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WE’RE READY AND EXCITED TO BE COMING BACK TO THE OFFICE
We’re READY and excited to be coming back to the office. Our favourite Café York Street Deli in our building at 31 Market Street Sydney is OPEN and welcoming all with open arms at a DISTANCE. A BIG Thanks to Chris and his fabulous team for keeping the wheels moving with Tasty Takeaways, during the…
ASTRUM HAS SUPERCHARGED ITS TALENT SOURCING AND RECRUITMENT
Astrum has joined forces with one of the World’s Leading Tech Platform and Software providers. We are thrilled to be introducing the Best of the Best in leading Recruitment Management and Talent Sourcing System to provide our clients, candidates and job seekers with a uniquely reliable, innovative and highly connected end to end experience. Congratulations…
OUR VALUABLE ‘MUM’ ADVICE
Here’s what our Mums told us. Mother’s Day is around the corner. We’ve taken a moment to remember all the wonderful advice our Mums have given us over the years. Here’s to celebrating ALL the wonderful Mums who have helped shape who we are, kept us safe, created amazing memories and given us advice from…
TIPS FOR RECRUITING PEOPLE REMOTELY
Our ‘new way of work’ during these uncertain and challenging times is encouraging employers to look for innovative and effective ways to recruit and hire people. Here are our tips to help you adapt your interviewing style to engage and interview candidates successfully. We find most employers in Australia prefer the face to face…
7 ONBOARDING TIPS – EMBRACE THE VALUE OF NEW EMPLOYEES
You’ve just hired your next star employee. They’re excited about joining the team, full of enthusiasm and committed to achieving great things for your business. You’re both looking forward to a successful and collaborative business relationship. If you’re able to embrace and harness this wonderful energy and optimism, you’re on your way to achieving a…
10 VALUABLE SKILLS TO FUTURE PROOF YOUR CAREER
We are well and truly in the midst of a transformative era driven by the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Now is the time to start preparing for the future of work and the skills that will be in demand, resulting from fast paced technological innovations impacting most job roles and work places. Over the next 5…
HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT VIDEO INTERVIEWS?
We are always looking for innovative ways to improve the recruitment experience for candidates and employers. Video Interviewing is becoming more widely recognised as an efficient way to help assess candidates during the screening process. For those who haven’t experienced a video interview, it’s a one-way pre-recorded interview used during the early selection process. The…
TOP 5 VALUES JOB SEEKERS CONSIDER WHEN CHOOSING THEIR NEXT ROLE
Today’s job market is highly competitive. A range of factors are contributing to the challenges employers are experiencing when hiring or retaining staff, including record low unemployment levels, skills shortage and increased demand in specific industry sectors including healthcare, education, construction and infrastructure, technical and trades, professional services and technology. Job seekers have greater choice…
IMPROVING EMPLOYER AND JOB SEEKER JOURNEY HAS DOUBLED OUR TALENT NETWORK
Our candidate network is just as important to us as our clients. Treating jobs seekers with respect is a key priority for us. For over a decade now, we have been dedicated to ‘Candidate Care’ programs and improving the experience of applicants and candidates during their job search and career move journey. We are…
CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY – EMBRACING CHALLENGE AND CREATING OPPORTUNITY
Sydney has 42% of all cranes Nationally and the lowest unemployment rate at 3.9%. Here are some of the challenges and opportunities being created within one of our most dynamic and valuable industry sectors – Construction. During the first quarter of 2019, there were 735 cranes across Australia, with 530 for residential projects and 205…