UNCOVER THE REAL YOU IN YOUR COVER LETTER Cover letters are an opportunity to promote the unique ‘you’ to a potential employer. What is it that makes you exactly what they want – perhaps it’s something even the employer hasn’t thought of yet! What is it that sets you apart from the rest? Cover letters [...]
Jane Browne (LabourCo Senior Recruitment Consultant) and Taylor Stewart (AES Career Recruitment Officer) will drive outcomes of the MoU. LabourCo celebrates and embraces diversity. Last week's signing of a memorandum of understanding with the Newcastle office of the Aboriginal Employment Strategy, ensures ongoing collaboration between the not-for-profit agencies, to deliver meaningful work outcomes for local [...]
BE READY TO TELL YOUR STORY Behavioural interviewing is a widely-used technique of conducting job interviews. It is based on the principle that your past behaviour is a good indicator of how you might behave in similar situations, in a new workplace. It is especially important to prepare for behavioural interviewing, if you are applying [...]
Dear Future, We're Ready........ Adversity has struck the world.... But Aussies get back up to fight on! Australians have an innate ability to bounce back and if you have lost your job, you need to dust yourself off and get back up again. Every day we’re hearing so much negative press on unemployment statistics, mental [...]
Prepare for Success........and Nail the Interview! NERVOUS? Remind yourself an interview is a two-way street - a chance to learn more about the organisation you have targeted and decide “is this somewhere I want to work?” Before you enter, take some deep breaths right down into your tummy so it expands on both sides and [...]
Get support for managing stress and anxiety. COVID-19 has seen rapid changes to our way of life and disrupted plans due to travel restrictions and physical distancing measures as part of our effort to slow the spread of transmission.Looking after our well being in times like this can help to reduce stress, and is crucial [...]
An interview is really a sales transaction - it’s your opportunity to sell YOU! The best marketing campaigns are well researched. The customer is known inside and out. So is the product. KNOW THE EMPLOYER and KNOW YOU. Prepare, Prepare, Prepare........ Do your research… Research the relevant organisation. Try their website, news articles, friends and [...]
You are highly employable and this Corona-ride IS ONLY TEMPORARY. If you’re not working, or your hours have been reduced, there are things you can be doing right now to improve your chances of getting back into on-going work… And, LabourCo can help!Call LabourCo on 1800 770 073. Ask us to provide feedback on your [...]
Partnering with Black Dog Institute and SafeWork NSW, LabourCo is offering free mental health training to all our workers across NSW. The training consists of a module that covers two key strategies, improving mental health literacy and reducing stigma across an organisation, to promote mental wellbeing. The training encourages earlier and more effective help seeking [...]
When applying for work, your role is to stay in the game. If the recruiter has lots of résumés, sadly, their role is to cull you. Update your resume now to stay in the game! How do you stay in the game? Your résumé should be specific to every role you apply for It MUST [...]