Archive for June 2020
“Commensurate with Experience” – so what does it mean?
I’ve noticed over the last 6 months or so whilst recruiting within the Melbourne construction industry, that there is a recurring statement from prospective employers that I’m hearing, almost daily……something like ”we will pay a salary package which is commensurate with experience”. This broad statement is sneaking its way into online job-board vernacular. You’ve probably…
Read MoreDon’t base your decisions, on the advice of those who don’t have to deal with the results
When I started my career in recruitment over 15 years ago, vast swathes of hiring managers perceived prolonged gaps between employment as ‘questionable’ at best, ‘career suicide’ at worst. Even further into the past, in a lot of industries your average worker would work with as few as one or two companies over the course…
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