Author: Simone Young

According to the 2019 APS Employee Census, most Australian employees are happy with their jobs, believe in their employers ‘values and feel committed to their goals. They are also satisfied with the job conditions and feel they are part of the team.

Many other employees feel that their job does not give them the opportunity to use their skills or contribute ideas. They are not happy about company culture, inflexible-working arrangements and high level of stress.

Landing a dream job is on most job seekers wish list. The problem is, everyone has a different definition of a dream job and what is one person’s dream job may be another person’s worst nightmare.

To make sure that you land your dream job, start from making sure you know what a dream job means to you.

The following six strategies will help you to get the job of your dreams.

Get clear on your purpose

For many people, discovering what they want and where to direct their energy is difficult, confusing and downright scary. We often choose career paths just to please our parents or choose the job that pays the bills.

You’ve probably heard Marc Anthony’s quote saying: “If you do what you love, you’ll never work a day in your life”. In many ways, this saying is true. If you’re passionate about what you invest, your time and energy into your world of work will not feel like work to you.

A dream job is an occupation that suits your skills, your values and your lifestyle. So, to define your dream job, you might want to start from identifying your strengths, core beliefs, goals and purpose. Once you know who you are and what you want to do, aligning your career will become much easier.

What do you want from your job?

Ask yourself these questions:

• Do you want to be an employee or do you dream about becoming an entrepreneur?
• Would you like to work full-time or part-time?
• What kind of people do you want to work with? Would you like to work independently or be part of a team?
• Where would you like to spend most of the day? In the office or on the road?
• How much money do want to earn?
• What is the most important thing you want from your job: is it fun, working with a purpose, recognition, a challenge, an opportunity to grow or responsibility?
• How can you achieve your true purpose through work?
• How can you combine that interest with a real-world career?

Plan how you can make your vision a reality. Answering these questions honestly will help you find out what kind of job is perfect for you.

Appreciate your mistakes

Learning how to do what you love is a process. Experience comes from our way of living, understanding and the adjustments we make. Resist the temptation to look at your current world of work as a failure or mistake and appreciate that this is a great journey.

Do market research

Just like any other market, the job market changes and is driven by supply and demand. Learn about industry trends and explore current job opportunities.

Learning as much as you can about the company you want to work for is essential to your successful interview. A candidate that does not seem interested in the company culture, values and achievements is unlikely to make a good impression on the new employer.

Check what are the top or must-have skills that your potential employers might be looking for.

Keep your skills up to date

Professional development courses can help you expand your professional skill set or learn something new. Online training courses are particularly convenient because they are flexible and affordable. Many of those courses are nationally recognised, and some offer funding support.

Ask for professionally help

Finding the perfect job means much more than being a number on the payroll list. For most people, working with a purpose and doing what they love is crucial to their wellbeing.

At Youngbrook Recruitment, we are committed to delivering what you want and when you want it ensuring we navigate successful outcomes in a rapidly changing world of work.

Submit your resume or contact us on (07) 3399 6899 to learn more about our services.

Right now, the ever-evolving hiring concept is becoming more complex. The modern recruitment methods that use technology and social media may bring better results than the traditional hiring methods. Digital employment is here to stay, but there is more to it than that.

Hiring employees checklist published on business.gov.au shows that even small business owners needs to do more work than writing job description and selecting the best applicant if they want to hire employees who can see beyond the paychecks, align with the future vision of the business, build culture and enhance productivity now and into the future.

Simplifying the recruiting process is more effective, saves time, and delivers results by receiving quality applications. In your hiring process, there are steps that you must include, such as: identifying and defining the role to be filled, creating and promoting the job description, receiving applications, selecting and evaluating candidates that are ideal for the position and company culture, verifying the best candidates, and negotiating the job offer. You can still simplify and optimise your hiring process, by following the tips below:

• Do your homework first – good preparation will help you simplify all the next steps of the hiring Simplifying the process by having specific Hiring Managers will lower the risk of miscommunication and improve the morale of your employees.
• Offer a clear and specific description of the role – start with a clear picture of what role you need for your company. If you are not sure who the ideal candidate is, you will not be able to express it to attract the right candidates.
• Be transparent about the logistics of the hiring process, for example, how long will it take or how many interviews the applicants will likely
• Streamline the application process and make it easy to
• Give enough information about the company culture, where the candidate will fit in, what their typical day in a new role will involve – that will attract the right candidates stop others, who are not good fit, from applying.
• Think out of the box and see your company from the perspective of your employee. To many candidates, work-life balance, on-going professional development, or the opportunity to work independently may be more important than high wages.
• Keep the lines of communication open – some candidates may have preferred ways of staying in touch for personal reasons.
• Ensure that your online hiring process is easy to use and mobile friendly. An application that is hard to submit, or even worse – must be filled again and again because it loses the entered data when submitted incorrectly, may deter the best candidates.
• Let your attractive company culture win over and keep the top A modern, fun to use office, with spaces designed for quiet work or relaxation create a workplace where people are happier, more productive and the culture they are proud to add value to. High-potential talent means not just qualifications and technical skills, but also creativity, adaptability, and working with purpose.

Ask any seasoned Recruitment Manager and they will tell you that choosing the top talent based on qualifications, skills, and experience can backfire. According to HRD magazine the job market and its dynamics are changing. That includes emphasis on soft skills, work flexibility, better work-balance, transparency, trust, and support around company policy. We make sure that our client’s culture matches the candidates core values, both professional and personal, resulting in higher performance and lower risk of turnover.

To be successful in business requires top employees, while this can be challenging at times the requirement process is imperative to your success. By using our simplified process, we aid at procuring talented candidates for your company. We are here to help grow your business by placing emphasis on cost effectiveness and optimising the requirement process.

Quality employees make for quality organisations. Your company is the sum of its parts and if those parts are not first-rate, the whole machine is at risk of breakdown. Finding the right people for your organisation is paramount.

Using a professional recruitment agency may seem to some like an unnecessary luxury. Something that is reserved only for companies that have labour needs too large to handle in-house. The truth of the matter is quite the opposite. Partnering with a trusted recruiter long-term, can bring a huge amount of value to any organisation, no matter the size.

So what value can your company expect from partnering with a recruiter?

Time Saving

Recruiting is a notoriously time-consuming process. Therefore, the first and most obvious benefit is the efficiency that comes with handing over the responsibility of recruitment to a third party.

It begins with advertising the position and generating interest. You then need to sift through the possible candidates, identifying those that may be suitable. This is followed by the screening process, involving background checks, calls to references and initial interviews. Eventually you will reduce the list down to a few of the best candidates, but only after quite an effort.

Recruitment agencies are set up in a way that streamlines this process, making it as efficient as it can be. They also have the knowledge and skill set that comes with doing this as a full-time profession. Ensuring that the entire process is as well-organised and effective as possible.

Money Saving

Along with time saving comes money saving, and let’s be honest, we are all slaves to the almighty dollar. The efficiency with which a recruitment agency can find the perfect candidates for your organisation, is one of the biggest reasons that partnering with a recruiter can save you money. It frees up your time, allowing you to focus on the things that make your organisation money.

But there are other reasons as well. If you pay a recruiter to take care of a new hire’s payroll, you will save money on ongoing administrative costs relating to the employee. Furthermore, the quality of candidate that a recruiter can find may well add to your bottom line down the track in a bigger way than you would ever imagine, which brings us to access to better candidates.

Access to Better Candidates

With sprawling networks covering a large amount of industries, partnering with a quality recruitment agency grants you access to their database of contacts. It is their business to know who is available to hire, even if the candidate is already employed elsewhere.

The problem with putting an ad on Seek or in the newspaper is that only those who are actively searching—and actively searching in the right location—will see it. The best talent is almost always employed in one capacity or another, and may not be actively searching for work. These candidates may only be interested in switching companies when proffered.

Partnering with a quality recruiter will ensure that you have access to a good quantity of candidates and an excellent quality of candidate.

Deep Knowledge of the Labour Market

Recruiters constantly have their fingers on the industry pulse—if they did not, they would not last long. This knowledge of the labour market can be invaluable to your organisation.

If there is a severe lack of available talent, your recruitment agency can save you time that you may have spent endlessly looking for a non-existent candidate. On the flipside, if the labour market offers a wealth of choice, your recruiter can ensure that you do not settle for a new hire that is not perfect for the position.

The Perks of a Long Term Relationship

Once you form a long-term partnership with your recruiter, the benefits listed above become more and more pronounced. Your agency will become comfortable with your processes, and will develop an understanding of what you look for in an ideal candidate. Over time, the synchronicity between your organisation and the candidates that your recruiter offers you will increase, until your recruiter has as deep a knowledge of your company’s likes and dislikes as you do yourself.

This will result in greater efficiency, which in turn will result in even lower costs. In short, finding a quality recruiter and sticking with them could prove to be one of the most prudent moves your organisation has ever made.

All of these benefits of partnering with a recruiter are just be a phone call away. If you are ready to recruit better, contact Youngbrook Recruitment today on 07 3399 6899.