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Job Seeking Resources

7 Reasons Why You Should Be Working with a Recruiter

If you are starting to think about your next job search opportunity, you may be considering: why should I work with a recruiter?Working with a recruitment agency can seem daunting if you have never worked with one before. The job search process can be stressful and anxiety-driven, and inviting someone along for that process can…

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Workplace

Burnout: What is it, and what to do about it

Does your work leave you exhausted and prevent you from doing things you enjoy? Do you feel like you give more than you get in the workplace? Find out how to identify burnout, the symptoms, and what you can do to regain control of your career. What is burnout? Even if you love what you…

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Recruitment

3 Ways to Build Rapport in a Job Interview

​How do you build good rapport in a job interview? Establishing rapport is an important part of a successful job interview. Connecting with your interviewer will increase your chances of progressing in the process, and help make you stand out as a candidate. Here are some easy things you can do to build rapport as…

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Recruitment

Seek Employment Report

​Is the job market declining? Seek’s June employment report noted that there were 22.1% less jobs advertised this year, than in June of 2022. Additionally, it was the fourth consecutive month with rising job applications per ad (2.9% more than in May). The Managing Director of SEEK ANZ, Kendra Banks noted that “Applications per job…

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Recruitment

Where is the best place to look for a new job?

​Where is the best place to look for a new job? With the development of the internet and social media, job seeking is no longer a process of opening up the classifieds in a newspaper. Now jobs are posted everywhere from Seek, to LinkedIn, to Indeed, to Facebook groups. As candidates move to lots of…

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