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Just over a week ago I posted a story that I found about recruiters and potential employers using Facebook and other social media sites to screen applicants out. Yes, we actually use social media as a tool in the process of finding out more about you. Remember at interview when we would ask about your […]
Hello past and present clients, candidates and my network. I really want to say – THANK YOU! Your trust in us to deliver quality candidates, the referrals that we have received for new business and your engagement in the recruiting space has made the last three years as New Point Recruitment an enjoyable one. Yes, […]
Have you ever stopped to think how much staff turnover you have had in the last two years or even in the last year? If the answer is ‘Yes, we have lost a few people’, do you actually know why, and whether it was avoidable? Losing a staff member doesn’t just end with them walking […]
All this “controversy” about a recent study on having your photo on your resume and whether it can hurt or work for you has really got me thinking. The short answer is yes either way however, there is no really defined answer. If you have the skills and right attitude and are going to be […]
It’s Wednesday morning and your personal assistant has just resigned… she saw a “new opportunity” and just really needed to take it. She knows everything about how you run your day and all the ins and outs of your business. So… where to from here? You have two weeks notice up your sleeve, do you: […]
Toast crumbs across his cheek and around his lips said to me… this is not the guy for our role. I didn’t feel comfortable looking at him and was really just trying to conduct an interview. He should have had breakfast before meeting me, not at the actual interview! The resume and his experience were […]
Do you want to stand out from the crowd and be the one selected for interview? Of course you do, you wouldn’t apply for a role otherwise. I am in the final stages of an administration recruit and have received over 300 applications. I don’t use computer applications to look for keywords, I do it […]
Happy Wednesday! Think about this for a moment… you sit down, work out the type of person that you want for your new administrative assistant role, advertise it and the applications start streaming through. About a day and a half later (and over 200 applications) an application stands out from the pack that is just […]
We hope you are having a great day. Last week I was asked what we did as a recruitment agency and what the difference is between service levels of recruitment companies. You can scour a myriad of recruitment websites to see what we all do as recruiters but the difference is in how and why […]
Welcome to Recruitment Matters, a new weekly blog by David Ford from New Point Recruitment located on the Gold Coast, Queensland Australia. We will be bringing to you the latest news, stories and tips regarding recruitment for both employers and job seekers. Check in at the ‘About the Author’ page to learn about who I am […]
