How To Handle “Meet The Team” Interviews!

Handle “Meet The Team” Interviews! In this day and age it often gets to the point in the interview process when you have had a great meeting with the Hiring Manager and are invited to a “meet the team”-style interview where you will get exposure to the people you’ll be working with if you decide […]
The 12 Days of Job Hunting – Christmas 2015

The countdown to Christmas is on but don’t rest on your laurels. If you make a plan to get ahead of the game with some festive job preparation it will make things easier in the New Year So, how can you spend the last few days of 2015 making sure that 2016 is your year […]
Your Career Ambitions for 2016!

Have you even thought about what you want to achieve in your career in 2016? If you being to think about this in January it takes away a whole month of planning and worse still you will set goals with too much of a sense of urgency and will probably not give it enough thought! […]
Using Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn in your job search in Australia

Social media is becoming more and more of a vital tool in helping you job search. You really need to ensure that you are benefiting from the most popular social networking tools! Not only jobseekers but employers have begun to recognize the benefits of utilizing social media to find suitable candidates. Amongst other social media […]
Why Training Is An Important Part Of Your Career Path

Maybe you are just beginning your career path or you are looking at making your next move up the ladder, whichever pathway you are on studying can be a great way for you to enhance your chances of securing your dream job. Michael Spiropoulos shares his tips on how training or studying can give your […]
Finalist in the State Business Chamber’s 2015 Business Awards, for ‘Excellence in Innovation’

The Recruitment Alternative is thrilled with its place as a Finalist in the NSW Business Chamber’s Business Awards for ‘Excellence in Innovation’. The ‘Excellence in Innovation’ category recognises businesses that have made significant contributions to their industry through the introduction or improvement of an idea, method, technology, process or application. Not only were we recognised […]
How to be an Amazing Receptionist!

Receptionists carry out a variety of tasks within the office environment. Primarily they are normally responsible for greeting visitors and answering telephones, but they do many other things as well. The exact responsibilities within a receptionist job will vary depending on the type of business they are working within. Receptionists are, of course, the first […]
EA to Wherever you want….

Begin your career at a Junior Administration Level and see where it takes you… We all wish and dream of landing an amazing, high-paying job right out of school – not necessarily answering phones or scheduling meetings all day. But a lot of us start our careers at a junior administration – level, whether it’s as […]
Do you want a job as a Warehouse and Logistics Manager?

What does the job entail? You will be mainly responsible for ensuring the safe, secure storage of products and for the planning and organisation of deliveries and the dispatch of goods. Incoming deliveries have to be organised and sorted out prior to allocation to the most appropriate location in the warehouse and outgoing goods need to be […]
Finding a Job as a Payroll Manager

Looking at your options and want to work as a payroll manager? As Payroll Manager it is your job to manage the payroll department within an organisation. If you’re good with numbers and would like a position with lots of responsibility, this job could be the ideal position for you. You definitely need to possess […]
The Path to Becoming a CIO

There are a lot of pathways that lead to becoming a CIO, so whatever your career route you can always ensure that you keep in the running. And as a lot of current CIOs say, there is a huge amount you can do to increase your chance of success. The pathway is, of course, different […]
9 things Recruitment Consultants notice about your CV in Australia

Question: “What do recruiters look for in a CV when they first look at it? When recruitment Consultants look through a pile of CV’s what is the vital information they focus on?” Answer: This obviously changes from recruiter to recruiter and depends on the role for which you’ve applied like Marketing Manager or Warehouse Manager. […]