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The X-factor - How soft skills can put you ahead of the pack

The X-factor - How soft skills can put you ahead of the pack

Makaela Smith | 15 February 2024

Mastering the Art of Career Advancement: Unveiling the Crucial Role of Soft Skills in Today's Competitive Job Market

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We have a need… a need for SPEED! In the recruitment process.

We have a need… a need for SPEED! In the recruitment process.

Makaela Smith | 24 May 2023

We all know it's a tough candidate market with record numbers of jobs on Seek, top candidates looking to shoot for the moon in terms of salary and benefits, and the numbers of candidates moving overseas starting to rise again. As a result, speed is of the essence in the recruitment process. Here are our top tips for speeding up and improving the hiring process, for both employers and employees alike!

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2023 employment trends to keep in mind

2023 employment trends to keep in mind

Makaela Smith | 25 January 2023

Employment is an incredibly fast-moving market at the moment, with the rise in AI, focus on productivity, shift to many businesses working fully remote, and workplace culture and engagement being prioritised. Here's some top trends to keep in mind going into the year ahead:

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Advice for managers: how to better manage contractors

Advice for managers: how to better manage contractors

Tom McMorran | 12 September 2022

Looking to get the best out of your contractors? OCG disambiguates management jargon to facilitate clarity of communication with contractors.

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Why you're shooting yourself in the foot if you're not working with a recruiter

Why you're shooting yourself in the foot if you're not working with a recruiter

Pete Dallimore | 06 May 2022

Recruiters and recruitment agencies are often overlooked as a tool in the candidates toolbox. But why wouldn't you use someone who's job it is to help you find a job you love? You're shooting yourself in the foot if you don't use a free service that's ready and waiting for you to get in touch. Still need convincing? Read on.

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Candidate Shortages in the Contract and Temp Markets

Candidate Shortages in the Contract and Temp Markets

Oscar Dunn | 17 March 2021

In this blog, we look at the candidate shortages in the contract and temp market and provide practical tips to help you fill your vacancies with the right people.

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Career Transition: An Opportunity or a Catastrophe?

Career Transition: An Opportunity or a Catastrophe?

Amanda Hamilton | 10 February 2021

Learn how to cope with career change and turn it from a catastrophe into an opportunity.

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Supporting Your Staff in Challenging Times

Supporting Your Staff in Challenging Times

Oscar Dunn | 20 October 2020

Im a big believer that any good business starts with good people. Success in any industry is built around people, and as a human-centred profession, recruitment is a prime example of this. We don’t deal in products but in people,and because we are people-led, operated and focused, we understand just how important it is for all organisations to make this a priority internally.

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Navigating Uncertain Times: Insights From Our Video Podcast

Navigating Uncertain Times: Insights From Our Video Podcast

OCG Consulting | 08 May 2020

Employers and jobseekers alike are asking what they should expect in the coming months, so to help, we recorded our first video podcast. Here is a snippet of the key insights they discussed.


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Coping with Remote Work: Why it’s a Process

Coping with Remote Work: Why it’s a Process

Catherine Towns | 16 April 2020

COVID-19 now has most of us working from home and spending a large part of our days at home with families or flatmates instead of around colleagues in an office.

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