Tag Archives: job in sydney

The Right Way To Apply For A Job

Posted on February 2, 2015 by

the right way to apply for a job

Once upon a time, applying for a job was a reasonably straight-forward process.

Submit your cover letter and resume in response to an advertised position and wait by the phone in hopes of an interview.

These days, however, constantly increasing competition has forced job seekers to adopt additional tactics to stand out and be seen, some of which have subsequently become standard expectation.

As such, the so-called right way to apply for a job should now, more often than not, also include the following practice.

Find a lead. With job networking site LinkedIn now at our disposal, establishing and getting in touch with company contacts has never been easier. Some quick research and perusing through the site can reveal which of your own contacts are loosely or perhaps even closely connected to other helpful contacts.

From there, you can ideally ask to be introduced, or otherwise introduce yourself, to appropriate sources in relation to your target position. You can ask questions, seek advice, request feedback on your resume and most importantly, find out more about the role and the company itself. You might even find some contacts are happy to meet in person to chat.

This practice also affords you the opportunity to confirm with company contacts that your resume has been received, which may prompt them to take particular note of it. If you’ve really struck a bond via LinkedIn, you might be lucky enough for them to pass your resume on personally.

Having done plenty of homework and gained an inside perspective prior to being interviewed, you’re already ahead of the game, able to drop names and discuss whatever relevant inside knowledge you have throughout the course of your interview.

It is essential to follow your interview with a message of thanks a day or so later, which reiterates your interest and enthusiasm for the position.

It is also important to send a personal message of thanks to anyone on LinkedIn or other networking hubs who assisted or advised you.

The entire process is more or less an exercise in public relations. Be sure to always express your gratitude and remain professional and courteous at every turn, and don’t take anyone or anything for granted. You will soon find that, even if you don’t always get the job, your own networks will steadily grow in very positive and helpful ways.

Adzuna Australia is Hiring!

Posted on January 28, 2015 by

adzuna_stacked_logo

About Adzuna

Adzuna is a search engine for classified ads used by over 1 million visitors per month, which makes it easier to find the right job for you. We search thousands of websites so you don’t have to and bring together millions of ads so you can find them all in one place. We add powerful search, insightful market data and social connections, so you can find your perfect job with a little help from your friends.
Adzuna was originally launched in the UK in 2011 and now operates in 11 countries.  Adzuna Australia launched in January 2014 as a joint venture between Fairfax Media and Adzuna.

You can read more here: http://www.adzuna.com.au/about-us.html

Digital Marketing Manager

The Digital Marketing Manager will be responsible for developing and growing Adzuna’s job search engine through SEM & Partner Marketing. Adzuna is a Wired Magazine ‘Top 10 Startup’ and one of the fastest growing web businesses in Australia. For the right candidate, this is an excellent opportunity to work with a well-funded start up (backed by Fairfax in Australia) and make a major contribution to this high growth, global site.

You’ll be responsible for growing our paid traffic aggressively, managing Google Adwords, Bing, Display advertising, partner / affiliate marketing and all other online marketing channels. The Fairfax partnership presents large and unique advertising and integration opportunities. You’ll be managing a large budget and will be charged with scaling Adzuna’s job seeker audience into the millions.

We offer a fun, entrepreneurial working environment within an exciting high-growth business where you can make a huge difference.

Candidate requirements

The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 4-5 years online marketing experience, and should be an expert in search engine marketing. You’ll also need a solid understanding of SEO and the ability to think both creatively and analytically

This role is critical is to the success of the overall business, so the right candidate will have a proven track record of growing profitable marketing campaigns. They’ll have experience working on large scale, long tail search marketing campaigns and ideally worked in a start-up environment before. They should be highly analytical, an excel whizz and have a numeric degree from a top university. Google Adwords certification would be a positive, but is not essential. Great communication skills are a must in this role.

Key responsibilities

      Pay per Click Marketing:

  • Manage & scale SEM activity to achieve high volumes of traffic and highest possible ROI & meet customer traffic targets in Australia.
  • Owner of all CPC channels (display advertising, retargeting etc)
  • Work with our sales and account management team on the paid search performance, strategy & plans to satisfy client budgets and user growth
  • Build out all new campaigns to target high ROI keywords
  • Daily optimisation of all campaigns (bid optimisation, ad copy / quality score optimisation & experiments) and work with our data science team to develop automation of bid management
  • Develop own initiatives to increase efficiency and growth of paid traffic
  • Ensure correct tracking, optimisation processes and reporting is in place.

Partners:

  •  Owner of traffic driving partnerships and responsible for growth of this channel
  • Manage existing (paid and organic) partnerships to deliver on targets and at the highest ROI possible
  • Develop own initiatives for new partnerships + traffic driving initiatives and work with our management team to fuel growth

Apply:  email raife@adzuna.com.au

Adzuna Australia is hiring!

Posted on August 6, 2014 by

adzuna_logo

Join Australia’s most exciting recruitment start-up and change the way Australians find their next job!

Adzuna.com.au is a young, hungry start-up on an exciting growth journey to disrupt the online recruitment sector (backed by Fairfax in Australia). Launched in the UK in 2011 we are now live in 11 countries around the world!  Adzuna is now Fairfax Media’s primary digital job listing offering and has deep integration links across the Fairfax sites driving awareness and traffic.

We are already growing the business by over 100% each month and our ambitions are to become the premier destination for Australian job-seekers.  Adzuna.com.au is a search engine for job ads which makes it easier for you to find the right job. We search thousands of websites so you don’t have to and bring together millions of ads so you can find them all in one place. We add powerful search, insightful market data and social connections, so

you can find your perfect ad with a little help from your friends.

Sales Executive

Based at our office in The Rocks, we have an exciting opportunity for a Sales Executive who will be responsible for winning new business and building profitable relationships with large and mid-tier recruitment agencies by selling cost-per-click (CPC) services to support Adzuna’s rapid growth.

Key responsibilities include;

  • Researching the recruitment agency market and generating a list of leads
  • Reaching out and acquiring new business across Australia
  • Responsible for selling, promoting and demonstrating the value of Adzuna’s services to the recruitment industry
  • Manage the entire sales process from prospecting to close, including setting up the campaign and account management
  • Record all sales activity in the CRM and meet all monthly targets and KPI’s
  • Grow share of wallet with customers over time, both budgets and pricing
  • Month end analysis and reporting back to client and management
  • Selling via face-face and over the phone

We are seeking a person who has a minimum of 2 years proven sales and account development experience in online cost-per-click advertising or the recruitment agency or technology/digital agency arena.

The ideal candidate will have a good understanding of the online jobs/classifieds market and recruitment agencies and will be experienced in handling client’s accounts over the phone and face to face along with excellent communication skills and presentation.

We offer a fun, entrepreneurial working environment within an exciting high-growth start up. If you enjoy making a difference and working directly with the business heads, if you are focused and aspire to grow your career – apply now!

Get in touch at careers@adzuna.com.au

Check out our new Adzuna video

Resume Writing Tips

Posted on July 22, 2014 by
typewriter-resume
By Ross Larkin

Certain aspects of writing a good resume are debatable, like maximum number of pages, style or design.

These three keys to a steadfast resume, however, are essentially non-negotiable.

  1. Catching your reader’s eye
  2. Communicating quickly
  3. Selling yourself

The first two points are actually tools to enable the third. In fact, any element from design to length are all working towards the selling of oneself.

This may sound obvious, yet many job seekers forget they are selling something.

How do you catch your reader’s eye?

The key is not to go overboard. Don’t choose a fancy, hard to read font. Go with a conservative standard like Arial and ensure the size isn’t too small or large.

Your spacing must also be appropriate so your resume isn’t cluttered and difficult to read.

You should have clear sections such as education and employment, so be sure to make your headings slightly larger and well spaced.

Employers are generally busy people with hundreds of applicants to peruse. Hence, you need to communicate a lot in a little amount of time.

Bullet points can be useful but be wary of writing long lists which are irrelevant or unimpressive. Choose the best and ditch the rest.

Highlight your specific skills so they stand out. Many companies nowadays use digital databases to search for keywords, so sometimes it’s also a case of catching the computer’s eye.

Common buzzwords include “strategic” or “proactive”, but it depends on the industry you’re in, so do your research first.

Now, what are you selling?

Don’t just state your skills, state the benefit of them.

For example, “Strong interpersonal skills, helpful when dealing with sensitive topics”.

Aim for achievements over responsibilities. Every job has responsibilities. Specific achievements are far more impressive and memorable to the reader. Sometimes using numbers is also effective.

For example, “I was jointly responsible for saving the organisation more than $5000 during the budget”.

Just remember, your resume is your chance to sell yourself whether the design, the format or the content – it must be slick, easy to read and full of great buzz words.

Adzuna Australia is hiring!

Posted on March 11, 2014 by

adzuna_target_logo_pantone

​Join Australia’s most exciting recruitment start-up and change the way Australians find their next job!

Adzuna.com.au is a young, hungry start-up on an exciting growth journey to disrupt the online recruitment sector (backed by Fairfax in Australia). Launched in the UK in 2011 we are now live in 11 countries around the world! We are already growing the business by over 100% each month and our ambitions are to become the premier destination for Australian job-seekers.  Adzuna.com.au is a search engine for job ads which makes it easier for you to find the right job. We search thousands of websites so you don’t have to and bring together millions of ads so you can find them all in one place. We add powerful search, insightful market data and social connections, so you can find your perfect ad with a little help from your friends.

Marketing Executive
We’re looking for a Marketing Executive to join us.  This position is responsible for implementing SEO and content tactics, managing social media communications, and, acting as first point of contact for customer service enquiries. You will implement the agreed SEO and Social tactics in order to:

• Improve SEO page rankings
• Drive traffic to the website
• Engage the Adzuna audience across social networks
• Effectively manage inbound customer service enquiries
• Act as brand ambassador
• Maintain and develop a very positive impression of Adzuna in the public mind
• Always keep the customer front and centre – be customer focused.

National Sales Executive
We’re looking for a National Sales Executive to join us.  This role is responsible for winning new business and building profitable relationships in the large and mid-tier recruitment agencies by selling cost-per-click (CPC) services to support Adzuna’s rapid growth.

Reporting to the CEO, the role involves researching the recruitment agency market, generating a list of leads, reaching out and acquiring new business across Australia.

To be successful you’ll have 2+ years of proven sales and account development experience in online cost-per-click advertising or the recruitment agency arena and a good understanding of the online jobs/classifieds market and recruitment agencies.  You’ll have experience in selling & handling client accounts over the phone as well as face-to-face sales, excellent communication and presentation skills and be well organised, detail-oriented, ambitious, energetic and smart.

Partner Engineer and Client Onboarding
We’re looking for a Partner Engineer to work with our partners to integrate their content into our search engine. In this role, you will engage with some of the most influential advertisers, their developers and work closely with Adzuna’s world-class engineering and product team. The ideal candidate will combine excellent technical and business skills with programming experience to make our partners in Australia successful and improve the Adzuna platform. The engineer is also expected to translate technical requirements back to ‘english’ for the client & the sales team.

To be successful in this role you you need:

• BA/BS in Computer science or related field
• Previous experience: preferred (1 + years) actual experience as a developer or software engineer
• Software development skills in one or more of the following languages: HTML, Perl, Python or PHP
• Experience using regular expressions
• Familiarity with Debian/Ubuntu (or other Linux distribution) and Linux command-line
• Ideally you will have experience with SQL and MySQL (or another DMBS) and git (or another VCS or DVCS)
• Solid communication skills

If you’d like to be part of a fun, dynamic and effective start-up then we’d love to hear from you.  Get in touch at careers@adzuna.com.au

Check out our new Adzuna video