Choosing staff for your business can be a difficult task. Choose the right employee and everyone lives happily ever after. But, choose the wrong employee and you could end up wasting a lot of time and money.
The interview process should be
How to approach a career change when you feel trapped
As most of us would remember all too well, we are often told to choose a career when leaving high school. Or we fall into a career path as a result of the jobs we take on once we finish secondary learning. But what we want at 18 and what
5 Reasons Why Client Exclusivity is Key
When retail companies hire a recruitment agency to help fill each role, there are certain expectations that need to be met. The most important of these is that recruiters work exclusively with the company’s HR and management team to find the right person for the job. Having competing companies attempting
Why are Australians Quitting their Jobs?
New Year, New You. Right? It’s the start of another year and Australians are deciding how they want the year to pan out. Setting goals for the future and getting rid of anything that has not served them over the past year, including their jobs and careers. So,
The Gender Pay Gap in Retail
It’s 2019, right? So WHY are we still dealing with inequality in pay between men and women in the workplace? It’s a hot topic and apparently a difficult question to answer so we've broken it down for you into a few easy-to-understand dot points for you to check out and
Working Overtime. What it means for you.
As anyone in retail will tell you at this time of year, IT. IS. BUSY! It doesn't matter if you’re working in a physical store or for an online business, there is plenty to do, lots of customers to be helped and stock moving faster than you can repack the
Is it ever OK to Lie for a Sale?
“Oh my goodness, that looks AMAZING on you!” Customers have heard all it before and sometimes they believe it, but more often than not, they don’t. So, is it really ok for retail employees to tell a customer something looks fabulous when it quite obviously does not, just to secure
Say Yes to Saying No at Work
We all know how hard it is to say “No” in today's workplace culture. We’re constantly being asked to attend events, complete tasks and make decisions that may not benefit us or our career. So, how do we say no in a productive and positive way to ensure
Maintaining Staff Motivation over the Christmas Rush
December is fast approaching and your local shopping centre is already starting to transform into a Christmas wonderland. There's no doubt in retail, December can be one of the most challenging and stressful months of the whole working year. Due to this retail employers often find it hard to maintain
5 Steps to Effective Time Management
From the second we land our very first job we are constantly told that we need to manage our time effectively. No matter whether we are waitressing, packing shelves, inputting data or answering phones and emails and no matter if we are at the bottom of the hierarchy