March 06 Newsletter

Terrific temp

Outstanding performance from our temps doesn’t go unnoticed. We truly appreciate their efforts and therefore like to acknowledge the great work they are doing for us.

Our March Temp of the Month award goes to Joylynne Suaalii. Joylynne is currently working at the New Zealand Passport Office where she has received glowing reports.

Joylynne is pictured here whilst on assignment, with Janet Barclay from the New Zealand Passport Office. She gets a $100 voucher from the store of her choice.

Discounted training for YOU

Beaumont Consulting have once again teamed up with online training company Braincorp to offer our candidates some excellent discounts on certain courses. There are plenty of courses on offer and you are sure to find the right course for you. The benefits of Braincorp include:

• Study online 24 hours a day. 7 days a week
• No campus or classroom attendance required
• No additional text books to buy
• No commitment to either full time or part time study
• Choose from either individual units or full Diplomas
• Assessment is available at all times online and is marked by a qualified trainer

To learn more and advance your career, click on Braincorp.

Leaving the job you only just started!

Have you recently started a new role and realised that it is not for you? Should you leave and if so, how do you handle the issue with potential employers

Firstly, consider taking action at work to improve things. If overwhelmed or if you don't have the right skills for the job, then ask for training or coaching. If the job is boring, ask your manager for more challenging work. Also, look down the road to assess whether in several months time you could ask for an internal transfer. Does the organisation have a policy of promoting from within? Do new jobs come up very often or has everyone been in their jobs for years?

However, if you are truly unhappy in your job and believe there is no future there for you, then start looking for a new one while still employed, taking your time to ensure the next move is the right one.

How well you explain your decision to move during a job interview will be important, so make sure you can clearly explain the reason. It must be an objective reason - don't be tempted to bad mouth your current employer, it won’t make you look very professional. Maybe the job you were sold at interview is vastly different from the job you are now doing. Maybe, as mentioned, the job is too easy or is a mismatch for your skills and experience. We all make the odd wrong move. Where would employers be if everyone were perfectly happy in their job and never wanted to move?

Kate Southam; careerone.com.au

Interesting Workplace Relations Information

The department of Workplace Relations website is a useful tool for those seeking work and information about employment.

You’ll also find within their website useful and interesting information such as the Australian Jobs 2005 report , released at the end of 2005 to help Australians find up to date information about the job they want, from skill shortages to employment trends and opportunities within all industries. (please note this pdf file is over 3MB and may take some time to download with some internet connections)

Job seeker tips

Resume
Tailor your resume to every job you apply for. This forces you to research the role and test your suitability for it. It also enables you to market yourself by matching your skills, talents and training specifically to the role.

Attend a job interview alone
Interviewers tell tales of candidates who bring along a spouse, friend or even a parent. Even having someone wait in the foyer or outside the building will make you look dependent or anxious to leave.

Advice for smokers before an interview
Smokers should refrain from lighting up before an interview. Having clothes or breath that smells of cigarette smoke is unpleasant for anyone shut in a room with you. Research shows employers prefer to hire non-smokers so don't advertise it.

Job knock backs
Learn from job knock backs. If you're not making it to interview stage then your resume needs work or you're applying for the wrong jobs. If you're landing a first interview but not a second, then you may need some interview coaching. If this is the case, please give us a call, we would be glad to help.

A month in the life of a Beaumont

First and foremost we have a brand new shiny addition to the Beaumont team in the form of one Michelle Maye. We sure are growing aren’t we!

Our website has been updated with our new staff photos so make sure you check us out.

Sometimes it’s such a luxury working with a great team like Beaumont. This month our super boss, Nikki, treated us all to a day of authentic country style horse riding – chaps n all! Blow up bottom pillows were a must the day after for the few who thought they had the talents of the Brokeback boys. Turns out we’re not as talented as first thought!

Joke of the month

A survey of top personnel executives of 100 major American corporations asking for stories of unusual behavior by job applicants revealed the following low-lights:

1. '... stretched out on the floor to fill out the job application.'

2. 'She wore a Walkman and said she could listen to me and the music at the same time.'

3. 'A balding candidate abruptly excused himself. Returned to office a few minutes later, wearing a hairpiece.'

4. '..asked to see interviewer's resume to see if the personnel executive was qualified to judge the candidate.'

5. 'Stated that, if he were hired, he would demonstrate his loyalty by having the corporate logo tattooed on his forearm.'

6. 'When I asked him about his hobbies, he stood up and started tap dancing around my office.'

7. 'At the end of the interview, while I stood there dumbstruck, went through his briefcase, took out a brush, brushed his hair, and left.'

8. '... pulled out a Polaroid camera and snapped a flash picture of me. Said he collected photos of everyone who interviewed him.'

9. 'Said he wasn't interested because the position paid too much.'

10. 'During the interview, an alarm clock went off from the candidate's brief case. He took it out, shut it off, apologized and said he had to leave for another interview.'

11. 'A telephone call came in for the job applicant. It was from his wife. His side of the conversation went like this: 'Which company? When do I start? What's the salary?' I said, 'I assume you're not interested in conducting the interview any further.' He promptly responded, 'I am as long as you'll pay me more.' I didn't hire him, but later found out there was no other job offer. It was a scam to get a higher offer.'

12. 'His case opened when he picked it up and the contents spilled, revealing ladies' undergarments and assorted makeup and perfume.'

13. 'Candidate said he really didn't want to get a job, but the unemployment office needed proof that he was looking for one.'

14. '... asked who the lovely babe was, pointing to the picture on my desk. When I said it was my wife, he asked if she was home now and wanted my phone number. I called security.'

Quote of the month

Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men.

Martin Luther King Jr