Week 2 of October TWIT with Jody. Glad to have you here. My birthday celebrations are now over for another year, and … I’m struggling this week. The celebrations were grand, and I’m ready to do absolutely NOTHING this coming weekend whilst I recover mentally and physically from a weekend full of mirth. Pure mirth.…
Oh my god, HIIIIIII! I’m back for the month of October to deliver the TWIT to you. Lordy what fun little talent things have I been up to recently? WELL … We successfully launched our first ever summer internship program (woo hoo) Completed Talent Acquisition user experience journey mapping, process mapping, pin pointed all the…
Wominjeka – IT’S MY LAST TWIT (for now). My god, July has been EVENTFUL – I picked the absolute WORST time to do Dry July (Day 25 if anyone is wondering … only 6 days to go. Donate to motivate). I ran the Run Melbourne fun run on Sunday. I could only run about 7kms,…
Wominjeka! Day 19 of Dry July and it’s actually not that hard to say “no” to drinks now! I’m stoked I’ve made it this far. I’m doing the Run Melbourne 10km race this Sunday… RIP me who hasn’t run 10kms since 2015. This week I’ve been working with my team on a bunch of things…
Wominjeka!! Day 11 of Dry July and I have a new hobby … KNITTING! Whilst I’ve been busy living my Hot Sober Gal Winter, I decided there was no better time to start knitting … And oh BOY have I thrown myself into it, like I do with all new hobbies. I’m knitting myself a…
Howdy talent partners! Happy Thursdays Hope your week so far has been absolutely divine, amazing, fab, glorious and enjoyable. I’ve had a really jam-packed few weeks – last week I cleverly booked a whole week of IRL meetings in the office which I thought would be fun, but was actually ridiculous and exhausting. I’m still…
Hello there friends, this week I’ve been a busy bee putting together recruitment strategies for 2 roles in my team that I’m about to go out to market for. It’s actually been so much fun thinking about all the possibilities, the type of people we want to find, and how we will assess them. I…
Good morning! I hope you’re having a divine start to your Thursday, with some wholesome activities planned for the weekend. Me? Well I have been drinking WAY too much the past few months and need a break, so I’ve booked a movie date, a hike, and brunch with one of my pregnant girlfriends (so no…
Greetings TA Fam! Oh boy it’s been a week, hasn’t it? How is it only mid-Feb, and it already feels like half the year is over. As a manager, it’s the time of year that I make sure that my team are feeling safe, supported and productive whilst working towards their goals. It got me…
Greetings TA Fam!
Oh boy it’s been a week, hasn’t it? How is it only mid-Feb, and it already feels like half the year is over. As a manager, it’s the time of year that I make sure that my team are feeling safe, supported and productive whilst working towards their goals.
It got me thinking though – what do you do if your top performers don’t want to stay in Talent Acquisition forever? This has happened to me a couple of times in the past, and whilst I’m SO supportive of getting my team to where they need to be in their careers… my god it’s painful and heartbreaking losing them. I go through the normal throws of a breakup – “is it something I did?” “what is wrong with me?” “why don’t they like me?” – all of the thoughts. Notice how all my thoughts are centred around me… and not the person actually deciding to leave the team.
I think it’s all about reframing the thought process, and actually thinking “Wow – I’m so glad that I’ve helped lift them to where they need to be” or “I will create a welcoming and warm environment that they may want to come back to in the future”. Because, we all love a cheeky returning employee – am I right?
It’s a good nudge to start thinking… as TA Lead or Manager – what are you doing to make your workplace (virtual or IRL) a warm, welcoming and safe place for your employees? Have you considered that people leaving your team may eventually want to return in the future? How are checking in on your TA Alumni?
On all things Zen AF – check this out (for the type A personalities only). I find productivity videos and TikToks SO CALMING IT’S INSANE. Even if my own life is bananas, a video on someone organising their own lives… makes me immediately feel more organised. Seconded by #CleanTok (cleaning tutorials on TikTok).
Enjoy the rest of the your week <3
Obviously I am a massive supporter of this, as I have harped on about in basically EVERY episode of TWIT everrrrrrrr. GIVE ME MY 3 DAY WEEKEND NOW PLEASE THANKS!
Do you find you’re working more from home than you were when you were based 100% in the office (pre-pandemic)? I don’t reckon I’ve ever pumped out this much work in my life. I love working from home, but gotta have those boundaries in place.
This sucks, but I’m sure we’ve all experienced it before – a hiring manager that says “awwww they don’t have Australian experience. That’s a no from me”. In a market where engineers are as rare as hen’s teeth, this made me a bit sad to read!
This is fantastic idea – return to work programs for parents who have taken a significant amount of time off to raise children. If you’ve ever thought about rolling out a program to address your skills shortages, let this be on your radar!
Did you jump with glee at the borders reopening this week? You’re not the only one…
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