July 11 Newsletter

Welcome to our newsletter!

The end of June marks the end of our financial year for most companies. This usually means a hectic time for our accounts teams as they close off the year’s finances. Managers are busy finalising budgets and for many of us it’s a time to reflect on the past 12 months and plan for the year ahead.

At Beaumont Consulting we’ve experienced another challenging but interesting year, we’ve seen the economy improve but felt some fluctuations too. Despite the disparity of opinion in recent media coverage regarding the current economy, we remain positive about the opportunities for businesses and individuals for the coming year ahead. Our Consultants are busy working on some really interesting vacancies and we’re seeing some fabulous talent on a daily basis. Now is a great time to be looking for new staff to join your organisation or for a new role yourself, so please contact one of our Consultants today.

July 2011 also marks the 10th anniversary for Beaumont Consulting which gives us a wonderful reason to celebrate but also to reflect. Looking back over the last 10 years the one thing that stands out for me the most is the wonderful people I have been lucky enough to meet through Beaumont Consulting, candidates, clients, suppliers and of course the team at Beaumont Consulting, past and present. We’ve worked on over 13,000 jobs in the last 10 years and placed over 8000 candidates. I wonder what the next 10 years will bring? Further changes to the way we use technology for sure, different expectations for both candidates and clients, perhaps different service offerings?

We’re still working with many of the clients we were working with in those first few years and our relationships are as strong as ever. Candidates come back to us time and time again when they’re ready to make that next move. We sincerely hope that many of you who are reading with this now, will still have a relationship with us over the years to come. I intend to be here for sure!

Enjoy our newsletter, thank you for being a loyal customer of Beaumont Consulting and here’s to a successful year ahead!

Cheers!

Nikki

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Market News

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said just 7800 jobs were created in May, well shy of the 25,000 expected by economists, but after a surprise fall in April.

This kept the unemployment rate steady for a third straight month.
"The latest ABS figures show the resilience of Australia's labour market,' Senator Evans said.
"The latest figures show that in the past month we have seen a return to job creation.'

Australia remained in an enviable position compared to its international counterparts with Europe and the US continuing to battle unemployment rates in excess of nine per cent.

"With the unemployment rate expected to fall to 4.5 per cent by mid-2013, we're focused on building a bigger and better workforce that our economy needs,' Senator Evans said.

"We want to ensure Australians receive the training and education they need to enable them to access the job opportunities which will arise from our economic strength.'
From: AAP - June 09, 2011 1:50PM

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This month we're getting to know Renee Johnson

1. What is your role in Beaumont Consulting? Temporary Team Leader – City

2. What was your first job? In a little local Italian deli…I was 14 yrs and 9mths old and got paid $5.25 per hour, which I was so excited about!

3. What was your favourite subject at school? Society & Culture

4. If you were stuck on a desert island, what is the one thing you couldn’t do without? My mobile phone…to keep in touch with the world!

5. What is the first thing you notice about people? A friendly smile

6. Who is someone that inspires you and why? My grandmother….she has ‘been there and done that’ and at 73 still manages to keep 6 children, 10 grandchildren & 2 great grandchildren all in line!

7. What do you do in your spare time? Lots of walking and cooking

8. What was the last book you read? A cheesy autobiography (not telling you who!)

9. If you could be famous for anything what would it be? Talking the longest sentence without taking a breath!

10. What’s the best decision you have ever made? To relocate overseas at the ripe young age of 22…it took me on some amazing journeys and really opened my eyes to some wonderful experiences both personally and professionally

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Temp of the month

This month our $100 Temp of the Month prize goes to ….. Neralyn Jordan

This is what the client had to say:
"Having only been with us for four weeks it seems like so much more as Neralyn has really taken to the role and the team. She is a pleasure to deal with, very professional, gets the job done with a smile and has integrated herself into the team very quickly."

Well done from the team at Beaumont!

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Ten Tips For Your First Day

If your first day in a new job or department is approaching, here are ten quick tips to ease you through…

1. Plan your outfit the day before, confirm your start time and know your planned route to make sure you arrive in plenty of time.

2. Get to know your colleagues and the departments so you know how the business works and who your team or branch interact with.

3. Understand how your new company works and learn “their” way of working. Don’t try to force “your” changes on the company in the first week.

4. Find out what your new bosses expectations are of you and make sure you know how to live up to them.

5. Find out who the people are that have been there a long time

6. Don’t make strong alliances in the office too fast. Get to know the team dynamics first.

7. Learn the culture of the company and seek out the people that have been there a long time

8. Get to know who the key players are. Find people inside and outside your area who have roles that are critical to your or your team’s success. See how you can support them and they can support you.

9. Changing jobs is a stressful time, this is not the time for a big social life! Make sure you are getting proper rest, eating healthily and exercising.

10. Be confident! Your new employer chose you because you have the skills and personality they were looking for.

….and finally, good luck from the team at Beaumont!

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Office workers deficient in vitamin D

Nearly half of Australian employees working indoors are lacking in vitamin D during the winter months.

A survey of Sydney office workers, presented at the Dieticians Association of Australia conference in Adelaide on Thursday, found 42% of workers were deficient in the vital ‘sun’ vitamin by the end of winter.

"We suspected lifestyle makes a difference to vitamin D, especially working indoors, but we hadn't expected that we'd have this much of a problem," researcher Professor Rebecca Mason told AAP.

Vitamin D is absorbed by the skin through the sun’s rays and is needed to absorb calcium from dairy foods and for building strong bones and muscles.

A long-term deficiency in vitamin D can put people at greater risk of developing osteoporosis and can contribute to the decline of muscle function.

The lowest levels of vitamin D were found in people with darker skin, as the compound that makes their skin dark absorbs the sun’s UVB rays rather than the vitamin D compound.

Those with fair skin were also found to be lacking, due to them being more likely to avoid the sun’s harmful rays.

Mason suggested that workers need to make more of an effort to get out of the office during the day to soak up some much-needed sunshine.

She recommended 10 minutes of sunshine mid-morning or afternoon every day during the summer and upping it to 30 minutes around midday during winter, but warned people to remain wary of the sun’s harmful effects.
27/05/2011 from HC Online

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Our bit for the community

Megaswim

On June 25^th, the “Beaumont Bathers And Friends” took part in the Sydney Megaswim in aid of Multiple Sclerosis. The team swam continuously for 24 hours covering just over 50 kilometres and raising in excess of $3,000. Thank you to everyone who supported this achievement and to the “Bathers” who braved the cold to get to Sydney Olympic Park, especially those that swam through the night.

You can still sponsor the team at http://events.megaswim.com/index.html?kw=beaumont&SearchFor=Team

CEO Sleepout

Nikki Beaumont bravely spent a winter’s night sleeping on the streets for CEO Sleepout in aid of St Vincent De Paul Society. The luxury of four pieces of cardboard didn’t seem to make the experience much more bearable and Nikki was left feeling stiff, sore and tired but very humbled by the experience and grateful of the knowledge that she had a warm bed to go to the following night when there are so many that don’t.

Nikki managed to raise $3,385 so thank you to everyone that supported her and this very worthwhile cause!