Soft skills – its a hard-core necessity

You may have the qualifications and even the experience needed to perform the work, however if you don’t possess the hard core “soft skills” , your success in any role could be greatly diminished.

Apprentice Plasterers

Our client, a leading interior lining company based on the Mid North Coast of NSW, is currently seeking two Apprentices…

Assistant Manager / Retail (Closed)

We currently have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Retail Assistant Store Manager based in Port Macquarie 

Looking for staff in Port Macquarie or within Regional NSW?

Finding and keeping skilled staff in small regional areas can be a challenge. Learn to read between the lines in a resume. Many metro candidates have specialised in a certain role, and if you can read “transferable” skills, you may have found a great candidate! Don’t assume they don’t know how to wear several hats!

Important job skills for a successful life

Daniel Goleman, Author of “Emotional Intelligence”, claims that the best predictor of a highly successful person include the following 6 traits

Job to fit the person? or person to fit the job?

A subjective list of skills and experiences is neither objective nor predictive of performance. Instead, why not start off by finding stronger people and modify the job to meet their needs?

and the best work environment is………..

Is your work environment making you sick?

Do you dread getting out of bed on work days? are you upset when your days off are over and you have to go back to work?

Do you find yourself whinging, whinnying and complaining ….a lot?

Some signals you may unknowingly send at work

When it comes to how you’re judged at work, you might think that the quality of your work is all that matters. But human perceptions are a lot more complicated than that, and you might be sending signals that you are unaware of.

Experiences that enhance our jobs and future prospects

Whether you are a seasoned holiday maker who travels extensively, or someone who stays closer to home, we all get opportunities to witness a sneak peak into other lives; towns or people working in their own environments.

Regional Recruitment Agency

Is there a difference between a Metro and multi national recruiter and a Regionally based one?

Don’t be afraid of tough conversations!

If you are like the majority of Managers, providing feedback, often to reduce or eliminate negative behaviours can appear as an overwhelming task. Many of us have trepidations and palpitations! How do you provide feedback that will strengthen your staff’s good points and highlight areas for development is such a way that they actually modify their behaviour and become better employees?

Skills Shortage a reality

Currently Eather Recruitment and Labour are experiencing a shortage in suitably qualified applicants for the following areas

Acceptable Hand shakes..

They are the universally accepted business greeting. Hugs & kisses are taboo unless you are in Italy and even there, you have protocols!