Innovative technologies are disrupting existing systems, the traditional ways of producing, transporting and storing energy are changing rapidly. The question is are we disrupting ourselves and our organisations enough to keep pace? https://www.ey.com/en_gl/power-utilities/how-you-can-join-the-discussion-at-the-24th-world-energy-congress

Unless you’ve been away for the last 12 months, you’ll be aware of the tightening availability of skilled engineers and designers in Western Australia. There are a number of factors driving this. This blog looks at 5 trends engineering companies should consider in 2019. 1. Engineering growth is expected to accelerate throughout 2019 Because larger infrastructure projects across Australia are on the rise, there's added pressure on Western Australian companies to attract and h

If you're new to networking, it can feel daunting when you're stood in a room full of strangers on your own. Here's a quick throwaway. Having to approach someone unknown to you, coupled with the worry about what to say to them is normal for the more socially adept among us. The best networkers weren’t born that way. Repetitive practice has allowed them to develop a set of skills that's helped them become more successful in both their working and their personal lives. Networki

Work in internal or external recruitment? Let's address the elephant in the room. We all talk about attracting high-performing people to our businesses, yet some of us clock up a 4-minute mile when we learn we have to sell our jobs (and companies). The fact is, the people we want to hire want to know 'why' they should join us. This means talking or writing about our companies and our jobs with enthusiasm and honesty. It means helping someone picture themselves in one of our j

This blog will help you understand why having accomplishments in your CV makes it more readable. Bill It was 2pm on a warm March afternoon when I met Bill. After 8 months without a job, a scenario was developing - how much longer would he be able to stay in Perth without an income? He’d applied to over 70 jobs he was sure he’d be interviewed for. He hadn’t heard back from 80% of them. He felt the Australian employment market had let him down. Bill is sadly part of the reality

Parochial employment strategies from some Perth-based companies are having an adverse effect on their overall employee attraction and retention. Come on West Australia, what’s going on? Have we let our egos consume us when we’re hiring people for our businesses? Over the past six months that phrase has re-entered the HR / Recruitment vocabulary. The one that goes, “sorry, this person is too experienced.” What does it mean? Well, it means some hiring managers are starting to f

It’s not easy running a recruitment business. If you work in recruitment, you’ll know it can be a crappy job at the best of times. It’s like riding a rollercoaster with a group of nauseous children, who’ve mistakenly been given laxatives to help them feel better. If you’re on your guard, you’ll avoid drowning in the impending, explosive results. If you don’t work in recruitment, you’ve probably experienced how crappy it can be dealing with people doing a crappy job - when the

Suicide is the leading cause of death in Australians aged 15 to 44. Every year, over 65,000 Australians attempt suicide. Sadly, over 2,500 take their lives. There’s a sign in reception this morning. It reads, “R U OK? - Will you ask someone if they’re OK today?” Why only today? Look, ‘R U OK Day’ is important. It’s a reminder for us to check in with family, work colleagues and friends and make sure they’re feeling good about things. The thing is, we shouldn’t need reminding o

We have a problem. Speak with most recruiters today and they'll tell you they'll find you the best talent. Ask them how and they'll garble something like: 1. We'll advertise your jobs 2. We'll use LinkedIn recruiter You know, the same thing your internal recruitment teams are doing. Now the problem. If they really could find you the best talent, they'd have to be able to attract talented people. And that's no easy task. You see, to attract people you have to appear attractive

Getting hit by a meteorite. Beating Usain Bolt over 100m. Hearing back from employers with news on your job application. A list of things that are as probable as winning the lottery this weekend. When over 90% of job applications aren't responded to (Australian average figures), you'd be better off praying for your numbers to come in. Here's some good news. This blog will tell you how to increase your chances of hearing back from more employers. Job applicants need to rethink

Wait a minute. An agency recruiter writing a guide to help internal recruiters find people outside of job boards and LinkedIn? What's the catch? The quality of recruitment in Western Australia, that's what. Before we explain why we've written this guide, see if you can spot the difference between these two recruitment approaches: Internal recruiters 1. Attract candidates to their website. Candidates apply for jobs 2. Post jobs on job boards and LinkedIn. Wait for candidates t

Late night calls after 9 hours in the office aren’t the most attractive. They're a bit dull when you’re speaking with a HR Manager, who’s only interest is your recruitment fee. We hadn’t broken into a meaningful conversation when he crashed head-first into, “Tell me your typical fees?” Typical fees? At 9pm? Does this guy still burn insects with a magnifying glass? In a previous blog, I used an analogy about painters painting a house. I like painters - they make good analogies

Some employers are taking too long to hire candidates. Their hiring process is broken. This blog outlines the negligence damaging their brands. Picture the scene. You’ve been made redundant. With your time served, you’re given eight weeks pay. What do you do now? Book yourself a short travelling break? Fix and paint everything you’ve promised over the past 4 years? Write a short story? Or do you start looking for a new job and run through the hiring process with the average A

How do you write a strong resume that employers will read? More importantly, how is it possible to make your resume stand out in a pile of job applications? This blog will help you write a resume with clarity that gets you noticed. It's common for us to confidently engage in conversation when we're asked about ourselves. Why do we find writing a resume hard? Why resumes are hard to write The most common reason is we don't know what to write. Another is not knowing who our aud

Looking for a job is hard work. At times, you feel alone. You don't hear back from recruiters or employers. Like a lycra-clad cyclist running a red light, it’s one of today’s certainties. Most employers don’t understand how ignoring your job application damages their brand. If they’re this ignorant, how can you expect them to understand how you're feeling? They’ve done studies, you know? According to websites like Beyond Blue (www.beyondblue.org.au), feeling helpless is drive

The beginning of a new chapter? It was a cold, dark April morning in 2017. On the end of the phone, a voice whispered, "Have you seen the tech metals article by ABC? I think WA is on her way back." A quick search for the ABC article outlined China's evolving electric vehicles market, advanced battery technology and storage grids that were driving the demand for metals like lithium, vanadium and cobalt. As I read, my mind raced with the potential opportunities for Western Aust

"The war for talent." "20,000 new WA mining jobs to be created in the 2018/2019 FY." "Surge in permanent roles signals mining recovery." We love a bit of good news. When it's genuine. You've probably seen the WA media getting giddy about a potential boom recently. There's no doubt there's more confidence across Western Australia's mining, infrastructure and energy sectors. There are more projects coming online. More tenders are being released. There are more skills in demand

What are the 3 best job hunting tips anyone has shared with you this week? If you’re still waiting, we'll share more than 50 with you. What's in the ebook? - Tips on how to make your CV more readable - Advice on how to make your LinkedIn profile more searchable - Some steps on making your job interviews more productive - How to find and work with effective recruiters - Tips for school leavers - Bonus tips because we lost count after 50 The best part? You don't have to leave y

Job interviews are not easy. Here are some interview tips to give you an edge over other candidates. This recruitment blog won't give you common interview questions and answers but it will help you understand how to perform better in a job interview. We're going to assume you've applied for a job and you've been selected to attend an interview. Congratulations on getting this far. The objective from here is to ensure you impress in an interview and receive an offer of employm

You write your CV. You apply for a handful of jobs. You wait. You don't hear back from your job applications. Sound familiar? Unforunately for you, employers continue to receive hundreds of job applications. Sometimes they can receive this many for one job. Let's say your CV is sat with 99 others. You have a 1 in 100 chance of it being read for longer than 10 seconds. These aren't great odds, right? Ask yourself these questions: Who did you write it for? Have you given your r