Building offshore teams used to be routine for only companies at the big end of town. Not anymore. In today’s business landscape, small to medium sized businesses are in a great position to take advantage of the cost-savings and productivity that comes with building an offshore workforce. For companies in Australia, there is no place…
Alicia Rennie from Oxygen Executive Technology has opened the door for virtual workers across a range of industries. But before you go ahead and fill a remote position in your company make sure you have an induction strategy in place. When I think back to my first job in recruitment 17 years ago I never…
Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) are increasingly juggling cost pressures at a time when demands on service delivery are on the rise. There are solutions available to support RTOs to do more with less; one of the most significant is outsourcing. Outsourcing has been something that has, at times, had negative connotations attached to it, but…
Working with remote developers can be incredibly beneficial to a business. It’s an opportunity to employ highly skilled staff and to create working conditions that are suitable for both parties. However, for remote recruitment to work, it is crucial to find employees who are trustworthy, hard working and committed. What are the options? There are…
Unrealistic expectations? Imagine…you are the CEO, the CFO, and also the CMO of your business and desperately need a helping hand. In just a moment or two, you can have a virtual assistant, even a virtual team, fully ready to perform on your behalf. These remote workers can instantly solve all your problems. Does this…
Case Study: How to Build a Customer and Tech Support Team Business Name: BigAir Group Limited (ASX: BGL) Type of Company: Telecommunications Positions hired: Technical and Customer Support Explain the roles that you’re currently outsourcing Level 1 Technical Support for residential customers and non-technical Customer Service Representatives for corporate and wholesale customers. How did you…
Outsourcing work virtually is a cost-effective way to get those time-consuming tasks completed efficiently. As this financial year comes to an end, it is time to tie up loose ends and get prepared for the next one. To assist with the transition and get the right processes in place for the new financial year, there…
When you’re a salesperson, you want to be out there doing what you do best: sales! If you’re like me, closing a deal is the excitement and reward you live for. Of course, there are many steps leading up to that close. Some are enjoyable, like creating relationships, having meaningful conversations, and attending events. Other…
For those who aren’t familiar with Tony Robbins, he’s a legendary “business and life strategist” who has worked with the likes of Oprah Winfrey, Bill Clinton, and countless other extremely successful entrepreneurs and companies. I had the privilege of seeing him live in Sydney where he spoke about bettering oneself in business, relationships and everyday…
The days where business owners share a workspace with all of their staff are well behind us. Now, it is a rare workplace that does not have some level of remote working, whether that is a local staff working from home or a virtual assistant working in a different country. Being co-located with our teams…
If you’ve recently partnered with a recruiter to hire a staff member and had a positive experience, I’d imagine the timeline looked a little something like this: You, the hiring manager and/or internal recruiter identified a specific need within your team; You liaised with your consultant regarding said need and together established a plan of…
Name: Referee upon request Type of Business: Executive & IT Recruitment Type of Virtual Coworker: Full-time Recruitment Assistant Questions: What does your Virtual Assistant do on a daily basis? She started off doing some of the more basic admin functions any company has. Once I realised how competent and capable she was, we started giving…