Recruitment Insights & Advice

LinkedIn: where duck face selfies meet job titles from Marvel movies. Avoid buzzword storms and keep Mr. Fluffles off your profile.

In the corporate quest for wellness, companies swapped chairs for bean bags and emails for chaos. Spoiler: nirvana wasn’t achieved.

Job descriptions: literature so cryptic it makes Bob Dylan lyrics look straightforward. Fear not, here’s your translation guide.

Interviews are like Forrest Gump's box of chocolates; you never know if you'll get a candidate or their mum dressed as a pirate. At Coburg Banks, we save you from the absurdity.

"Detail-oriented" on a CV yet can't spell their own name; "great communication skills" but it’s just endless email riddles. Time to hire communicators, not cryptologists.

Offices can be dull. Which is why some brave souls dedicate their time to flipping screens, fake meetings, and voice-activated printers - all in the name of mischief. Here are the funniest workplace pranks that didn’t end in a lawsuit.

Job adverts should be clear. Instead, they demand “rockstars,” offer “competitive” salaries (which aren’t), and require five years’ experience in software that came out last Tuesday. Here are the most ridiculous things you’ll find.

Some cover letters are great. Others read like they were written by a malfunctioning chatbot or a man on the brink of a breakdown. Here are some of the best (and worst) we’ve ever seen.

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