5 Things You Should Leave Off Your Resume

5 things to leave off resume | Optimal Workforce

Every detail counts If you include too much information, or the wrong information, you may reduce your chances of getting a foot in the door. No-one wants that, especially if you’ve spent hours working on an application for your dream job. So, here are 5 things you should leave off your resume. Sometimes it can […]

Interviewers – Are You Biased?

Interviewers Are You Biased | Optimal Workforce

Finding the right candidate Like it or not, we human beings are biased by nature. Our biases may be conscious but, more often than not, they are so subtle that we are not even aware of their presence. Conscious and unconscious bias can affect our judgment, behaviour and beliefs. They have long been an issue […]

Are You Guilty of Ghosting?

Are You Guilty of Ghosting | Optimal Workforce

Communication is key Whether you’re an employer or a job seeker, it’s becoming an all-too-familiar scenario. You’ve made contact by email or on the phone, met at interview, discussed the role in detail, and felt that everything was moving in the right direction. And then . . . nothing. Radio silence. The other party has, […]

A Look at the Latest Visa Changes

A Look at the Latest Visa Changes | Optimal Workforce

What you need to know In her address to the National Press Club in April this year, the Minister for Home Affairs Clare O’Neil described Australia’s current visa system as “a mess of three digit visa codes . . . so complicated that if I drew you a diagram, it would look like a tangled […]