Have you ever had a candidate who “failed their psych test”? Let me tell you about a candidate at an organisation I worked at, who was rejected at the psychometric stage of a hiring process. They had made it through two rounds of interviews. The hiring manager liked them. The team liked them. By all accounts, they were the right person for the role. Then the assessment came […]
I want to tell you about the moment my instincts were right, and I ignored them anyway. Early in my career, I joined a healthcare business as Sales Manager. Seven people on the team. On my first day, the GM pulled me aside and said something that genuinely shocked me. A new broom sweeps clean. Feel free to let go of anyone you do not want. I was […]
Do you know what competencies and skills your business needs to deliver what you are trying to achieve in the next two to three years? Not what you needed a few years ago. Not what the last job ad you posted says. Going forward, what are the must-haves, not the nice-to-haves. If the honest answer is not really, you are not alone. Australian research tells […]
Let’s be honest, it made sense at the time. AI tools can do the work faster, cheaper, and without a learning curve. And they do not take annual leave. Why hire a graduate to process data, draft reports, or handle routine analysis when a well-prompted model could do it in minutes? The numbers tell an interesting story. Australian graduate job postings fell almost 15% in 2025 and were […]
Here’s something most hiring managers know deep down but rarely say out loud. The one who nails the interview is not always the one who nails the job. I learned this early in my own leadership career, with a hire I was convinced was going to be a superstar. One candidate stood out head and shoulders above the rest. Relaxed. Confident. Sharp as a tack in the […]
Rate of Employee Retention Employee retention is no doubt a key challenge. A recent study by Gartner states that the rate of employee turnover is likely to be up to 75% higher. And in addition, it takes 18% longer to fill any available jobs than pre-pandemic. Not to mention the annoying “quiet quitting” phenomenon, which is white-anting businesses too! Robert Half’s 2022 Salary Guide states […]
After two years of disruption, further shifts in remote work and our lives have emerged. There’s been: the rise of individualism and independence bringing out new confidence to show up as themselves at work. (Fjord Trends 2022) hybrid employment arrangements placing more emphasis on staff being able to work remotely and maintain productivity and service delivery continued challenges to organisations due to Omicron leading to […]