I learned many lessons in 2020 – some of the most difficult and valuable when I was retrenched. Unless you’ve been there yourself, it’s difficult to describe the sick sort of what now? feeling that follows the words “we’re going to have to let you go”. I’m thankfully on the other side of it now and while it was by

It’s always encouraging to hear stories of our candidates doing well, but even more encouraging when we hear that the company they work for is doing well too – especially in an industry as important as emergency services. We had the privilege of catching up with Michelle Gordon from Rapid Deploy to hear how her career has grown since placing

Unless you work in retail, December is probably a quiet business month. While this can cause anxiety around cash flow, there are ways to make the quieter time work for you. Here are 7 ways to work on your business over December. 1. Don’t delay the recruitment process It can take a while to find the right team member, so

Talking to past candidates about how they’re growing and thriving in their new roles is one of our favourite parts of what we do. We were thrilled this week to catch up with Shelley Spires-Bolle from Retail Capital to hear how her career has progressed since placing her We put Shelley forward for a Brand Project Manager role at Retail

From the moment you send in your application, to the moment the application process is over, the main goal of your job search should be impressing potential employers and recruiters. While each company has a slightly different approach to how they do things, here are 8 easy ways to make a good impression. 1. Make sure you thoroughly read and

At Job Crystal, we don’t believe in just recruiting for the sake of recruiting. We know that the right job can change lives, which is why we’re always excited to catch up with our past candidates to see how they have grown in their careers since we placed them. It was especially rewarding to catch up with Reinardt, since he

Year-end hiring is a contentious issue in the world of recruitment. Many recruiters and employers insist that it’s a bad idea to hire at the end of the year when things are slowing down anyway and prefer to resume hiring in the new year. Here are 3 reasons we think that sooner is better than later. 1. Good talent doesn’t

Almost everyone nowadays applies for roles digitally. This means that your application could be one of hundreds sitting in the inbox of the recruitment agent or HR professional you submitted it to. It’s vital that your application stands out among the rest, and your first impression happens in your email subject line. An interesting and eye-catching subject line is more

Our journey with Halima began in 2015 when we put her forward for a Technical Test Analyst Role at DOS. “I was going through a hectic time in my life. My dad’s health wasn’t good at the time, I had just lost my mother, and the company I was working for announced that they would be closing. The Job Crystal

7 Tips for Overcoming Confrontation Anxiety There are very few people who enjoy confrontation – they’re called difficult conversations for a reason. Unfortunately, they’re also an inevitable part of working with other people. If you’re someone who tends to shy away from the awkwardness of confronting an employee or co-worker, these 7 tips are good starting point for overcoming that