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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 new survey has revealed that more than half of candidates (64%) used a recruitment agency to find a job last year. That probably explains why 42% said they found getting work easy. Surveying 500 candidates, the survey conducted by VHR also found that 88% were not driven by money when looking fo...

Social media has completely changed the way we communicate, shop and experience the world. It's where consumers turn to discover products, make purchasing decisions and interact with brands. But what content do they trust the most in that process?  According to a survey of consumers and B2C marke...

Do celebrities add dazzle to marketing, or is the whole thing a bit of a turn-off? Stars are now recruited by marketers to feature in endorsements, peer recommendations and online marketing channels as well as traditional ads. But what impact does this really have on consumer behaviour? A new stu...

We're right in the swing of the holiday silly season and it’s easy to get distracted by all the festivities going on around you and for many jobseekers, job searches across the globe will get put on the back burner.  With many Aussies waiting until after Christmas to start their job search and co...

Stress, financial struggle, loneliness and violence are not words that might typically come to mind when thinking of the holidays. However, for many women and families in our community, the festive period is the most feared time of the year...  meet the people making a difference For the past 6 m...

With competition for talent mounting in today’s global marketplace, providing meaningful training and development opportunities is crucial for both staff members and the business as a whole. From the business’ perspective, upskilling employees is a shrewd investment that can boost productivity an...

"Tell me about yourself…"  Scary, huh? Most interviews start with an opener like this, especially in marketing jobs where the ability to articulate yourself well and convince others are often important qualities. It can be quite daunting to just start talking about yourself straight off the bat, ...

You may not have noticed, but "pivot" is the latest business buzzword. It describes not only a change in direction, but a graceful departure from one's own failures.  Instagram pivoted from being an utterly avoidable check-in and gaming app, to become one of the world's most popular social-media ...

For many recruiters, there's always been a temptation to give candidates as much information about a company as possible. However, is a lecture on the history of an organisation really what potential employees want to hear? The answer is no. This was the message delivered to attendees at global r...