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‘Should I write a cover letter? Do Cover Letters ACTUALLY get read?’ There are some recruiters that just don’t read cover letters. They’re going straight to the meat that is your professional experience listed on…

Three million Australians are planning a post-pandemic career change, making the jump into a completely different field. Whether spurred by job insecurity or the discovery of a new skill during isolation down time, ING’s Future…

As we head into the new year (come on 2021, play nice please!) we’re often reflecting on and re-evaluating many areas of our life, including what we want from our careers. It’s the perfect time…

It’s a highly competitive job market right now. Recruiters are often FLOODED with applicants and are employing the help of Applicant Tracking Systems to determine potential matches. Despite what you may have heard, these systems…

Before you begin the active phase of your job search, you’ll need to make sure that your online image is equally powerful, positive, and aligned with your current career goals. Here are my top tips…

Dealing with these short weeks is a huge challenge.  Everyone is struggling to manage with 20% of their week wiped out.  We’re experiencing the run-around, the silent treatment, the “I’ll call you back later” and…

“The candidate arrived bare foot, with his dog. He didn’t want to leave his dog in the back of his Ute and asked if he could bring the animal inside. I don’t know who this…

The end of the financial year and the start of the new financial year typically brings a spike in the number of resignations which poses a huge challenge to businesses as they scramble to find…

The dictionary states that collaboration means: the situation of two or more people working together to create or achieve the same thing. At Barclay, we have implemented Ubuntu. Ubuntu is an African word of similar meaning to collaboration…

Here is an interesting question that was shared with me by one of my clients this week. “When I am interviewing a candidate from Barclay Recruitment, I always ask myself, would I be happy to…