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Want to answer the 5 trickiest INTERVIEW questions? The worst mistake you can make in an interview is to try to “fake” an answer or tell them what you think they want to hear. Don’t do it! You have amazing skills, experience and qualifications so showcase them and be AUTHENTIC. Employers are loo… Read more

This weeks blog is written by Matt Krumrie What’s the one thing HR professionals need to do to get great candidates? We asked a variety of HR and recruiting professionals. Here are their responses: Improve Job Postings Too many people copy and paste the job description into an online posting, s… Read more

Congratulations on getting that new job your applied for. It's time for you to leave your current employer, but remember that employment contract you signed when you first started? There will probably be a clause in there that talks about confidentiality and not sharing commercially sensitive inform… Read more

This weeks blog was discovered on Seek, written by Susan Muldowney who talks about how to build culture in recruitment agencies. ‘The recruitment industry has often suffered from an image problem. Whether right or wrong, the perception of many agencies – and those who work within them – is that the… Read more

Job hunting can be a stressful time. There are so many steps involved starting from reflecting upon your new career interest, doing industry research, updating your resume, searching for available roles, filling applications, writing cover letters and emails, waiting to hear back from the hiring… Read more

Every employee has the legal right to expect a safe environment at work. Although it may seem as if workplace health and safety is an obligation and extra cost for the owners, it has advantages in productivity. Owners and management  must understand that having a safe workplace is one of the key com… Read more

Some of you may have noticed job advertisements for Superior Personnel popping up in unusual places......websites like Jobomas and Indeed.com. While this might seem like a good thing at first glance, it isn't.  These websites "lift" our job ads off our website and Trade Me Jobs and Seek. They then … Read more

This week's blog was discovered on LinkedIn published by Patti Peeples (PhD, RPh), a topic that plays a huge role here at Superior Personnel.   I personally believe that in many cases, reliability comes BEFORE so many other professional success characteristics, such as quality, innovation, or spee… Read more

Every day is the same thing: Get to the office, check email, return messages, lunch, more email — and so on. If you're feeling stagnant in your career, it might be time to change things up. And one of the easiest ways to do so is by becoming a trainer. Thanks to Tim Cannon at Mashable for this great… Read more

Taking leave is something everyone does at some point or the other. Life is unpredictable and tends to surprise us. Often this means having to juggle things around, resulting in having to take hours or days off work. There are two main types of leave – Sick leave and Annual leave. Annual leave nee… Read more