I’m not talking about being shocked by local customs or the price of a beer, but rather the emotional journey you are on when you are moving to a foreign land.

Culture shock can be described as the feelings you experience after leaving your familiar home culture to live in another cultural or social environment. Many people associate culture shock only with extreme changes of moving from one country to another, but it could also be a move within your own country. Even the most open-minded and culturally sensitive among us are not immune to culture shock. Continue Reading

Have you ever been in the position, where you have had an advertised role and just couldn’t seem to find the right person for the job? Hiring managers quite often have two options; try to fill the position by using internal resources or use an external recruitment partner. This post will aim to expose recruitment myths and demonstrate 5 points to consider when faced with a vacant position. Continue Reading

The media industry, particularly digital media, is an extremely small network and something we have certainly learnt and seen. Everybody knows everybody, and everybody talks (I sound like Gossip Girl now!)

Something we often see happening in the industry is people earning negative reputations for their behaviour, whether it’s from frequent job hopping, by bad mouthing their current employer, and also sending their CV for the same role through several different recruiters, things such as these can cause you problems later on when job hunting. Continue Reading

Have you ever wondered why some people choose to use a recruiter when searching for a new role?  There can be a number of benefits to partnering with a recruitment consultant, whether you are simply hoping to keep your options open, or actively searching for a new role. If you have ever thought about using a recruiter in your job search then this blog is for you. Continue Reading

We’ve talked about the most common questions we receive in terms of moving to Australia for work, but there are still other factors about moving overseas that really need to be considered, before you pack your shorts or bikini and head down under. Continue Reading