The ‘Barnaby effect’ or How to manage an office romance A week before the Deputy Prime Minister, Barnaby Joyce, hit the headlines for having an affair with an employee, one of my HR clients asked me how to manage an...
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5 Non-Financial Ways to Motivate Employees As much as you would like to motivate employees by giving them more cash (and I am sure they would love that too), the reality is that financial restraints can mean there is no…
Is there such a thing as the “best time” to look for a job? Did you come back from leave after the Christmas period and realise you still need a change? While the best time to look for a job…
Why are you hiding your age on your CV? I just don’t get the point of hiding your age on your CV so today I want to talk about the age old question of addressing age during your job search….
3 Career Lessons from Donald Trump Who would think you could get career lessons from Donald Trump? But he has been elected President despite being considered the least qualified candidate. Even his supporters agree with this. So, what career lessons can…
When I started working in HR, if a job applicant had moved jobs every few years, they were considered to be someone who had an issue. A job for life was the normal career path and no one would question if you…
Top 10 Job Interview Tips A job interview is stressful. Not everyone is comfortable selling themselves. Many of us are raised to be humble and not be seen as ‘bragging’, so the idea of having to sell yourself to a room…
Can’t find a job? Time to gather your Tribe. It is a common story. You have been applying for job after job. You get the local paper, you have registered on every online job board and uploaded your resume to…
Why are you still working there? If you are unhappy with your job, why are you still working there? Is it time for you to make a career change? Last week we shared an article on Strawberry Seed social media,…
Why don’t managers take workplace bullying seriously? There are many positive reasons for employees to move jobs. Career advancement, better location, more money. I am struck by the number of job seekers that are leaving a company due to workplace…
