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.

In my close to 10 years with RecruitWest I have always recommended to new employees to be smart about their super.  Sure, retirement seems like a long way away when you’re 21 years old starting out in the working world, but a few simple steps will ensure you have that account ticking over rather than a mess of accounts with small balances being eaten away by monthly fees.

Before we start myth busting, it’s important the stress from the outset that what is contained below only applies to recruitment firms that operate ethically- and I’m sure much to the surprise of many, there are a lot of companies out there doing the right thing.