New Zealand social media recruitment and jobs

Your job hunt procrastination: Ends here

May 9, 2012

Procrastination. It’s the habit guaranteed to make you feel bad about yourself – especially if you’re on the hunt for a new job. It’s easy to feel overwhelmed about what to do and where to start and suddenly all your great ideas about finding a stellar new job are just that – ideas, but no [...]

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Graduates – Learn how to network to get the job you want

May 3, 2012

When you’re about to graduate, or a recent graduate, networking is sold as this big scary idea…something you “should” do, to help you get a job when you’ve finished with university. But no-one really gives you advice, as though telling you “to network” is enough. Firstly, networking can take many forms, and secondly, it works. [...]

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HOW TO: Make a great impression the first week at your new job

April 25, 2012

Starting a new job never seems to get easier; even if you’ve been “the newbie” before, it can be seriously nerve-racking. Will you be liked? How will you remember everyone’s name? Can you do the job? How is everything done? And where will you buy your lunch? To ease first day nerves and help you [...]

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HOW TO: Recognise a great Recruiter

April 19, 2012

One of the best allies you can have on your job hunt is a recruiter. A great recruiter will help to find jobs specific to your skills and experience, and act as a middleman between you and a company, making sure everyone is happy and gets what they want. They would also take the time [...]

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Look the Part. Why you should care about what you wear to an interview (Featuring Jackie O’Fee)

April 13, 2012

“Looking the part” – from finding an appropriate interview outfit to making sure you look right at work, is one of the most crucial things you can do to help your career. You might think we’re overstating it, but you can’t get around it; what you wear creates the impression you give people – and [...]

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Want to know how much you should be getting paid? Try the @FirebrandTalent #eSalarySurvey

March 29, 2012

We’ve written before about the importance of knowing pay rates in your industry, so you can negotiate well when it comes to interviews, or even internal reviews. In some industries, like public health, it’s easy to know what industry rates are. But for other industries, like creative, marketing or digital, it’s a much greyer area. [...]

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8 key tricks for creating an awesome cover letter

March 22, 2012

You’ve got your stellar CV, but you’re not sure if you need to bother with a cover letter. They’re not that important, your CV should tell your story, right? Wrong. Cover letters are often a key factor in who gets an interview and who doesn’t. When you apply for a job, your CV might be [...]

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New Zealand Social media recruitment and jobs board

Your job hunt procrastination: Ends here

Graduates – Learn how to network to get the job you want

HOW TO: Make a great impression the first week at your new job

HOW TO: Recognise a great Recruiter

Look the Part. Why you should care about what you wear to an interview (Featuring Jackie O’Fee)

Want to know how much you should be getting paid? Try the @FirebrandTalent #eSalarySurvey

8 key tricks for creating an awesome cover letter

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