If you’re preparing for a job interview, you may be feeling a mix of emotions. Excitement, nervousness, and maybe even a little bit of anxiety. That‘s normal! A job interview is a big deal, and you want to make sure you‘re putting your best foot forward. One of the best ways to prepare for a […]
Read more →Looking for a new job can be a daunting task, especially if you’re not sure where to start. Career coaching can help you clarify your goals, set a plan and build the confidence you need to succeed. If you’re thinking about a career change, or just starting out in your job search, here are some […]
Read more →Behavioural Interviews: History Always Repeats Behavioural interviewing, or targeted selection interviewing, is increasingly used to identify suitable candidates for upcoming positions. Based on the principle that past behaviour is the best indicator of future behaviour, a behavioural interview will encourage you to delve into how you handled past work situations. Your response to behavioural interview […]
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Driving home home the other night after an exhausting day at work with the traffic starting to irritate me, I couldn’t help but notice the stunning sunset across the bay. My mind calmed and I thought of how beautiful my life and the universe can be, if I only notice and focus on the positive. […]
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My clients are often puzzled by the directive of ‘finding their passion’ and making a career out of it. They think that this piece of advice sounds great in theory, but are unsure where to even begin when it comes to identifying their passion in the first place. I usually tell them that a good […]
Read more →You lost an hour over the weekend. Yes, the dreaded “spring forward” of daylight savings time. Here in Australia we set our clocks ahead one hour to shift the day for more daylight and the seasons. Of course, this meant one less hour in your day on Sunday. What did you lose? Sleep? Exercise? Quiet […]
Read more →This question may be part of the advertising for recruiting new IT staff in a Government Public Department. What does this mean exactly? It makes the point that selecting for culture fit is so much more important than skills. You can test for skills, you can see their experience and abilities on their resume but […]
Read more →Recruitment trends that increase focus on a candidate’s personality and presentation are compromising organisations’ abilities to source top talent, organisational experts warn. Most employers are now familiar with the concept of unconscious bias, but Australian Human Resources Professionals (AHRP) psychologist and international facilitator Glenda May says she is “really anxious” about emerging practices that not […]
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We are all biased or prejudiced to some degree. Prejudice simply means pre-judging someone, before we have supporting or contradictory evidence. Why is there so much attention to our psychological tendency to be biased or prejudiced? Because our decision-making might result in outcomes we didn’t intend. Our unconscious biases can affect our decision-making with respect to […]
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In light of my recent presentation on Unconscious Bias in the Workplace in Japan, I was happy to read that the New South Wales government’s behavioural insights team has addressed increasing concerns regarding unconscious bias in recruitment by releasing a guide to encourage public service workforce diversity strategies. The guidebook, which came out earlier this […]
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