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Many years ago, I started my career on a business administration traineeship.  12 month training contract with my employer, learn the business from the ground up, do the hard yards, earn your qualification working and studying and then wait and see if you have earnt a spot on the permanent payroll at the end of… View Article

Presented exclusively by Top Office Group, Executive Outlook is known as the “most comprehensive, insightful and valuable study of this region” (for our 11th year running). We reported last month that our interviews with business leaders reflected a dip in confidence (down from 71% to 56%). We’re optimistic about our fast-growing region, but sluggish growth… View Article

Working with a set of interview questions that you plan to ask each interviewee (aligned to the job requirements and objectives) gives all applicants an equal chance to shine. I find that it also helps to eliminate any unintended bias that I might have from reviewing the resume (and with stats showing that 1 in… View Article

Can you test behaviour? I don’t think so – a test denotes there is a right or wrong answer and this is not what behavioural assessment is all about. But what a behavioural assessment can do is provide you with an insight in to how an applicant is likely to act in the workplace, how… View Article

We were excited to present our annual Executive Outlook findings to a packed audience of business leaders last month, drawing on in-depth interviews with 100 business leaders.  There was such a great vibe; we hope you enjoy these highlights. 71% of business leaders are optimistic about the road ahead. Others feel more cautious, in the… View Article

We were excited to present our annual Executive Outlook findings to a packed audience of business leaders earlier this month. There was such a great vibe.. Here are some highlights. Executive Outlook is presented exclusively by the Top Office Group, to research local conditions, based on our interviews with over 75 business leaders, and hundreds… View Article

Despite signs of a buoyant economy, studies show over 40% of our workforce face being replaced by computers in the next 5 years.  Companies are pushed on margins and lean on technology ahead of people to stay profitable. We’re all vulnerable, but none more so than young people. The silver lining is that technology will… View Article

Our latest Executive Outlook survey found that skill shortages have crept back, for 40% of companies in our group. Based on our interviews with over 100 business leaders, we identified pockets of demand for: Qualified, experienced accountants, credit controllers and auditors. Experienced doctors, nurses and aged care professionals. Social workers with NDIS knowledge. Confident sales… View Article

If you have the travel bug, I can recommend Peru for your bucket-list. The beauty and magic of Machu Picchu, and majestic snow capped mountain peaks, took my breath away. It’s just like a fairy-tale – a sacred, enchanted city of stone and terraces built by the Incans in 1430, and shrouded in mystery. The… View Article