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Usually, the first thing I hear when I tell people I commute daily from Sydney to Wollongong is “Wollongong?!? But that’s so far away?!” In reality, it's not. Wollongong is roughly 85km away or 1.5 hours on the train. I am 1 of an estimated 20,000 odd people that make the daily commute and I have come to realize it isn’t that bad! (Try convincing a Sydney local of that thoug...

March has somehow crept up on us all, bringing with it - Autumn, Pancake day (woo) and on a more self-indulgent note my 1-year anniversary with KR, as well as my 3-year anniversary in this incredible country! In 2016 a fresh-faced, recently graduated me packed my enormous backpack and booked a one-way ticket to Australia. And it wouldn't have been the true British rite of pa...

I have always enjoyed running, for me it’s therapeutic. To some that sounds crazy but to runners that sounds right. February 2017 - The Hug around the Harbour I ran my first marathon called “The Hug around the Harbour”. I didn’t tell anyone I was doing it. Well, I only decided I was going to attempt to do it 3 days prior. The Marathon cost $50, there were no medals, no time ...

Personality or psychometric tests have become quite a popular tool for employers to use during the recruitment process. At Kennedy Reid, we call this a Candidate Profile. Prior to hiring someone for our company, the candidate must complete a candidate profile for us to determine if they would be a good fit for the team and the business culture. I compiled all the candidate p...

The amount of horrible CV’s that I come across every single day, to be blunt – is SCARY! Spelling errors, incorrect dates, poor language, bad grammar. All of it completely avoidable. We are taught from the final years of school, all the way through university and college – how important our CV’s are in the process of finding a job. In most cases, it is our only shot. SO, I h...

As a career recruiter, it would be fair to say that I am fascinated by people and why they make the choices they make, good and bad. After meeting thousands of candidates and clients over 25 years, it is abundantly clear to me that your birth order influences your personality. The following is an interesting piece from Penny Travers of ABC Radio on this very topic. Are you t...

I work as a recruiter within the Technology and Digital Space. We pride ourselves on our ability to tap into passive pools of candidates that aren’t necessarily active job seekers. We meet and interview every candidate to understand their experience, situation and what they would be looking for in a career change. We administer technical tests and behavioural interviews to b...

When we were approached to start up the new Parramatta Office, our initial thought was GREAT an office with just the 2 of us. We would have more room, it would be quieter (and of course who wouldn’t want an extra 30 minutes of sleep each day). All the ideas for a new office came flooding through our minds and we were excited at the opportunity to start a new branch and creat...

Have you ever finished reading a book and continued to think about it for days, even weeks, after? I guarantee ‘Blink - The Power of Thinking without Thinking’ by Malcolm Gladwell will have that effect on you. I’m fascinated by the brain and how we are influenced, so I quickly got engrossed in the book and just a few days into my holiday I had it finished. Would you believe ...

Annual leave is provided for a reason – to use it! After over 2 years of work, using annual leave for a few long weekends here and there, it was time for me to take a decent holiday. When deciding on where to go I considered laying on a beach somewhere working on my tan, going home to NZ, or visiting friends in Europe. Due to my Libran indecisiveness, I thought I would revie...