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Corporates vs startups: an innovative solution
“Don’t fear disruption, be smart – harness it.” This is the advice to corporates from Karen Lawson, CEO of Slingshot, on the best way to compete with tech startups. Lawson was the guest speaker at a breakfast seminar that Hudson recently hosted in conjunction with the Australian Human Resources Institute (AHRI). She spoke about the…
Read MoreIdentify leaders: 4 qualities you may have overlooked
4 leadership qualities you may have overlooked when identifying future leaders Consider this quote from Forbes.com columnist Victor Lipman, who believes the most effective executives he’s met display “realistic assessments of their own abilities – their strengths and weaknesses, their effect on others, the gaps that needed to be filled.” That’s not to say the…
Read MoreDo you have what it takes to be a leader?
Could you spot a future leader in a crowd? Or understand just what an emerging leader needs to work on before they can move up the leadership ladder? Research from Hudson points a way to doing exactly that. Based on BAQ psychological data, the research compares ‘emerging leaders’ – those who have been identified as…
Read MoreResume writing do’s and don’ts
DON’T use multi-coloured text or too many different font sizes. Italics, underlining, shading, graphics and vertical/horizontal lines or boxes are also best avoided. DO keep your resume length to a minimum – two or three pages is ideal. Print in black ink, on one side of each sheet of A4 size paper, and choose fonts…
Read MoreResume writing tips
How to write a resume? The devil is in the detail, as the saying goes – and once you’ve addressed your resume’s basic structure, it’s your attention to detail that will set you apart from other similarly qualified candidates. Here’s our handy guide to the finer points of resume writing, along with some common pitfalls…
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