It must be something about getting older, but the years just seem to be getting shorter. Celebrating our 25th anniversary was certainly a milestone for all of us involved with People Recruitment Group & despite the tough economic conditions, we’ve had one of our best years ever across both our executive search & general recruitment […]
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Recognising traditional, First Nation place names
Thumbs up to Australia Post for the launch of new parcels marking traditional, First Nation place names. What a simple, yet powerful act during NAIDOC 2021 where Heal Country! is the theme. You know those moments when you read or hear something that makes perfect sense & wonder why it hasn’t been done before? Earlier in […]
Handshake Withdrawal
A handshake is just one of the long held habits that appear to have fallen victim to COVID. Before COVID I had relied on a handshake to convey the many stories about the giver of the said shake. Now I’m simply overwhelmed by research indicating a handshake is a primary vector for disease. I can’t […]
CEO carries the public burden of key decisions whether right or wrong…
You will have been living under a rock not to have heard about the Rugby Australia – Israel Folau unfair dismissal claim. It is not my place to comment on what really went down at RA Headquarters, so I’ll leave that to the misinformed. My interest has been focussed not on what decisions have been […]
Finding Balance in Your Career
For those of you who can actually find the time to sit back and read (anything), you might have read Daniel’s Petre’s Father Time (Macmillan – 1998). Despite being written many years ago, it is still highly relevant. Petre’s theme is simple and one which rings true in the fashion & retail context. “Take a […]
Does Parenthood Disadvantage your Career?
One of the great privileges of doing what we do at People Recruitment is getting to know our candidates before we refer them for a role. Given the importance of “work” and “career” in the lives of these candidates, the screening and interview process allows them to openly share their experiences, talk about their personal […]
CEO of the Household
Over the holiday period break my wife and I had the opportunity to spend two wonderful weeks with our children and grandchildren. Included in this cohort was our daughter, her husband and four young children (14 month + 25 month old twins and 4 year old). A fun time was had by all (I have […]
We all want to be liked.
Wanting to be liked is a basic human trait and conversely, we usually don’t enjoy the experience of rejection. At People Recruitment we understand the emotional investment every candidate makes when they decide to apply for a role and how important the job will be to their future. That’s why we spend a lot of […]