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Your resume and volunteer roles
When applying for work, experience is key. But does that have to be paid experience in a real-work situation? There’s no doubt paid experience is powerful, but so is volunteer experience, say with a c [...]
Employers: Best recruitment techniques Part 1
Times they are a changing. This is as true today as when first sung by famous singer-songwriter Bob Dylan in 1961. It certainly is the case with recruitment. There’s much to consider when searching fo [...]
How flexible are you at work?
Covid-19 continues to have had a profound impact on the work world. More than ever, the term ‘flexible’ is critical to organisations, teams and individuals wanting to perform at best-practice. Both em [...]
face2face: Giving back to community
Test The CEO Sleepout is on 23 June and face2face Recruitment is raising funds for people experiencing or at risk of homelessness. Our CEO, Kate Prior, our General Manager, Jade Hansen, and five staff are
How crystal clear is your resume writing?
Communications is key in the world of business, whether you’re applying for positions or wanting to express yourself clearly once in a role. Indeed, being a strong communicator (oral and written) is i [...]
Employers: Build a learning culture
You’ve got a strong team with great experience and the right qualifications. Projects are moving along smoothly. The team is cohesive, happy and productive. Is it time to sit back and relax? No, it’s [...]
Attention employees: Never stop learning
You’ve finished your formal schooling and have entered the workforce. You may have been working for some time or perhaps have received a promotion. Does all this progress mean the end of your learning [...]
Robot interviews: A new trend
You’re applying for a dream job and have been told you'll be interviewed by way of artificial intelligence (AI). Panic sets in. What happened to face-to-face interviews? Or interviews using a technolo [...]
Employers: Workplace hybrid model
For the work world, COVID-19 may be remembered as the time of the ‘deep think’. It kickstarted meaningful thought processes for many managers and employees, who re-evaluated what they want from life, [...]
Spike in jobless rate: Now what?
It was big news last week. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) announced that the national jobless rate had lifted by a large 0.6 percentage points taking it to a 5-month high of 5.2 per cent in [...]
Is now the time to contract into the APS?
This article was inspired by an interview Senior Journalist Ian Bushnell from Riotact conducted with our Senior Account Manager, Jade Hansen. It’s a fact. The job market is currently candidate-led. Th [...]
Transitioning back to the office
As lockdown lifts, many of us are returning to the office after spending time WFH. Whether you can’t wait to get back to a normal desk and catch up with colleagues, or dread leaving your home office [...]
Employers: The Great Resignation
You may have heard about The Great Resignation in the news of late. Our Managing Director, Kate Prior, was interviewed on 30 September by ABC Radio’s Dan Boucher in Canberra on the topic, from both em [...]
Employees: The Great Resignation
Have you heard about the ‘Great Resignation’? As an employee you may be part of this global trend without knowing it. If you’ve spent serious time during COVID-19 re-evaluating your life, your career [...]
Why tailored resumes are best dressed
You’ve put blood, sweat and tears into developing a cracker resume. Now you can fire it out for multiple positions to score an interview, right? Wrong. A generic resume is a fantastic foundation, but [...]
Networking: Worth the time and effort?
Connections can be worth their weight in gold in business, and for your career. We’ve all heard the saying “It’s not what you know. It’s who you know.” But what’s the best way to establish connections [...]
Guide to government security clearances
When thinking about career opportunities in the public service it’s important to get your head wrapped around security clearances. You no doubt have loads of questions about the subject, especially if [...]
Three skills to polish on your resume
Before you press the ‘send’ button to send your resume for a position you really want, take a moment to review it for three skills that SEEK says are important to employers. If you’ve already featured [...]
Employers: Inappropriate interview questions
You’re preparing to interview candidates and want to dig deep to hire the best. You might want to ask personal questions that will make or break your decision on who to hire. Here’s the thing. As an e [...]
22 top interview questions: Update
You’re heading to a job interview because you want to be selected for the job, right? Well, some time ago, the recruitment experts at face2face pulled together the top 22 questions candidates are freq [...]
Love your job but hate your boss?
The latest Australia Talks, one of the nation’s biggest social surveys, uncovered that 1 out of 10 of us don’t like our boss. We might adore our work but struggle with our ‘boss relationship’. The iss [...]
Does your LinkedIn profile shine?
It’s an opportunity to make a great first impression. We’re talking about your LinkedIn profile. But does your profile have what it takes to make you stand out? Is it stale? Out-of-date? Lacking polis [...]
Explore the world of squiggly careers
As recruiters we’ve seen chops and changes in the directions career paths take over the years. It used to be that, as an employee, you started on the bottom rung of the corporate ladder. As you gained [...]
How to handle a micromanaging boss
Every day you rock into work knowing your micromanaging boss will stand over your shoulder, watch your every move and question everything you do. It’s affecting your happiness. You know you’re profess [...]
Stand-out skills every admin pro needs
In many ways administrative professionals make the work world go round. They’re pivotal in supporting teams and keeping organisations on track. Every major organisation relies on administrative profes [...]