Deon and Gary were recently away attending the annual NPA Australia Conference, and as usual, some great speakers were presenting.

In this special episode, Gary and Deon share some of their key takeaways from their recruiter peers and presenters, particularly Nigel Dalton and Mike Boyle, for you to learn from vicariously!

Grade 12 school leavers are graduating and entering into the big wide world - whether that is directly into the workforce or via further study.

One of the big questions plaguing many at this time is "what do you want to do with your life?"

This week we have COO Jess Jasch joining Gary to discuss how to navigate that question, the feelings around it, and offer a perspective to help you navigate the long winding road of your career ... Without feeling like you're already behind before you've even begun!

In a chronically online world, it's easy for personal opinions to get caught up in professional contexts.
In this episode, we discuss examples of how this shows up, and explore when it might be totally acceptable, and alternatively, when sharing opinion as fact might be detrimental - or even discriminatory.

It's a complicated conversation, with nuance and no definitive, but worth the conversation!

In this week's episode, we're talking whether employers who are hiring should stick with the traditional methods, or whether they should explore branching out in other ways in order to stand out and, if so, what that might actually look like.

It's a useful conversation if you're hiring and struggling to get the reach or quality of candidate you're needing.

In this episode, Gary and Deon explore the two different options candidates have when going for roles: following the process as indicated, or try something different in order to stand out.

While it can seem tempting to do the latter with the job market the way it is, and safe to do the former, we explore the pros and cons of both and share how you CAN go about things.

This episode we have Mark Creedon, CEO of Mastermind Business Accelerator join us to discuss all things growing a business - including avoiding making that business just another 'job'.

Mark is business coach to Deon and Gary, so they've been around his work for a long time. Listen in for some great insight!

In this week's episode Deon is joined by COO Jess Jasch, while Gary is away, to discuss the importance of communication prior to having "the chat" with an employee who seems to be underperforming.

Have a listen to hear the 5 things they suggest checking in with FIRST, and why it's important.

Any time you are dealing in business with other humans, you risk disappointment in some way - intentionally or unintentionally.

The recruitment can be the same, for each candidates, hiring company, and recruiters themselves!

Here is part 2 of how to manage and navigate disappointment (including mitigating it!) in the recruitment process.