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Most jobs, like relationships, tend to hum along for a while until that itchy feeling hits and you find yourself thinking less about how to please your beloved and more about the potentially attractive options available online… But when that ‘blah’ feeling hits at work, is leaving your job really the best option? You’d expect  Continue Reading »

  As head hunters, we regularly see candidates turning down interesting jobs because they don’t pay enough. We’ve all got bills to pay, right? And when someone’s approached you about a role, it seems only fair that the offer is fiscally enticing (or at least involves sharing a hotel room with Ryan Gosling). Broadly speaking,  Continue Reading »

In case you missed it, US employers have a new recruitment practice: asking candidates to grant them access to their facebook accounts. Apparently recruiters are frustrated by privacy settings that block them from snooping around your social media. There are different approaches from what we can gather: some HR folk send you a friend request  Continue Reading »

  In tough economic times, it can seem almost impossible to ‘reboot’ your career. You can’t help but wonder whether Nepotism is rife when primo roles don’t even make it to the classifieds. From the moment we are old enough to seek work, we have preconceived ideas about how to go about it. When you’re  Continue Reading »

Here on the GXY Search blog we’ve discussed a whole lotta things regarding job hunting.  We’ve talked building your brand, social media (including pinterest-are you on there yet? Cos if you’re not you are missing out!!), salary, dress codes…the list goes on and on. While we have mentioned many aspects of personal presentation, one thing  Continue Reading »

  Often when you are in the midst of a career transition you will discover that motivation can fall by the wayside.  When your initial gung-ho mentality takes a beating it can be very easy to chuck in the towel and take the easiest way out.  It’s easy to forget the whole reason you had  Continue Reading »

When you meet someone for the first time, it often helps to repeat their name in your head in an effort to make it stick. Clunky segue aside, the same can be said when you are on the job hunt, as it helps to have a mantra in mind to remind yourself of the end  Continue Reading »

When you find yourself on the path of a career reboot and have made it to interview stage, you will undoubtedly have done your research, got your papers in order and generally got your shit together.  If you haven’t, then have a gander here. For those of you who have, well done!  You are well  Continue Reading »

Are you recently employed?  Or nearly employed?  Have you razzed up your CV, chatted to recruiters, nailed the interviews?  Well don’t pat yourself on the back just yet because even though you’ve made it, in the words of the legendary Tim Gunn (if you’re not a Project Runway fan surely you’re a Heidi Klum appreciator)  Continue Reading »

Chances are, those of you who have made contact with GXY Search have come across Fashion and Lifestyle consultant and downright bloody legend Miss Holly Archibald. A Radelaide native, Hols left The Festival State in 2007 for the world’s most liveable city to further her career in recruitment and head-hunting in an intimate boutique agency.