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I have been in recruitment for over 6 years and thoroughly enjoy it. It is fair to say I had the “pleasure” of starting in the Recruitment Industry at the beginning of the Boom Years, in which I have to admit was such a good time for all that enjoyed the benefits of the Boom

Well, it is the day after the budget was released and I thought it appropriate to share some thoughts with everyone. I actually believe that my thoughts would be best summed up by an experience at the airport yesterday. I was in Brisbane waiting for my flight to Perth and there were two televisions operating

I emigrated to Australia one and a half years’ ago, having lived in Greece (and Cyprus) prior to my move. I worked in recruitment before coming to Australia and now specialise in recruiting Engineering and Project Management / Control roles, primarily for the Mining & Resources sectors. The differences between the state of play in

I have just had the pleasure of spending the best part of last week in our Perth office. As well as experiencing some of the most beautiful weather and blue skies, I was able to indulge in another one of my favourite pleasures; late night political talk shows. I know that this is a strange

I am writing this blog from our Perth office this week and I just walked past the lunch room and read all about the sacking of Mark Harvey, the former coach of the Fremantle Dockers. For those of you that are not AFL fans, Harvey was sacked just after having breakfast with the CEO, who

I personally cannot believe that it is now ten years since the events of September 11, 2001. For me, it will always be one of those “I remember where I was” moments and it has changed the world more than any moment over the past 50 years. As we approach this anniversary, I thought that

Working in recruitment we are privy to a wealth of information about our candidates, the companies we deal with and the contacts within those companies. But do we use the tools that are at our disposal effectively? Candidates provide us with resumes that include information about their job history, academic qualifications, career achievements, hobbies and

We are told every day that we must study hard at school if we want to be successful in life – if we go to University that we will be very successful in our career etc. Well what do you think? Having gone to University myself – I have never used my degree in any

I actually started to write the blog today while sitting in a lounge at the Sydney Airport. I was actually going to write the blog today on the importance of career management and not letting a spike in salaries be the determining factor in changing jobs. However, this can wait until another day. I have