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​Hi, today we're going to share with you why hiring temporary staff and contractors can increase staff productivity. Temporary staff (or temps) are there to assist your current staff with ad-hoc or admin tasks. Your permanent long-term staff will feel supported. Temps and contractors are also there to assist your current employees to meet their budgets and KPIs. You never kn...

Hi all, this week we are going to share with you how to answer behavioural based questions in an interview, focusing on your customer service experience. Here are some customer-service-related questions an interviewer might ask you and how you can answer them: "What is the most difficult customer service situation you've had to deal with?" We recommend using the Situation, A...

Hi, today I'm going to share with you 4 mistakes that are costing your business the top talent 1. Not booking an interview fast enough. This is crucial, I guarantee your competitors aren't delaying booking in the interview, especially if you're in a candidate-short market. 2. Not giving feedback fast enough after an interview. This is important because even if a candidate is...

Hi, today I'm going to share with you 5 things to do when job searching Make your online profile shine. Turn on your approachability and open to opportunities function on Seek and Linkedin to make it easier for recruiters to approach you. Research your salary. Know how much your experience is worth, set your minimum salary benchmark to avoid any unexpected salary negotiation...

Tracy Watson has over 20 years in management and over 25 years’ experience in recruitment. She is a former Voluntary Council Member of the Recruitment and Consulting Services Association (RCSA) and Director of Business Support at Kennedy Reid. I sat down with Tracy to dig into her wealth of experience as a manager, the lessons she's learned and whether she'd ever watch Love ...

Hi, I'm here today to share with you the do's and don'ts of interviews. Do - dress like it's the most important meeting in your life, first impressions count for everything and it's very important to come across as positive and professional to the person that you're meeting. Do - prepare examples, I recommend the situation, action and outcome strategy. State the situation, e...

Written by: Monica Xu, with contributions from Tina Souksamrane Working at a recruitment company as administrators and support staff, we have collectively seen our fair share of good and bad resumes. So today we want to share with you how to write a resume if you're searching for a job in Australia. Resumes come to recruitment companies like ours from all across the world, a...

As an adult (I use that term loosely) looking back on 16-year-old me dropping out of college (Aussie year 11) aged 16, I don’t regret it. I don’t think it’s a bad thing that I loved and still do love, money. I wanted to get out into the working world and earn money as quickly as I could. And so that’s what I did. I was always an average performer at school, except in classes...

"So tell me about your weaknesses." "What are your areas of improvement that need to be worked on?” "Describe a time where you made a mistake in a previous role… how did you handle that situation?" ​ Did you feel your heart rate go up just by reading those questions? Rest assured, you aren’t the only one. It is common to feel caught off guard or overwhelmed by questions like...

Kennedy Reid’s philosophy is to be "THE Candidate’s Agent” and if you go through our process, you will have the advantage of going through what’s called a “Pre-Interview Brief”. The pre-interview brief could make or break your interview with the client as it will allow you to prepare well for the interview and maximise your chances of progressing to the offer stage in a comp...