In the past few months, the impact of coronavirus has been unrelenting and employers have been re-thinking what they are looking for when hiring new employees. Our consultants have put together a list of the most highly sought-after skills today. Cultivating these job skills will help you stay on top of the curve in this […]
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It has been a curious time, to say the least. Still, it has been an excellent time to have a different type of interaction and conversation with our clients and candidates. An interesting topic has been what will it be like getting back to the ‘norm’? Not the new norm, the old one! For
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Many companies are redefining what it means to work remotely, with over 68% of Australian employers allowing their employees flexible work from home arrangements. This scenario is now playing out more than before, with the current COVID-19 situation across the globe. This flexibility has been known to provide employees with the freedom to work
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Society is slowly shifting away from the patriarchal mindset where “males only” are capable of certain types of jobs. We are now seeing an influx of women in various industries that had been previously unprecedented – the engineering and construction industry. The built environment’s composition The built environment space, headlined by the construction
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Once a year, we have the opportunity to start over and do things better than we did the year before. As we enter a new decade, most people are excited to craft their New Year resolutions – some more ambitious than others. With a slightly different approach and mindset, Tom Murphy is an advocate for setting
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Think the unthinkable Over 3 days the last week, Aptus faced internet connectivity issues at our Southbank office in Melbourne. To make things worse, tethering hotspot from our mobiles failed us. Yes, no internet at all. Truth is, we rely on the internet more than we realise. With the internet down and lack of foresight
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Over the past 8 months or so I’ve shared 10 lessons I’ve learned in 10 years of owning Aptus. It’s been a great journey sharing these videos and I sincerely hope you have enjoyed watching as much as I’ve enjoyed sharing. This video is the last of 10, and it shares my philosophy in business
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Over 10 years of owning Aptus I’ve learned many lessons however in this blog and video series I’m sharing 10 lessons in 10 years of business. Today I’m sharing lesson 9, which is one of the toughest lessons as a business owner, resilience. Resilience is how we bounce back, how we recover from tough times,
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In 10 years of being a business owner Ive learned many lessons and made many mistakes. This year as we celebrate our 10th year in business Im sharing 10 lessons Ive learned in 10 years. This blog and video is lesson 8 of 10, and its a big one for me: Leadership and how Ive
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Ian joined Aptus in Melbourne in April 2013. He joined us with five years of recruitment experience in the UK, predominantly in the rail sector. Back then, Ian worked in our Energy & resources team, focussing on the transmission and distribution sectors; however, after a year he decided to return to his first love, infrastructure,
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