GXY SEARCH

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 a headhunter to answer that question with a resounding “You betcha and let’s discuss it over lunch”, but here at GXY, we’re all about helping you achieve your long-term career objectives.     Continue reading “Should I stay or should I go-go?” »

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, we totally get why people don’t want to take a punt on a new role for less cash. There are, however, a number of circumstances in which it might pay to be more open-minded. Fact is, sometimes it is a good idea to take a step backwards financially… Continue reading “When less is more” »

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 – embarrassing to decline during the recruitment process – while others ask you to log-in on their computer so you can take a browse through your private life together. Worse still, some are asking for your username and password so they can peruse your mailbox at their leisure. Continue reading “Just say NO!” »

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 old enough to babysit you do a letterbox drop to your neighbours. When you hit 18 you drop your CV at bars you like, hoping for some weekend shifts to fund those nights out (when you probably should be home studying…) Once you reach the pointy end of uni you start getting all serious: applying for internships and apprenticeships, signing up for job-seeking sites (SEEK, The Loop, Mumbrella,  Pedestrian.TV) and pestering you tutors. The arduous task of self-promotion and networking has begun. Continue reading “Hide and Seek: finding ‘hidden’ jobs” »

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 we are yet to touch on is your physical mannerisms, in particular when fronting up to an interview.

A recent article on cbsnews.com notes “Much of the information that we communicate happens non-verbally via subtle signals we put out with our posture, gestures and attitude. It’s no surprise, then, that your success in a job interview depends quite a bit on almost everything except what you actually say.”

Continue reading “Recruitment and Interviews in Melbourne and Sydney – Get your body language right and make the right first impression!” »

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 a crack at a career reboot in the first place.

For those of you who think you’ll get a guarantee that things wont turn pear-shaped, you need to ask yourself “Are you havin’ a laugh!?”  The reality is, in the big bad job world there are simply NO guarantees.  At a certain point you just have to go with gut, reboot yourself, make like Roxette and listen to your heart.

Continue reading “Fashion Recruitment in Melbourne and Sydney – Motivation and committment in Career Transition” »

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 goal.   It can be disheartening when doors are literally and metaphorically shut in your face time after time, but if you can keep a clear head and live by a few basic principles, you will be more inclined to keep focus and stay on the right path.  Continue reading “The 3 C’s to Career Success” »

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 on your way to job success.  However, I’ll take a stab in the dark here and guess that amidst all the administrative prep, and unless you are after a career in fashion (in which case have you spoken to our gal Holly?) you have given slim to no thought to the threads you’ll be rocking on the day.  And this dear readers, is a problemo.  And at GXY Search we aim not for problems, but solutions!

Continue reading “How to dress for the job you want!” »

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) it’s time to “Make It Work”!

These are the things you are not taught at school, you can’t read in a book, and are certainly not highlighted on the job description.  They are personality traits that will make you stand out from the pack, that make you memorable, that take you from average employee to indispensible employee.

Continue reading “How to Make It when you’ve Made It” »

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.

Continue reading “Introducing…Holly Archibald” »