The 5-Step Recruitment Hack: How to Build a Better Hiring Process
Recruitment can quickly become stressful. A position becomes vacant, workloads increase and the...
The 5-Step Recruitment Hack: How to Build a Better Hiring Process
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Vlasta Eriksson Joins Study Cairns to Champion Global Talent and Career Pathways
Vlasta Eriksson Joins Study Cairns to Champion Global Talent and Career Pathways
On Wednesday, 4 June 2025, the Cairns Convention Centre hosted the Diversify & Employ Global Talent Symposium — a vibrant event bringing...
Vlasta Eriksson Shares Her Networking Formula in New BNI Book
Vlasta Eriksson Shares Her Networking Formula in New BNI Book
Vlasta Eriksson, CEO of Signature Staff and a dedicated BNI member for over 17 years, has been recognised as one of the top contributors in the...
Why Your Recruitment Process Is the Key to Protecting Your Business Reputation
Why Your Recruitment Process Is the Key to Protecting Your Business Reputation
In business, reputation isn’t something you can buy — it's something you earn, moment by moment, decision by decision. And when it comes to...
Why Career Goals Matter — And How They Shape Your Future
Why Career Goals Matter — And How They Shape Your Future
At some point, we’ve all heard the question: “What do you want to be when you grow up?” As kids, the answer might have been clear: an astronaut,...
Why Networking Still Matters (and What It Really Looks Like Today)
Why Networking Still Matters (and What It Really Looks Like Today)
Let’s be honest — when people hear the word “networking”, most think of awkward business events, forced conversations, or endless LinkedIn...
How to Identify True Leaders for Your Business
How to Identify True Leaders for Your Business
Finding the right team members is crucial to any organisation’s success — but finding future leaders is what truly sets thriving businesses...
The Truth About Job Hopping: Does It Help or Hurt Your Career?
The Truth About Job Hopping: Does It Help or Hurt Your Career?
The Debate on Job Hopping Job hopping—frequently changing jobs every couple of years—has long been a controversial topic in the job market. Some...
Beyond the Paycheck: What Today’s Employees Really Want
Beyond the Paycheck: What Today’s Employees Really Want
"A competitive salary gets employees in the door—fulfillment and growth keep them there." Many employers assume that higher salaries and better...
The Secret to Standing Out: How to Make Employers Notice Your Job Application
The Secret to Standing Out: How to Make Employers Notice Your Job Application
"Your application is your first impression—make it impossible to ignore." In today’s competitive job market, submitting a standard application is...
Career Help
Why speed in recruitment often backfires
Why speed in recruitment often backfires
Businesses often need to hire quickly. There's nothing wrong with that. But the real problem...
First Day on a Job
First Day on a Job
So you got the job and start on Monday. The first day in a new job can be rather unpredictable. Different companies have different cultures that...
How Can Recruiter Help Me?
How Can Recruiter Help Me?
It is the company that hires you which pays the recruiter and usually it is a percentage of your first year’s annual salary therefore since the...
Ready for a Career Change?
Ready for a Career Change?
If you are thinking about a career change, you might need to keep in mind four key areas that will help you determine if you are ready to...
ARRRRHHHHH – Ready to Throw the Job In
ARRRRHHHHH – Ready to Throw the Job In
At one point of your career life, you will wake up one morning dreading that you have to go to work and feel that this is the worst job you have...
Career Coaching
Career Coaching
Do you remember being asked as a child “what are you going to be when you grow up?” Deciding on and working towards a career is an extremely...
Vigilant Job Search
Vigilant Job Search
Your job search process needs to be just as structured as when you are working. Whether you are still working, unemployed or looking to re-enter...
Things I should ask a Recruiter.
Things I should ask a Recruiter.
During your job search, you might want to connect to a recruiter or you could have a recruiter contact you saying they have the perfect position...
Why Do You Need A Career Goal?
Why Do You Need A Career Goal?
What do you want to be when you grow up? Many of us give up on our childhood dreams of becoming and astronaut or a famous movie star and in...
Behavioral Profiling with D.I.S.C.
Behavioral Profiling with D.I.S.C.
DISC is an acronym for Dominance, Influence, Steadiness and Compliance. Developed in 1928 by John Geier, with assistance from psychologist...
Employers Tips
The 5-Step Recruitment Hack: How to Build a Better Hiring Process
The 5-Step Recruitment Hack: How to Build a Better Hiring Process
Recruitment can quickly become stressful. A position becomes vacant, workloads increase and the...
Free Online Tools for Recruitment
Free Online Tools for Recruitment
Signature Staff has been the recruitment game for two decades and we have found a number of free online tools to assist us with our processes....
What you should and shouldn’t include in an employment contract
What you should and shouldn’t include in an employment contract
The importance of having effective and well-drafted employment contracts in place cannot be understated. Don’t leave this to chance! If you don’t...
How to write a killer job advert
How to write a killer job advert
Just like product advertising, you must seek to understand precisely what your target audience wants and make sure to broadcast how your position...
How to prevent a “Weinstein predator” to exist within your organisation
How to prevent a “Weinstein predator” to exist within your organisation
There's nothing like being a victim and having to live with the knowledge that the truth may never be believed. Up to now, many victims of sexual...
Why are new staff inductions so important?
Why are new staff inductions so important?
Why are new staff inductions so important? There is no secret that employees are the most important assets to a business. Most of us understand...
I think my Employee has abandoned their employment – What do I do?
I think my Employee has abandoned their employment – What do I do?
I think my Employee has abandoned their employment – What do I do? So your employee walked off the job or failed to show up for work without...
Avoid Being Sledged On Social Media by Disgruntled Ex-Employees
Avoid Being Sledged On Social Media by Disgruntled Ex-Employees
How can you avoid being sledged on social media by disgruntled ex-employees? A company’s reputation can be easily tainted on social media by...
Employment Contract – The Must Haves
Employment Contract – The Must Haves
What you absolutely should include in your employment contract. Having an effective employment contract is key to putting a new relationship on a...
How to build a winning team in 5 steps
How to build a winning team in 5 steps
2017 is predicting to be a year full of great opportunities for Cairns region, so why not begin the New Year a step ahead of your competitors!...