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3 Ways to Build Rapport in a Job Interview

​How do you build good rapport in a job interview? Establishing rapport is an important part of a successful job interview. Connecting with your interviewer will increase your chances of progressing in the process, and help make you stand out as a candidate. Here are some easy things you can do to build rapport as…

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Recruitment

Seek Employment Report

​Is the job market declining? Seek’s June employment report noted that there were 22.1% less jobs advertised this year, than in June of 2022. Additionally, it was the fourth consecutive month with rising job applications per ad (2.9% more than in May). The Managing Director of SEEK ANZ, Kendra Banks noted that “Applications per job…

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Recruitment technology

Culture and Teamwork at our Conference

​Culture and teamwork are the foundation of a successful business. At our 2023 conference, empire group focused on teambuilding activities focused on developing our connection with each other and evolving our communication. This started with a birthday celebration for our July born team members (Amie Luong, Justine Fowles and Harley Lau), and then lead into…

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Recruitment

Where is the best place to look for a new job?

​Where is the best place to look for a new job? With the development of the internet and social media, job seeking is no longer a process of opening up the classifieds in a newspaper. Now jobs are posted everywhere from Seek, to LinkedIn, to Indeed, to Facebook groups. As candidates move to lots of…

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Recruitment

Alison’s 2023 Conference!

​I think celebrating wins is a crucial part of a successful workplace. Since joining empire group in 2010 I have been to many of Empire’s conferences and awards dinners, where we acknowledge and highlight the efforts of the team. Being recognised for you work is something many of the candidates I help are seeking in…

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