“Next!” calls the Casting Director, inviting the actor onto the stage. “So”, he says flipping through the notes on the table. “It says here that you were the understudy for the lead role in Phantom of the Opera, correct?” “Yes sir” says the actor nervously. “I also played Macbeth in the Shakespeare Company’s latest production [...]

After just six weeks in his new job following months of unemployment, Andrew voluntarily resigned. It sure wasn’t what he had expected to happen! Yet, here he was; walking away from a job where from day one he felt excluded. He could remember his first day well. It started badly with his manager confiding that [...]

Okay so you made a mistake at your last job. A really, really big one. You lost your temper when you were frustrated and you cursed loudly and publicly. Suffice to say that your team considered your actions unacceptable. Some called it workplace bullying. Of course you have remorse. You felt bad the minute these [...]

Many  jobseekers take worrying to a whole new level until they become obsessive about the impression they will make at interview. They fear they are not dressed appropriately, that sweaty palms will be a deal breaker when they shake hands, or that they will be found to be inadequate in some way. They talk themselves [...]

Communicating achievements is cited as one of the key issues jobseekers consider a real challenge. Some people are reluctant to be frank about what they do well; they feel squeamish about recounting tales of how they distinguished themselves against their peers and consider it bragging (and we all know that nobody likes an show-off!) As [...]

Dave the job seeker assured me he had prepared this elevator pitch. “Okay!” I said, “Hit me with it”. He began. “I was born in 1969 in Melbourne Australia” he started. I went to school at Box Hill South Primary School until I was 12 or so, and then I became a student at Box [...]