The SheEO Blog

I’ve been hobbling around all week with a crook back (mental note: don’t wrestle alpacas, they are stronger than humans!)  My niece Stephanie has been visiting and working in the sphinxx office, having just passed Year 12 with flying colours, and as she’s also a farm girl we decided to oversee the alpaca shearing together at the farm.When it came time to explain my injury to my husband, Steph just laughed and said “she took one for the team!” Read More

In 32% of 500 companies surveyed in 2008, candidates for senior executive positions went through only 1 to 5 interviews, while 12% of firms subjected candidates to 21 or more. Shockingly, only half of those recruited for the top three tiers of management were interviewed by anyone in the C-suite. And fully half the companies relied primarily on the hiring manager's gut feel, selecting a candidate believed to have "what it took" to be successful in any job. Read More

Professionals applying for jobs at non-profit organisations are willing to take a pay cut of up to 30 per cent, according to a survey conducted by EthicalJobs.com.au. More than 60 Australian non-profit organisations took part in the survey including charities, industry bodies and non-profit organisations.  78% of those surveyed said job applications from professionals working outside the non-profit sector are willing to work for less if the position makes a positive contribution to the community or environment. Read More

Thanks to Jane at AMP, here’s a tip you’ll all be thankful for.  hardtofind.com.au is like a gorgeous shopping mall, where you can browse through a number of smaller boutiques selling unique, high-quality products. You can buy from as many boutiques as you like, simply adding each product to your shopping basket as you go and then proceeding to one easy checkout. Each boutique (or seller) will then dispatch the products directly to you, so you will receive several parcels if you have bought from several sellers. Sounds easy... and it is.  Enjoy! Read More

I had a call today from Lesley who was asking if it was really true that members of the sphinxx Leadership Program get to attend the fantastic Ascend development days free of charge... Well the answer is yes - when you join the sphinxx Leadership Program you do get to attend all four quarterly development days over a 12 month period.  But this is just one of the benefits; as a member you’ll also receive: Read More