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How To Negotiate Your Salary for the Remote Job of Your Dreams (With Email Template)

Never settle for a salary that doesn’t value your worth. We’ll show you how to get what you deserve the right way in this guide.

02.03.21 12:38 PM - Comment(s)

Access to talent for rural businesses

By Caitlin

With more businesses increasingly realising that working remotely is not only possible but at times preferable, we are joyfully helping hundreds of professionals and businesses connect the dots and find work and employees well outside their post code.

01.03.21 10:35 AM - Comment(s)

Tips for using email to communicate with your remote team

By Caitlin

A key part of managing or working in a remote team is the increased importance of communication. Regular and authentic communication helps you stay on the same page and keeps teams productive, cohesive and happy.

25.02.21 12:24 PM - Comment(s)

Strategies for Finding a Remote Job

By Caitlin

If you’re a remote worker considering the next steps to take in your career, keep these four strategies from Wesley in mind.

09.02.21 12:25 PM - Comment(s)

What to Include in a Cover Letter for Remote Jobs

By Caitlin

For many reasons, a remote job might be the right choice for you. However, if you’ve never had a remote job before, you may be wondering how to showcase your experience.

08.02.21 11:50 AM - Comment(s)

This is how to say yes at work without spreading yourself too thin

By Caitlin

Defend your work-life balance by having this simple but powerful conversation.

08.02.21 11:10 AM - Comment(s)

How to support your employees who are working remotely with kids at home

By Caitlin

Life is different now, particularly for working parents who were suddenly given a second full-time job when daycare and schools shut down and are still faced with uncertainty as summer comes to an end.

08.02.21 10:27 AM - Comment(s)

The Enablers and Barriers of the Four-Day Work Week

By Caitlin

You are invited to participate in a research study that will explore the feasibility of the four-day working week. The aim of the project is to explore regional current work designs, employee satisfaction and attitudes towards the feasibility of a four-day working week.

13.01.21 09:59 AM - Comment(s)

The Power of Networking with Robyn Henderson - Resources

By Caitlin

Networking is a commonly thrown around as the key to unlocking your career success. But for many people networking doesn't come naturally and can be very daunting.

02.12.20 02:31 PM - Comment(s)

Connection is key for women's resilience

By Caitlin

Via Zoom, about 65 women celebrated International Day of Rural Women last Thursday by tuning into a virtual summit, held by Big Ideas Rural and Generation Ag. The summit aimed to connect rural women from all over Australia, to inspire them and provide a platform for them to network.

27.10.20 04:59 PM - Comment(s)

Spring Success with Hubspot

By Caitlin

Our Hub Partners Blisspot have come through with the goods for our Pointer Remote crew!

For the month of September they're offering us a massive 66% discount to their Online Wellness membership! That's a yearly membership for $49 instead of $149 and back to $9 instead of $14 for monthly membership!

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18.09.20 08:30 AM - Comment(s)

7 strategies for running effective remote meetings

By Caitlin

Meetings get a bad rap—for a good reason. They never start on time. Someone always dominates the conversation. Discussions inevitably go off-track. People start tracing their hands in their notebooks. And almost always, the meeting could've been an email.

01.09.20 02:23 PM - Comment(s)

How to make yourself more employable

By Caitlin

Losing work is no picnic. But being stood down, let go, fired or made redundant has become a reality for many across the nation. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, at least one million Australians have lost work due to coronavirus and more job losses are expected ahead.

24.08.20 09:54 AM - Comment(s)

How to have a city career from rural Australia

By Caitlin

It’s been five months now and the vast majority of traditional office-based businesses have proven to themselves – and the rest of the world – that remote work is not only possible but that it’s probably the face of the future workforce.

06.08.20 10:01 AM - Comment(s)

Lead Your Remote Team Away From Burnout, Not Toward It

By Caitlin

For virtual work to be successful – both for employees and their employers – one crucial factor has to be non-negotiable: Virtual employees need to have great working relationships with their team.

30.07.20 12:38 PM - Comment(s)