The key to a larger pay packet is often to switch employers. Staying with the same company can lead to wage stagnation unless you have a generous boss. The reason many people choose to stay with the same company, even when they are not totally happy, is fear of the unknown or complacency. We are [...]
One of the greatest fears that a parent has is that their children won't prosper. Will they be able to buy a house? Will they find a good life partner? Will they get a good job? The Job Factory gives parents (and grandparents) the ability to help their children find a job - or even [...]
An employer sent us this email. This is another reason The Job Factory has so much success at getting jobs for its clients: Hi Craig, "Over the years I have employed dozens of people, and wonder if an employer's perspective is also of value to you? As an employer of staff my last preference was [...]
If you have a gap in your resume, don’t stress. Perhaps, you spent a year driving taxis or selling burgers between jobs or maybe you had children or went travelling. Gaps are a lot less important in the real world than many people think. The best policy is usually the truth. Employers are not going [...]
This Herald Sun article exposes the dirty secrets of recruitment agencies. Source: News.com.au “We spoke to a former recruiter who worked at three different agencies about what life is really like in the cut throat industry." On the recruitment game The former agent - who didn't want to be identified - said recruiters make their [...]
One of the most frequently-asked questions when it comes to resume writing is whether every previous job should be included. To find the answer look at the positives and negatives of doing it. If you are applying for an accounting job and you have had several years of experience in accounting, there are no advantages [...]
Writing an effective cover letter and resume is simpler than many people think – and a lot easier than many “professional” resume writers would like you to believe. You certainly don't need a human resources "expert" – most of them are younger than the people they are supposedly helping with very little life experience. And [...]
The reason you can’t find a job is pretty simple. But it’s not for the reason you probably imagine. Most job seekers who ask us to help them find a job think they know why their job search has been unsuccessful. Young people – I do not have experience. Born overseas – I do [...]
The biggest mistake job seekers make is thinking that recruitment agencies are there to help them. Wrong. The prime motive of a recruitment agency is to make money. And the way they make money is by impressing their clients. And, contrary to popular belief, their client is not the job seeker – it’s the employer [...]
There is no such thing as a bad time to look for a job – except during the holiday season of December/January. Finding a job is about strategy – the smart ones find jobs before they are advertised. The rest sit around their computers waiting for jobs to hit the job sites and then compete with hundreds of others to get them. One group starts earning money fast, the other sits around getting more and more depressed and blaming the state of the job market. […]
The secret to being paid the highest wages is to be prepared – find out in advance what a job is worth. The best way to find out how much you should be earning in a particular job is to look up the relevant awards or industry websites. […]
