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Post-COVID-19, many highly qualified people will have lost their jobs and quickly realise they will struggle to get a role similar to what they had previously, meaning they’ll need to lower expectations and take a step or two back in order to move forward. If this is you, it can be a confusing situation. You…

Overqualified candidates: This will become much more common, particularly with senior managers who are looking to move across industry sectors. Some of these candidates will be realising they are not likely to get roles anything like those they held previously, and some may even be angry, so care needs to be taken in dealing with these…

In the current climate, it could take time – perhaps a year or more – for you to find the right job, so it’s important to be ready for this.  It is hard to find definitive data on how long it takes to get a job if you are unemployed. What we can be certain…

There will be more unqualified candidates in the market than you have ever seen. If you think you get a lot of time-wasting applications now, get ready for that to increase exponentially. Beware of the cost involved in the extra work here – this is where the support of a specialist recruiter will be invaluable. So, let’s…

  COVID-19 has transformed the way we live and work with unprecedented speed. Whilst no-one can truly predict the long-term impact this will have on the job market, one thing that’s clear is that we are about to enter a high unemployment environment, with an unemployment rate of about 10% predicted for both Australia and…