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Networking is everything, whether you’re on the job hunt, looking to accelerate your career or wanting to expand your circle of influence. Here are some tips that will help you to develop your networking skills.

LinkedIn -As we’ve mentioned 1000 times before LinkedIn is a great way to identify and connect with who’s who in the zoo. LinkedIn provides you with you access to detailed ‘work related’ information about almost any organisation or individual –this allows you be strategic when deciding who you want to connect with.

Unfortunately, you can’t ...

Ok well, I cant quite keep it under 140 but I was close.  Check out this recent article in the Wall Street Journal about how a tweet has become the new elevator pitch!

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GXY Search

Here at GXY Search we receive some amazing resumes from our candidates. Job seekers are getting innovative to ensure that they catch the attention of hiring managers and recruiters. These two approaches certainly impressed us! 

QR codes

QR codes are popping up everywhere. These are the small, square bar-code looking images that you've no doubt seen in magazines, on billboards and even business cards. If you’re applying for a technologically savvy position, consider using a QR code to direct the hiring manger to your resume. 

Infographics

If you’re applying for a creative role, an infographic is effective way to ...

So you've applied for a role online that you’re perfectly suited for but you’re worried that you resume will end up in a black hole! Should you reach out directly to a contact at the organisation?  As always the answer is it depends -on the person, the company and the list goes on.

We recommend you only reach out if the job is a realistic fit for you. If you use this tactic time and time again for roles that you’re not qualified ...

It’s not always easy to ask for help when you’re on the job hunt. For most it becomes a tossup between whether you put the word out (at the risk of your current employer finding out) vs keeping it under wraps (and fumbling along in the dark).

There is often stress and anxiety associated with the recruitment/selection process -so we prefer to wait to share the good news (once we've landed the role)! However, it’s this period –when you've made the decision to pursue a new career opportunity, but haven’t landed a new role– where you often ...

Did you set yourself a goal to ‘Reboot’ your career in 2013?  If you’re anything like us here at GXY Search, chances are all of your New Years resolutions turned pear shaped around Feb (at a stretch) and now that it's March they're long forgotten!!

We’d like to help you get back on track – We're excited to reveal that we've recently launched Reboot YOU, a career navigation tool that will help you take action and pursue a career that you LOVE!!

Reboot YOU is completed online via video streaming and is comprised of 7 modules ...

So that’s what the dictionary says – but what does clarity mean to you?

We’ve all heard it a million times before; clarity equals success. People will always tell you if you want to want to achieve anything in life you need to be clear about your goals and maintain a clear vision on your journey towards them.

You need to weed out what’s important to you, what you’d give up anything for…

The reason so many people fail to realise their full potential in a career ...

Given that it's Valentines day today, we thought it was fitting to write a blog about PASSION (at work)!!

Passion can be defined as a spark, a potent but temporary dose of inspiration injected into your bloodstream.  It is undoubtedly what motivates us, makes us feel inspired and above all is unique to YOU.  The average Aussie spends almost 2/3 of their life working, so it makes sense to LOVE what you do.  

As a society we tend to believe that only the select few are lucky enough incorporate passion ...

Many of us make similar career choices –tertiary education is the ‘default’ next step after finishing high school. Rather than pursuing a course of study that will land us a role that we LOVE, we select a particular course of any number of reasons –our friends are doing it, it sounds interesting, our parents have a similar career path…the list goes on.  After university, we end up in a role that’s a logical next step, and we passively progress throughout our careers.

The issue???  We fail to consider ...

The New Year is a great time to ‘Reboot’ your career! Unsure where to start? The co-founder of The School of Life Roman Krznaric has written a great 12 month guide to help you take action and pursue a career that you love. Check out his article here http://careers.guardian.co.uk/change-career-month-year-guide

Enjoy, GXY Search

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