Deon and Gary were recently away attending the annual NPA Australia Conference, and as usual, some great speakers were presenting. In this special episode, Gary and Deon share some of their key takeaways from their recruiter peers and presenters, particularly Nigel Dalton and Mike Boyle, for you to learn from vicariously!

Grade 12 school leavers are graduating and entering into the big wide world - whether that is directly into the workforce or via further study. One of the big questions plaguing many at this time is "what do you want to do with your life?" This week we have COO Jess Jasch joining Gary to discuss how to navigate that question, the feelings around it, and offer a perspective to help you navigate the long winding road of your career ... Without feeling like you're already behind before you've ...

In a chronically online world, it's easy for personal opinions to get caught up in professional contexts. In this episode, we discuss examples of how this shows up, and explore when it might be totally acceptable, and alternatively, when sharing opinion as fact might be detrimental - or even discriminatory. It's a complicated conversation, with nuance and no definitive, but worth the conversation!

In this week's episode, we're talking whether employers who are hiring should stick with the traditional methods, or whether they should explore branching out in other ways in order to stand out and, if so, what that might actually look like. It's a useful conversation if you're hiring and struggling to get the reach or quality of candidate you're needing.

In this episode, Gary and Deon explore the two different options candidates have when going for roles: following the process as indicated, or try something different in order to stand out. While it can seem tempting to do the latter with the job market the way it is, and safe to do the former, we explore the pros and cons of both and share how you CAN go about things.

This episode we have Mark Creedon, CEO of Mastermind Business Accelerator join us to discuss all things growing a business - including avoiding making that business just another 'job'. Mark is business coach to Deon and Gary, so they've been around his work for a long time. Listen in for some great insight!

In this week's episode Deon is joined by COO Jess Jasch, while Gary is away, to discuss the importance of communication prior to having "the chat" with an employee who seems to be underperforming. Have a listen to hear the 5 things they suggest checking in with FIRST, and why it's important.

Any time you are dealing in business with other humans, you risk disappointment in some way - intentionally or unintentionally. The recruitment can be the same, for each candidates, hiring company, and recruiters themselves! Here is part 2 of how to manage and navigate disappointment (including mitigating it!) in the recruitment process.

Any time you are dealing in business with other humans, you risk disappointment in some way - intentionally or unintentionally. The recruitment can be the same, for each candidates, hiring company, and recruiters themselves! Here is part 1 of how to manage and navigate disappointment (including mitigating it!) in the recruitment process. Part 2 to come next week!

One thing we see too much of is hiring manager's thinking they have more time to secure a candidate than they do. And that pressure isn't coming from us, the recruiters! In this episode, Deon and Gary share how hiring managers are getting in their own way, and what they can do instead, even if they still need to take some time to work things out on their end.

At some point in your high-performer's careers, they had the opportunity to build their experience without necessarily knowing HOW to do the job well to begin with. And yet, this is something that is sometimes forgotten in the hiring process. In this episode, Deon and Gary explore around the difference between years of experience versus actual ability to do the task. They also share our own in-team experience of having an actual superstar in our team, by being willing to train t...

It's easy to have a list of things that you automatically relegated to the red flag bin. In this episode, we explore when that is the case, and when it's simply a sign to get more information so that you don't misjudge a perfectly good opportunity or candidate!

In this episode, Deon and Gary clear up a few common misconceptions around hiring and recruitment they've seen lately, including: - Fake job ads - Recruiters don't go back to people that sit on their database - The client pays the bill, so we only work for them - The "perfect" job or company exists. Tune in to learn how they mythbust these!

Work life balance is one of those buzz terms thrown around in the professional space, when it can really mean a range of things (if it exists at all). In this episode, we explore what work life balance has historically meant, and what it means now - deconstructing hybrid, work from home, and full in-office language so that you can start to define it more as an employee or an employer.

Fresh outta the sleeping bag from this year's CEO Sleepout, Deon hops on this episode with Gary to talk about what they've learned over the years about business and managing people from doing things that seemingly don't have a whole lot to do with either of those things. The two share their experiences about giving to others, including what they've learnt and all it's brought to them as business owners along the way.

There are many different ways to approach how you find out whether a potential employer is actually a good place to work for. In this episode, we explore some different approaches you can take beyond what they share on social media.

There's a bunch of tax and financial advice, rightly so, during the end of financial year prep. This one is a little different: we're not tax experts, but we ARE experts in talent strategy, and it just so happens that this time of year is good for planning more than just your finances. Have a listen to find out what we recommend around your talent and workforce.

We have networking and connection specialist Kacie Brignell with us in this week's episode to share how networking can work for your career, with plenty of tips on how to do it! (Especially if it's not in your usual comfort zone). You can connect with Kacie on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kacie-brignell/

Do you know the real impact HR can have on supporting leaders to create a healthy workplace culture? Steve Ford from Ford HR joins us in this episode to share his advice to founders, entrepreneurs, and business owners of all types and size, on building the workplace culture that YOU want for your business (and where it starts!) Ford HR is a boutique HR agency specialising in a range of people and culture solutions for high-growth SMEs. Here's how you can connect with and have more of a con...

It's an episode of '7 Recruiters 1 Mic' this week, as we gather 5 of our esteemed industry peers and ask them two really important questions: What's something you think hiring companies NEED to know when/about recruiting? What is something candidates need to know when looking for a new role. And not one of the answers is exactly the same, so there's plenty of wisdom packed into this episode! A special thanks to the following for their valuable input: James Harman from Snap Talent I...