Tools & Tips

Nannies / The Importance of Workshops and Conferences

Ongoing education in any field is important, and most industries offer conferences, workshops and trainings to those within it. Until recently, there weren’t a whole lot of educational opportunities available for nannies to choose from, but that’s changing in our evolving profession. There are now a variety of local and national conferences and trainings that … Continue reading →

Job Search / The seven biggest setbacks

1. Lack of experience YOUNG JOB-SEEKERS SAY EMPLOYERS DEMAND EPERIENCE MANY NEW GRADS LACK 2. Age discrimination OLDER JOB-SEEKERS SAY EMPLOYERS DO NOT ALWAYS SEE THEIR EXPERIENCE AS AN ASSET 3. No connections A GOOD RESUME IS NO LONGER ENOUGH TO GET NOTICED, READERS SAY 4. Lack of entry-level jobs FIRST-TIME JOB HUNTERS ARE FRUSTRATED … Continue reading →

HR / Artificial intelligence scans for recruitment data

ARTIFICAL intelligence technology is being used to deliver recruitment data that offers a more complete picture of the job market. Recruitment industry veteran Robert Olivier, who founded the former Olivier Internet Job Index, is using the United States-developed technology to analyse the Australian job market. “The thing that bothered me about my old approach was … Continue reading →

Young And Unemployed / 3 Reasons Why You’re Not Getting Hired

If you’re a college graduate and you’re unemployed, you might have an idea of what I’m about to talk about. You’ve spent four years of your life hitting the books, getting good grades, participating in relevant extra-curricular activities, and maybe even juggling a part-time job in between. You’ve worked really hard for your degree and … Continue reading →

HR / A good interview question to ask every applicant

Nick Corcodilos started headhunting in Silicon Valley in 1979, and has answered over 30,000 questions from the Ask The Headhuntercommunity over the past decade. In this special Making Sense edition of Ask The Headhunter, Nick shares insider advice and contrarian methods about winning and keeping the right job, on one condition: that you, dear Making Sense reader, send … Continue reading →

The most important employable skills in Public Relations

Making Yourself Employable

In today‟s graduate market a degree on its own is not usually enough to convince employers that you are worthy of a job. A survey carried out on behalf of the Institute of Directors (IoD) in October 2007 questioned 500 directors to gain their views on the skills and qualities they particularly valued in graduate … Continue reading →

10 ‘New’ jobs of the future

• Digital architect: Designs a selection of virtual buildings for advertisers and retailers to market their products • Home carer: Helps care for elderly people in their own homes • Elderly well-being consultant: Specialises in holistic and personalised care for the elderly • Body part maker: Creates living body parts for athletes and soldiers • … Continue reading →

Hiring / Employers’ old tech costs talents

The recovering labor market may be facing two new hurdles to faster hiring: smartphones and unsophisticated employers. Highly valued employees are turning to their phones to hunt for jobs, but employers’ outdated tech is throwing a wrench in the process. Some employers’ websites and long applications don’t work well on devices Almost a third of Google … Continue reading →

Job Search / Tattoos And Piercings

At a recent job fair, a woman approached my booth and asked me a question about hiring discrimination. She was a hiring manager from another company also exhibiting at the job fair, but she wanted to know about her son’s prospects for getting a job. I talked to her about the type of work her … Continue reading →

LinkedIn / Revamped Jobs tool

LinkedIn has some good news for job seekers. It is making it easier to find and get jobs using the online professional networking service. According to the LinkedIn blog, over the next few weeks the company will begin rolling out the revamped Jobs tool, which will start showcasing open positions at companies where you have … Continue reading →

Internships / Give them the opportunity to do meaningful work

Every year several million students, career changers and other job seekers get internships in companies large and small. Some of those employers — small ones in particular — won’t offer internships ever again. “It’s just not worth it,” the owner of one small company in the service industry told me. “I wanted to offer people … Continue reading →

Canada / Federal Court / Employers have a duty to accommodate “childcare obligations”

On January 31st, 2013 a Federal Court judge affirmed a 2010 ruling of the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal that said that employers have a duty to accommodate “childcare obligations” as a component of their duty to accommodate an employee’s “family status.” The facts of the case have left many Canadians, both employees and employers, asking … Continue reading →

Job Search / Why Starting A Blog Could Help Your

We’ve all heard about how starting a blog can benefit writers who are looking to publish their work, but what if you’re not a writer? Could blogging still benefit you? In what ways? Blogging is more than writing your thoughts and feelings about a topic you’re passionate about. In fact, blogging could entail many things. … Continue reading →

Dressing for Success at Work

Whether you’re looking for work or are seeking a promotion at your current job, dressing the part can make all the difference. Though it’s easy to say that appearances shouldn’t matter and that a candidate should be judged on their merit and accomplishments rather than their chosen style of dress, the truth is that your … Continue reading →