Category: Job Search

Mind Your Damn Business Why Recruiters Want To Know What You Get Paid

Mind Your Damn Business! Why Recruiters Want To Know What You Get Paid

If you’ve ever worked with a good recruiter, you will doubtless have been asked at [...]

How To Follow Up On Your Job Application (Without Acting Like A Stalker)

How To Follow Up On Your Job Application (Without Acting Like A Stalker)

People often ask me if I think they should follow up on a job application [...]

How To Handle The Dreaded ‘Screening Call’ From A Recruiter

How To Handle The Dreaded ‘Screening Call’ From A Recruiter

Ever wondered what’s going on when you get a call from a recruiter after applying [...]

What To Do If You End Up In The Middle Of An ‘Agency Fight’

What To Do If You End Up In The Middle Of An ‘Agency Fight’

If you’re actively job hunting, chances are you’ll register with more than one recruitment agency [...]

15 Ways To Make Sure I Will NOT Hire You

15 Ways To Make Sure I Will NOT Hire You

This is not ‘career advice’. I am no ‘job search guru’. This is not scientific, [...]

Working Abroad Do These 5 Things To Return Home To An Amazing Career

Working Abroad? Do These 5 Things To Return Home To An Amazing Career

When you zip up that backpack and head off on your working holiday, you’re probably [...]

Your Cover Letter Probably Sucks Here Are 5 Ways To Fix That

Your Cover Letter Probably Sucks. Here Are 5 Ways To Fix That.

Everyone hates writing cover letters. And reading them generally bores recruiters to tears. I’m literally [...]

Want To Be Employed In Your 50s And 60s Do These 4 Things Now.

Want To Be Employed In Your 50s And 60s? Do These 4 Things Now.

I wrote a blog post a while back imploring expat Kiwis to return home. Kea [...]

You Snooze, You Lose How Not To Let Your Dream Job Pass You By

You Snooze, You Lose: How Not To Let Your Dream Job Pass You By

So you’re in a job you love. Your boss is a great mentor and your [...]

Why Recruiters Aren’t Calling You

Why Recruiters Aren’t Calling You

You attach your CV, hit ‘send’, and then you wait. And wait…..and wait. Maybe you [...]

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