Blog | Selection Partners | Executive Recruitment, Melbourne - Part 3

Generations – It’s All About Change

Now that Generation Z are entering the workforce in greater numbers (21 years old), we will have 4 generations in the workplaces, in some organisations maybe even 5 if you still have a few traditionalists. A baby boomer or a traditionalist may have experienced change in their life time and career, but this will be nothing compared to what our younger Gen A or iGen will experience.   

Time have changed for sure! Organisations that offered stable careers when a baby boomer was working now rarely do.  A job in the petrochemical, steel or telecommunications industries made sense in 1968. For Gen Z, Fortune’s top 25 in 2018 reflects only five firms from 1968 and there is a profound change in the mix of leading industries. Today retail, health and financial firms have displaced petrochemical, steel and telecommunications companies that garnered top spots decades earlier.

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Sales from a Recruiter’s Perspective – What We Really Think

The size and scope of sales as an employment and business path cannot be understated. As one of our consultants has said, “if you can see it, you can sell it”. There are too many sales roles and specific sales industries to mention, but that doesn’t mean we can’t talk about them. The very nature of sales, the process, why sales matters to a business and what makes for a good salesperson have commonalities that cross many industries and products.

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Keeping an Open Mind in an Open Space

Opinions are mixed on the benefits and drawbacks of an open plan office. What cannot be denied though is how we all struggle to remain productive in them. With a layout designed to encourage collaboration, distractions are a sure byproduct, capable of delaying or derailing your focus.

As I write this, I am sitting in our own open plan office in Melbourne, complete with communal kitchen, team break-out space and portable putting green. I hear the chatter of multiple phone calls, the tapping of keyboards, and questions from across the room. Staying on task is a learned skill. The habits that support anyone’s productivity though will vary based on their own unique strengths and workplace culture. Here are some things to consider when you feel your productivity levels dropping.

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To Gig Or Not To Gig

About 2.5 million Australians are now employed on a casual basis, according to The Australian Bureau of Statistics. That’s more than a quarter of the workforce.

What is the gig economy you might ask?  The gig economy is an ever-increasing group of people who are choosing to no longer work 9-5 for one employer in favour of working independently on a task by task or project by project basis for a variety of employers.  Think Airtasker, Uber or Fivver.

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Top Tips For CV Writing

CVs are scanned by the reader for about 7 seconds before a decision is made on whether or not to invest more time in reading. That additional time, if you get it, normally lasts no longer than 2 minutes. When the reader is reviewing tens or maybe hundreds of CVs everyday, standing out for all the right reasons should be your primary concern.

7 to 127 seconds is not long enough for someone to conduct a considered interpretation of your experience and turn it into argument for placing you in a role. It falls to you as the CV writer to do that thinking for them by presenting the most relevant information in a way that suggests how helpful the experience, abilities, and knowledge you have will be in the role. When you do this effectively, the reader can quickly see how you fit the role and organisation, hopefully leading to an interview.

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