Does your resume/CV show your entire work experience? Probably not. The general assumption is that no one wants to read your entire life story—and they certainly don’t want to hear it if it doesn’t apply to the role they’re trying …
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How to Write a Good Job Description – Not a Lazy One
Adding “years of experience” is just one illustration of the problem I see with too many job descriptions: They’re lazy.
Time — the simple act of the Earth revolving around the sun — doesn’t make someone more or less qualified …
Ageism at Work: Baby Boomers Feel the Need to Hide Their Age
Getting older—we can’t escape it.
The good news is we’re living longer than ever before, in part due to improvements in health services, safer working environments and advances in medical technologies. We’re also keeping active and staying in the …
The Psychology of Effective Leadership: How Confidence Can Be Deceiving
From childhood, we are taught that traits like charisma and confidence divide leaders from followers. But what if we’re mistaken?
“There is a big mismatch, or a gap, between the attributes that seduce us in leaders or individuals that are …
Video: The State of Diversity and Inclusion in Australia
Diversity, inclusion and belonging are not new words, but they are terms that many people still grapple with. So, to get a better understanding of the state of diversity and inclusion in Australia, we asked more than 1,500 workers what …
How to Survive (and Thrive) at Work in the Age of Robots
Thanks to advances in automation, robots can vacuum your floors, restock your fridge and even steal your job. Well, perhaps.
As robotics, software and artificial intelligence have grown more sophisticated, so experts have been grappling with how it might affect …
Virtual Onboarding 101: A Guide to Onboarding Remote Employees
Changes to business are coming so quickly that it’s hard to know how to strategise. For companies in a position to hire, there are countless questions, including how to present the job — as remote or just temporarily so — …
What Sectors Are Driving Australia’s COVID-19 Recovery?
Hiring activity across Australia has improved since mid-April. That period, directly following Easter and a month after COVID-19 restrictions began, was the country’s low point for both employment and hiring. But, as COVID-19 restrictions have lifted, new job postings have …
5 Essential Soft Skills in the Workplace
Soft skills in the workplace matter. Not only do candidates need training, knowledge and technical skills, they must also be able to problem-solve, communicate and get along with others to succeed in a modern workplace. Those intangible qualities that focus …
Part 2: Employer Branding in a New World of Work — The COVID Effect and WFH
Welcome to part two of Indeed’s employer brand series. In case you missed part one of the series last month, we sat down with employer branding expert Brie Mason to discuss exactly what employer brand is, who is responsible …