1: the Workforce GapOther challenges to be ready for - Australia’s Future Goals With our daily lives becoming more and more reliant on...

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Ease is a greater threat to progress than hardship

Ease is a greater threat to progress than hardship

The saying by Thomas J Watson (the OG CEO of IBM) “if you want to increase your success rate, double your failure rate” could not be truer. We all know sales is a tough gig, it requires a lot of experimenting which means that 9 times out of 10 you will fail and fail a...

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The science behind fear and cold calling

The science behind fear and cold calling

Have you ever heard of Atychiphobia? Neither had I, until recently. It’s a medical term I stumbled across recently. It immediately inspired me to write about it and share my thoughts to all sales candidates and professionals,  since most of us at some point in their...

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Why aren’t there more women in sales?

Why aren’t there more women in sales?

Client Solutions Executive, Fhiona Lamb, tells us why sales can be a fantastic career opportunity for women. My Story Just like many of us who falls in a career that has zero relevance to what they studied at university, business development and recruitment was never...

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