Author: Rusher Rogers
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Transferable Skills| RR Recruitment Weekly
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In a time of great change, when what we knew as being given is no longer the case, its time to get creative. Reinvention and renewal should be the focus if we want to adapt and continue to be relevant in a changing if not shrinking job market. That’s why I want to talk about…
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Future Jobs| RR Recruitment Weekly
No Curfew Whoo Hoo. Not that any of us have anywhere to go and while two is still company 5 is a now a perfectly legal crowd if you reside in Metropolitan Melbourne. Bring on October 19. There will be 127k more employees permitted to work across construction, some manufacturing and logistics as we incrementally…
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Feel like you are walking through treacle? Step away from the crumpet!| RR Recruitment Weekly
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Feel like you are walking through treacle? Step away from the crumpet! (see comfort food article here). If you took any notice of the chat box feed at last Thursdays #RCSA/ANZ conference you would be forgiven for concluding that our sectors ‘go-to’ food of comfort during lockdown is the humble crumpet. They deliver the warm…
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Don’t Let the Grass Grow Under Your Feet | RR Recruitment Weekly
For many of our Temp Professionals who have been working, Monday to Friday, albeit confined to their own 4 walls, it has been business as usual. But what about those of our Temp Professionals who have been on the bench waiting for temp demand to pick up? In the words of a very old proverb;…
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Crunching the Numbers | RR Recruitment Weekly
Any number between 30 or 50, better still, anything 5 and under are the magic numbers to aim for if you live in Victoria. Facing another extension of lockdown restrictions for a further 2 weeks has got me thinking about how, when faced with adversity, our true character reveals itself as we consider what is…
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Stay Motivated While WFH | RR Recruitment Weekly
Tired of feeling tired? You’re not alone. Week 4 into 6 weeks of enforced lock down, maintaining motivation can be challenging, let alone what will be for many, close to 29 weeks working from home almost exclusively. ‘Calm your farm’ was one expression a former RR colleague used to spruik all the time pre-COVID. Who…
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The Light for HR Has Never Been Greener | RR Recruitment Weekly
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Over the next 12 months, HR will be central to how successfully an organisation will respond to, and transition its workforce to some sort of post-COVID norm. It doesn’t help that Australia’s C-suite are apparently out of touch when it comes to cultural change according to (Link here) research Insync conducted with AHRI. Australia’s C-Suite…
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So, You Want To Temp?| RR Recruitment Weekly
With the drift towards a temp and contract lead recovery off the back of a weak permanent market, I thought it timely to re-share an old but timeless blog for all those considering temping. Essentially the principles remain the same. So, you want to temp? The world of temping can be an exciting one. Whether…
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Reasons To be Cheerful – Part 3| RR Recruitment Weekly
Reasons to be cheerful Part 3 (Ian Dury circa 1979), my earworm for this past week. There is more than a little room for some optimism about now, especially if you are a Victorian. With one week down and (hopefully) only 5 to go, all of us are going to have to dig deep as…
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Networking But Not As You Know It| RR Recruitment Weekly
We all know the importance of building and maintaining a professional network. Research conducted by LinkedIn (from 2016) indicated that as many as 85% of its users had found jobs through networking. For some it comes very naturally. For others it is a chore. But for all of us, like it or not, it is…

