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How the magic of childhood is the secret to career success

Ask someone about their earliest memories and it’s likely they remember being told a story. Stories speak to the innermost core of our human experience. They have a tendency to stick with us. The stories you heard as a child likely have influenced you as an adult – but have you thought about revisiting the […]

8 Remarkable Lessons From Spending 88 Days In A Dairy

This is an adapted post from freelance writer and contributor to CGH Group blog, Hannah Ballard. You can read the original in full here, and learn more about her journey on her website. Whilst countries like Canada and New Zealand offer two year Working Holiday Visas to under-30s, Australia is a bit different. To stay […]

The Perks of Coffee Breaks: 7 amazing secrets from special places

“I know my coffee, my mother’s coffee, and the coffee of my friends. I can tell them from afar and I know the differences among them. No coffee is like another, and my defence of coffee is a plea for difference itself.” When Mahmoud Darwish wrote so lovingly of coffee during the bombardment of Beirut […]

Productive procrastination: counting down to the weekenD

It’s been a good week. You’ve been efficient. Your to do list is done. But suddenly… it’s Friday afternoon. It’s too late to start a new project – but too early to start watching the clock. So how do you keep busy enough to make the time go by, without looking like you’re stalling? Well […]

10 Valuable World Cup Rules That Will Encourage Job Success

It may come around every 4 years, but with the Socceroos only entering the FIFA World Cup for the fifth time in 2018 – and only having made it out of the initial group stages once – soccer in Australia doesn’t inspire the same passion as the footy, cricket or rugby. But despite their failures, […]

How To Be A Cover Letter Chameleon

Just like you should adapt your resume for each job you apply for, you should also change your cover letter too. Your cover letter (or, more commonly, email) is the first impression you give to a recruiter. That impression matters. Without a good cover letter, your carefully adapted resume might not even be read. Make […]

Fail Hard, Fail Fast, Fail Spectacularly: How To Fail To Success

Fail hard, fail fast, fail spectacularly: how to fail to success Failure: it’s not what you strive for. It’s the opposite of success. It means you’ve done something wrong. Or so you thought. In Silicon Valley, the cradle of innovation, failure is celebrated. An industry built on success, celebrates failures. Why? Failures are not the […]

Moving On Up: How To Relocate For Work Successfully

Moving house, getting a new job, starting afresh. These are some of life’s most stressful life events. So to combine them, by moving for work, can be pretty overwhelming. There’s the excitement and nerves. The astonishment at how much stuff you own. The fear of your enormous to-do list. But moving is a marathon, not […]

7 Tips To Make You A Better Communicator At Work

We live in an era of communication. Developments in technology, like phones, email, and the internet, mean we can be connected all the time. But being constantly “on” and “connected” is harming our ability to actually communicate with one another. And communication skills are key, in life as well as at work. But there are […]

How To Deal With Office Politics Like A Pro

First it was kids being kids. Schoolyard arguments. Then it was the pressure of university. The tension of new relationships, new responsibilities. It’s been many years, but the feeling of being left out, ignored or generally disliked still lingers. From ten-person startups to ten thousand corporates, office politics are a common fact of work. The […]

Save The World From Your Work Desk This Earth Day

Whether you’re a recycling rookie or eco-warrior, Earth Day (22nd April 2018) is the perfect time to reflect on how to be better for the environment. In the face of such huge problems, trying to make a difference alone can feel overwhelming. We’ve got some tips on how you and your company can do your […]

Work to the Beat: How Music Makes the Workplace Better

Whether it comes down to blasting the latest chart-topping pop tunes or keeping it to strictly classical melodies, the pros and cons of playing music in the workplace are often up for debate. Is it nothing more than an annoying distraction? On the contrary, there is overwhelming evidence to support the view that playing background […]

The Childhood Words of Wisdom That Will Make You a Better Job Seeker

What words of wisdom can you recall from your childhood? Think about those age-old sayings that might have been tutted to you by your parents after skinned knees or sibling disputes, like “two wrongs don’t make a right”. The most influential sayings from our younger years still have a lot of insight to depart on […]

How to Prepare for a Job Interview in 8 Steps

You’ve managed to land a job interview for a great role at an organisation you really admire. That quirky cover letter must’ve really impressed your (fingers crossed) future employer but what now? Being prepared for an interview means more than picking out an appropriate outfit and turning up on time. Doing your homework pays off […]

Tame your inbox

De-clutter that inbox and start the working year right Get into the habit of deleting This is a hard habit to get into, but once you do you’ll be thanking us and wondering why you didn’t pick it up sooner! As soon as you read an email you don’t need for future reference – for […]

Questions to ask at the end of your interview

The interview has turned out great; no awkward silences, you ‘just clicked’ with the interviewer and gave stellar answers to every question. You even made them laugh with a great anecdote from your previous role. It’s getting close to the 40-minute mark and you can tell the interview is winding down, there’s a pause and […]

Juggling work and sick kids

7 steps for new parents with little ones in the childcare sick cycle New parents know the dreaded sick cycle that young kids get into once they start care. Just as you’re getting back to work, your little one is going into childcare – the breeding ground for germs and infections. It’s a catch-22 situation […]

Meet Steph from our Melbourne Office

Steph joined our Melbourne branch a little over two years ago as a Recruitment Consultant. Taking great pride in not only her exceptional service delivery but creating a positive customer experience for Clients and Candidates alike, Steph is an asset to the Melbourne team. Steph has perfected the Candidate and Client recipe and has proven […]

How To Turn Your Interview Around

What to do when you freeze in an interview “Come in for an interview”, says the friendly voice on the other end of the phone. Feeling elated you agree. You got a call back! As soon as you hang up, you do a little happy dance. This is going to be awesome. With a tummy […]

Sport and Business have a lot more in common when we dig down…

I have been blessed in my life to have been involved in a professional football club for over ten years as an athlete, coach my own team (NT Thunder) for three years, and now work in the coaching team at an AFL club in Melbourne. Along with all of this a new chapter in my […]

Finding A Winning Edge

Sydney Swans have arguably been one of the most successful teams in the past 10 years. Paul Roos took the Swans to the 2004 AFL grand final, winning by one point against the West Coast Eagles. At the end of 2010, John Longmire joined the Swans as head coach and in 2012 coached the Swans […]

Did you Press the Snooze Button this Morning?

It is common practice for many of us. The alarm goes off and we immediately start justifying why we can stay in bed, just 10 more minutes, I won’t wash my hair this morning, I’ll eat my breakfast at work, it’s cold, I feel a flu coming on…. the list goes on. Sometimes there is […]

“Not …..Another Poor Economic Forecast!”

The Beilby Blog this week is focused on business conditions, the global economic picture and how some industries are adapting. I received the attached “Economic Conditions Snapshot by McKinsey” into my mailbox on Wednesday as many of you may have done, and just felt a bit dismayed as to how economic conditions have changed so […]