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Seek guidance: You are not going to change all the beliefs you developed in your working life overnight – you will need help, so seek advice from someone who has seen this before and ask them what it’s going to be like. Regardless of the political spin being put on the unemployment rate, wage subsidies are…

Be flexible: The average person changes jobs at least eight times in a lifetime. Post-COVID-19, you may need to switch careers, particularly if you are coming from an industry such as Travel, Hospitality or Retail. If you are going to do this, be sure to think big – you will probably need to adjust salary expectations, maybe…

Managing the volumes: In a high unemployment environment, the response rate to ads, unsolicited resumes and cold calls will increase, so managing all these channels in a professional and timely manner will become more important. The stakes are higher because you are dealing with people who are often out of work and frustrated. If they perceive…

It is late November 2020. You have worked with your organisation for four years, your performance reviews are above average, you have worked through COVID-19 and settled into a routine of splitting your time between working from home and the office. HR has just called you in and asked whether you are happy. You have…

Assess skills: Skills get stale quickly, so if you simply wait for the “right” job, your skills may go out of date. It’s important to constantly assess what skills you have, whether they are relevant to the roles you’re applying for and whether you need to acquire more (hint: this is always a good idea!). I…

Salary levels: Whilst high unemployment environments are associated with lower salaries, it is unlikely this will be the case across the board. Companies who offer lower salaries will fill those roles, but the employee will continue to job hunt and will move when a better offer comes along. Frontline Recruitment Group works across a number of…