Achieve Career Goals
Once you’ve developed your working vision statement and mapped out some goals, you will have a fairly good grasp on your direction and can aim for achieving those career goals with certainty and clarity. With a plan under your belt,... Read More
Ways To Build Professional Relationships
IMAGE: Getty Images No matter which line of work you’re in, professional relationships should be considered the core and heart of the overall business system. Whether colleagues, clients, associates, stakeholders, customers or... Read More
How To Prepare For Your Interview
No matter how many interviews you’ve attended in the past, there is no such thing as too much preparation for each and every interview you score. You’ve taken the time and effort to create and submit your application, and it has... Read More
Passive Job Searching
Passive job searching is anything but passively minded. To passively job search is to maintain a state of openness and readiness should bigger employment opportunities present themselves, or if you unexpectedly find yourself out of work. This is not to say one is unhappy in their current... Read more
What Good Mentoring Looks Like
In theory, great managers should be like mentors to all members of their team, counselling and supporting staff as part of their ongoing responsibilities as an inspiring and passionate leader. In reality, though, great managers are extremely scarce, commonly lacking any thread of passion... Read more
Building Self Confidence
IMAGE Getty Images In the workforce, skills and qualifications alone are not necessarily enough to excel. Self confidence is imperative in maximising those skills and driving yourself and your work into the foreground for the greatest exposure and results. For some, self confidence is... Read more
The final hurdle – REFERENCES
With the time and energy required to find that perfect role including searching, resume preparation, testing and the actual interview, an important final step of the process is often overlooked. References. It is reported that around 85% of hiring managers will check at least one... Read more
Lights, Camera, Recruitment!
Technology is an essential part of any good HR Consultants tool belt. So it should come as no surprise to us at Apply Direct, that there has been a huge increase in the use of video interviews or ‘Skype’ interviews being conducted. In fact, many recruiters are using online video... Read more
How To Get Noticed For That Promotion
Image: Shutterstock If you’re of the mindset that brown nosing the boss and elbowing your colleagues out of the way is the right technique in obtaining that sought after promotion, you might like to rethink your strategy. Transparency in the workplace generally holds far more weight... Read more
How To Find A Job Through Social Media
The term social media has, understandably, lead many to believe that its sole function and purpose is socialising. What many don’t fully appreciate is the likes of Facebook, Twitter and particularly LinkedIn can be very effectively utilised to network, make important job contacts and... Read more