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Current information about Merit consultants, events, workshops and resources relevant to Merit Solutions Australia, the Queensland Public Service and Human Resource Management in the Public Sector.
Job Interview: How to Feel Confident and Relaxed
Would you like to go into your next job interview feeling confident and relaxed? The secret is to prepare well.
There are lots of tips and techniques that work. They enable you to talk with ease and authority on a subject in which you are the expert…….yourself!
So often I hear people say that they do not [...]
Common Sense Selections – Robust Assessments and Transparency by Selection Panels
In a recent appeal decision (Notable Case A7447) published by the Queensland Public Service Commission, the Appeals Officer found that the selection process was deficient because the selection panel had not provided a “cogent narrative, however short” to explain their recommendation.
Performance Conversations Workshop – 3 November 2011
We are proud to launch our new public workshop – Performance Conversations. This one day practical workshop will be held in Brisbane on November 3rd, 2011. It was developed to help build the skills that managers and team leaders need to tackle the challenging responsibility of providing effective performance feedback to their staff.
ALARA 2011 Australasian Conference
The ALARA Australasian Conference in Brisbane last week was a stimulating collaboration across disciplines and methodologies around the theme “Creative Responses for New Challenges“. A few of the presentations that really resounded for me:
Dr Joy Humphreys using story to illustrate the concept of negative capability and applying it to stakeholder relationships. Apparently the poet Keats [...]
Attitudes and values trump skills and experience
Paying attention to values, attitudes and personal spirit may be the difference between creating a great leadership team which will inspire and motivate an organisation rather than a pedestrian group who will just get the job done.
Soft Skills in High Demand
In a recent news release, Nick Deligiannis, Director of Hays Recruiting, stated that soft skills are “highly valued” by employers. He referred particularly to interpersonal, leadership and organisational skills.
Nick Deligiannis commented that some employers will wait until they find a job applicant with the right mix of technical and soft skills. Technical skills alone are [...]
Practical Skills for Job Applicants – 2 August Workshop
This one day workshop to be held on 2 August 2011 is designed to help job applicants win their target job in the Public Sector.
Participants receive personalised attention from skilled facilitators who have extensive experience in the selection process both as managers and selection panel members. They can share with you the secrets to success [...]
Woman Sacked for Malicious Gossip : Decision Upheld
A female employee was sacked recently for malicious gossip about her employer’s sex life and drug use. The employee in question made application under the Fair Work Act (2009) against the employer on the grounds of “unfair dismissal”. Fair Work Australia reported the Commission’s decision to uphold the employer’s action to sack the employee.
Although the [...]
Merit Solutions Australia: Our New Blog
Welcome to our new blog. We will be sharing current information about our company (Merit Solutions Australia), our primary client group (the Public Sector) and our niche (Human Resource Management).
On this blog, we will introduce our new human resource consultants, profile existing consultants, announce new workshops, share events involving Merit Solutions Australia and offer resources [...]
Merit Solutions Australia Hosts Chinese Delegation from the City of Xi’an
In January 2011, Merit Solutions Australia hosted an information exchange about public sector recruitment with a Chinese delegation of 18 from the City of Xi’an in Shaanxi Province. Members of the delegation were mainly directors from human resources and management departments of Xi’an People’s Government and government affiliates. The leader of the Delegation was Mr. He [...]
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