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June | RR Recruitment Monthly, A Year in Review
It’s all a bit of a blur when I think back over the 20/21 FY. This time last year Victorians, specifically those living in greater Melbourne, were 10 days into a second lockdown which would end up maxing out to 111 days. It’s hard to imagine how we all got through it, but we did. …
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April | RR Recruitment Monthly
The employment sector continues to improve with headline articles heralding a return to Boom times by the likes of industry commentator, Ross Clennett in his well-researched blogs spruiking boom like conditions eclipsing pre COVID performance for the recruitment sector. The number of people unemployed fell further from 5.8% in March to 5.6% indicating a return…
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March| RR Recruitment Monthly – Hybrid Working Models
RR’ monthly wrap-up report on what’s happening in the world of RR, our clients, our candidates and the recruitment market. The first 3 months of the calendar year always flies by and this year was no exception. As we all emerge with confidence, our collective worlds start to resemble a ‘normal’ feel to them. No…
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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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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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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…
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For your eyes only| RR Recruitment Weekly
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So, you think you can read people? Take the Quiz and find out Facial expressions as well as other body language cues are critical in validating or qualifying what is expressed verbally. Now that masks are mandated in MM&MS, together with the clear message to back-off and keep your (1.5M) distance, our ability to read…
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Lockdown 1.0 vs 2.0 | RR Recruitment Weekly
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Feeling flat? You are not alone. Anyone located within the MM&MS zone have just completed week one of Lockdown 2.0. And guess what? It seems much harder this time around. Read Here Reality has kicked in. This virus is with us for the long haul. How do we stop despair from seeping in? Let’s look…
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Job Hunting, but not as you know it | RR Recruitment Weekly
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For better or worse, life as we knew it has changed, some say irreversibly. Adapting to our changed circumstances, this COVID-normal, is critical as we recalibrate, reinvent and reset. This includes the way you look for a job So, what’s changed? Fewer jobs are being advertised – See here More applicants applying for the same…