You’ve heard of Pink Ribbon Day, Red Nose Day, The Year of the Whale, Forest Awareness Week and so on. All of them very important in raising awareness for different causes.
Now there is one for the workers of the world. Yes folks, September is the official International Update Your Resume Month!
I know you may find [...]
The Reach Online Brand Calculator has assessed me (Gayle Howard), as being on the top of the “Digitally Distinct” tree. This is the nirvana of online identity meaning the first three pages of Google provide 80% on-brand, positive information.
So what about you? Before you are interviewed you can assume that recruiters and/or employers will Google [...]
via Predictions 2009: The year ahead in tech | Australian IT.
EVERYONE in the Australian IT business agrees this year is going to be a grinder.
Business bracing for a rough ride
The year ahead will be tough as the global financial crisis plays out, according to Australian IT’s Predictions 2009 report
All the chief information officers, analysts, influencers [...]
Talent Talk: Conversation with résumé expert Gayle Howard | Destination Talent
I’ve been interviewed by Phillip Tusing of Destination Talent about writing your own resume, lying on resumes, video resumes, and more.
Here’s the text or click above to see the actual article.
Résumés have a special place in the recruitment industry. Databases are created to house them. [...]
Download the new Australia Salary Survey for 2009, all states, most major groups.
Jobspeed Salary Survey 2009.
Australian salary survey for IT workers has been posted. Seems a little low in some areas to me—particularly around the CIO, executive area. Could it be the global downturn?
Job ads at recession level
January 12, 2009 – 11:30AM
The number of jobs advertised dropped by nearly a third last year, putting the number of new positions added by businesses at “recession levels.”
The ANZ job advertisement survey showed that for the year to December the total number of job ads fell 30%.
For the month, they slumped [...]
Here’s the document to read the whole story in PDF format. Used with permission from Thomas Shaw at http://www.shortlist.net.au
According to Thomas Shaw, Freelance IT consultant and the voice behind the new Recruitment Directory, the recruitment industry is in denial over being at risk of losing clients and candidates, breaching privacy laws and damaging the overall [...]
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY NOTE: Seasons Greetings to all our clients — past and future! Please note: the last day for new orders is Sunday December 7 2008. Until Christmas, we will be finishing existing orders only prior to taking a two-week break in January. We will be up and racing again on January 12, 2009.
Article here in The Age
Australians ‘working longest hours’
October 29, 2008 – 10:11AM
Australians work some of the longest working hours in the developed world, a study has found.
About one in five Australians, or two million people, work more than 50 hours a week, the University of Sydney study shows.
The study tracked 8000 workers over five years, [...]