Working culture is all the buzz these days when it comes to employer branding. According to many candidates, alignment with company culture plays a huge role in job satisfaction.

Recruitment agencies do the leg work when it comes to sourcing the best talent for your organisation. Whether you’re looking for short-term staff, looking to fill specialised roles, or in need of an improved talent pipeline, our job is to simplify the process so you can make more informed hiring decisions.

We’re going to share real-world examples from majer recruitment candidates of the benefits of partnering with a recruitment agencies at various points in your career — from entering the full-time job force to returning to work after maternity leave, or simply seeking a change after a long tenure.

Amy Hawksworth is the Talent Acquisition Manager at Vega, a North American natural health food and supplement company. Vega has been named one of the Best Workplaces in Canada and has been recognized as one of the Best Workplaces for Women. The company honors a triple bottom line approach to business placing emphasis on people, planet and performance.I reached out to Amy to discuss employer branding and work-life balance working in such a fast-paced industry.

In this article we reflect on what priorities may look like — they will change depending on your lifestyle and your stage in life — and I’ll share some insights on how you can go about achieving the work-life balance that suits you.

Emma Crowther-Goodwin is the woman behind The Surfrider Malibu—a boutique hotel inspired by modern Californian beach houses and surf culture.

Before she moved to America, Crowther-Goodman once worked at Majer—she’s come a long way since. She shares the key lessons she’s learned in her career in New York City, which lead her into real estate, and what character she’s looking for when building her team.

Soft skills are a combination of social skills, personality traits, attitudes, and emotional intelligence—by its nature, it’s not as easy to quantify. As such, you’ll need to communicate your soft skills in a different manner to your hard-skills on a resume.

When you don’t hear back from job applications, rejection letters are piling up in your inbox, and nothing came out of the interview you thought went well, you are in no doubt experiencing stress—and it can take a toll on your confidence.

Psychological safety is a shared belief that the workplace should be a safe place for interpersonal risk-taking—where decisions and pitching ideas are protected from negative consequences of self-image or status.

Company values are the fundamental beliefs of an organisation. These values act as guiding principals from internal communications to building relationships with clients or customers. It’s the essence of a company’s identity and it’s integral for business development and growth.