Top Stories published by eutrapely in June of 2010

Got Trust?

I finally got my hands on the most recent issue of BRW that lists the Top 50 Great Places to Work in Australia and while there are a number of points that are made about great place to work there was one in particular that stood out to me.

In all the companies listed and profiled a high level of trust was a…


Questions About My Search for The Job

During the time I have been looking for The Job people have raised a number of questions with me, in essence the questions are similar to those asked at the start of an interview around how did you get here, why us, etc. Since this is the place where I have aired…


Not Short-listed

In light of my recent posts regarding my own search for The Job at The Company with The Boss (that was a bit much wasn’t it?), I have been thinking about some of the cringe worthy things that candidates can often do which shoot them in the foot and see them sent a nice standard rejection letter.


Update: My Search for The Job

Since I began my quest for The Job with The Company I have been putting a lot of thought into what I want my next move to be. There is no doubt that there are a number of companies out there that do amazing things and treat employees well. The more I have thought about the…


The Company

Today I spoke with Justin Hillier regarding my are you my next boss blog, and he got me thinking. He asked me what companies I want to work for, and to articulate that.

It is something I have been mulling over for a while now, and I spoke about it in my where do you see yourself…


Is Your Mood Worth Catching?

At a seminar I attended earlier this week the presenter used a phrase which has now become my favourite, ‘emotional contagion’. The technical definition for emotional contagion is, “a process in which a person or group influences the emotions or behavior of another person or…


Are You My Next Boss?

Everyone has a job, but some people have — The Job. I’ve found a lot of these people on twitter, they either have started their own companies or they’re working with a company that they are passionate about. Right now, I have a job, it allows me to continue working in HR but it’s not — The…