Quality ISO 9001 RecruitWest has recently celebrated its 15th Anniversary, and as a business we are quite proud of our ability to adapt to the market trends in Western Australian industry.
The company was founded in 2001, with the vision of providing honest and reliable Recruitment Services to the Industrial and Resources sectors of Western Australia.
The world is changing and changing fast!
Future workforce composition will look dramatically different to what we understand to be the norm today. Innovation, Social change and the Millennial employee will all have an impact on the structure of our workforce, how you attract it, utilise it and manage it.
I read an article a little while back called “Tips Around Selecting the Right Agency” which I wanted to share with everyone for all the wrong reasons and pull the article apart. When I read back over the article I realised it wasn’t a bad article and had some good information, it was simply the title that was wrong! If the article had been called for example “Tips Around Selecting an External Recruitment Consultant” the information would’ve fit, just not to selecting an agency.
Approaching an agency for the first time can often be a daunting and intimidating thing to do. Here are some tips to help you understand how the relationship can work for both parties, even after you have landed your dream job!
Choose your agency carefully
Try to work with an agency that specialises in your field or industry.
Eyes are amazing things and so much of our world is communicated to us through our sight. It’s incredible to think that such important part of the human body is so delicate, and we only have two!!
Did you know…
The average blink lasts for about 1/10th of a second.
Performance reviews are a time for your employer to review your work and development, identify issues if any and to provide feedback.
When you get feedback that isn't 100% positive that's not to say that it's not beneficial. Use it to know how the company sees you and work from the feedback you are given.
Let me paint a picture for you. You’re 28. You haven’t had the chance to go and study. You are working 9 – 5 in a job you like but feel stuck. You just keep going at it each day expecting something to change. Complaining along the way about how unhappy you are.
Today’s working environment is challenging for a lot of SME employers. Work may not be consistent, challenges finding the right staff, retaining your staff, IR issues, OSH issues are just of a few of the headaches I hear from business owners and managers.
Being able to openly communicate with your colleagues will create great working relationships that will be fun and in turn lead to high productivity.
If there is one bad apple, it can hurt the enthusiasm of the entire office. So what is open communication? In a nut shell, open communication occurs when all parties are able to express ideas to one another, such as in a conversation or debate.
I was taught from a young age that the ‘fake it 'til you make it’ mentality was the only way to become successful.
I was a manger in a retail store and every day my team and I would read out the ’10 steps to a sale’ to get us motivated to sell products and engage with customers for the day.
