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Council Salaries – how does yours rate/compare?

As recruiters, we talk about salaries. A lot. They are crucial – after all, they are the reason most of us work. In the local government sector, something we encounter all too often is regional councils feeling intimidated by equivalent salaries offered by their metropolitan counterparts for similar roles. However,...

Contract Win: Procurement Australia

We’re delighted to announce that we have been selected by Procurement Australia to be part of their 2312-0618 Recruitment, Training and Associated Services contract.  In order to be part of this panel Planned Resources underwent a rigorous tender process which looked at our operational processes and ensured that they were in line with ISO9001 standards as well as our customer service as well...

Networking as an Introvert

  So as a recruiter, it’s assumed that we are all extroverted and loud, without a shy bone in our bodies… Do I wish that were the case! I am what you would call an introverted extrovert meaning that when it comes to networking events I can sometimes send myself off into a bit of a tailspin because I may not be able to control the situation or the conversation at all times. Not in a...

Post-Covid – Part-time?

There’s a lot of speculation around how workplaces may change post-covid, primarily focused around physical changes to spaces (such as a reversion from open plan offices), through to an increase in remote working. Whilst I’m sure that both of these will play out to some degree, an overlooked consequence of our covid isolation maybe a increased shift to part-time arrangements. Many...

Do you remember your first day? How to onboard effectively

Do you remember your first day at your job?   Maybe you don’t remember the specifics, but you probably remember the feeling. Maybe everything was easy, your manager showed you around and you didn’t do much. Maybe you felt like you’d been thrown in the deep end. Maybe you did a mountain of paperwork and sat...

CoVid-19

Planned Resources have a social responsibility to play our small part in minimising the spread of CoVid-19 in order to protect the more vulnerable members of the community. Where it has been approved by the host client (either as a separate agreement or as part of a broader contingency response) temps are allowed to work from home. Temps undertaking work from home will be asked to create a...

“Leaders vs Leadership” Workshop

Please join Planned Resources in partnership with Positive HR for the first event of 2020! With guest speaker Bernard Desmidt (www.bernarddesmidt.com) we welcome you for a round table discussion and workshop on Leaders Vs Leadership and ‘distributed leadership’ – leadership is no longer a designation but a perspective: everyone, everywhere and always is now called and looked upon to lead....

Work – Life Balance – Not Quite Zen

The “Balance” bit of Work Life Balance has always been a term which has eluded me.  A bit like peoples perfect Instagram shots, my life never quite seems like that.  Companies happily tweeting about great new work/life policies, with this smiling staff adding shots to their LinkedIn of what a great morning coffee their...

Applying from overseas

A combination of lifestyle and a relatively buoyant market compared to some nations, Australia continues to be an attractive proposition for many.  With LinkedIn, on-line job portals, email and Skype.  On the face of it, its never been easier to move Down Under but without a deliberate and strategic approach to your...

Leaving Because of Bad Hygiene?

As a recruiter we spend a large part of our week catching up with candidates.  One of the things that we establish is what’s making them talk to us in the first place, or conversely what’s making them want to leave their current employer. Not trained psychologists, it seemed to us that candidates typically fell into...