[2009-04-28] Finding A Job Through Social Media AvenuesAs you may know, Ignite Social Media is a close knit group who has grown rather quickly in the last year. Since I started, the agency has doubled and we're still growing. In that time, we have chosen carefully to ensure we're getting people that are the perfect fit for each opening and it hasn't been easy.
[2009-04-14] Doing Well In An Interview EnvironmentIn a previous role, I used to interview at least one person per week to handle overload and grow our team at a large ad agency in Sydney. Though I don't do much hiring personally in my role now, many of the lessons have stayed with me. Aside from the obvious advice of looking your interviewer in the eye and being friendly, for this fourth post of Career Survival Week I thought I would include a checklist of things that most successful candidates are able to do in a job interview: