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Sustainability is in the spotlight in the fashion industry at the moment, and for good reason. Australians are the second biggest consumers of textiles worldwide. We throw more than 500,000 tonnes of clothing item into landfill every day. On average we only wear our garments seven times before th...

When I made the decision to leave a successful career as a Business Manager spanning almost a decade in the retail industry, I knew such a significant change would require facing a number of fears. The decision raised a few eyebrows from friends and family as I had no clue what I wanted my next c...

Google ‘marketing trends for 2019’ and you’ll be inundated with results. But while social media stories, micro-influencer marketing and AI are all getting their fair share of column inches, they might not be right for a professional services company. Which begs the question: what is right? Profes...

Operating in a post-crash market, the financial services industry has undergone huge change in recent years. Stricter regulations, higher consumer expectations, and disruptive business models now shape the industry. But these 21st century problems are no match for an industry still heavily relian...

Many recruiters and hiring managers have been asking candidates the same tired set of interview questions for decades. Interviews have become less about finding the best candidate for the role, and more about testing to see how a candidate can perform a series of rehearsed answers. Our friends at...

I'm soon to celebrate my 3rd year anniversary in recruitment and I wanted to take some time out to reflect on what I've learned. Recruitment is about people, people as a candidate or as a client. Having worked in the Entertainment industry for most of my career and now in recruitment, I'd conside...

How many companies can say they are truly socially responsible? They might talk about raising workers' wages, increasing benefits, or reducing their carbon footprint. However, many fail to put those changes into practice, the fear being that anything seen to be eating into profits won't sit well ...

Global artificial intelligence (AI) spending will reach nearly $50 billion this year, according to new figures from the International Data Corporation (IDC). This marks a 44% increase from 2018, and forecasts suggest that spending on AI systems will more than double to nearl $108 billion by 2022....

Compared to men, women are more selective about the jobs they apply for, but are less likely to request referrals. According to a new study by LinkedIn, men and women had a lot in common when searching for a new role, but women were 14% less likely to apply for a job after seeing it compared to t...

We have a brand new website! March 2018, Stopgap celebrated it's 25th anniversary and with that came a brand new identity! To highlight our new direction and our 19th year in operation here in Australia, we're excited to be able to share with our loyal clients, candidates and extended networks a ...