Category: Blog

Phillip Riley’s Top Interview Tips

Before the interview: ● Always prepare for the interview by researching the company, their current projects, mission statement and values, looking at the position description if provided, and looking into the people who will be running the interview. ● Prepare answers for common but deceptively difficult questions including “Tell me about yourself,” and “Why do

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Jobseekers Information Session Transcript Summary

Purpose The intention of the Phillip Riley Jobseekers Information Session was to provide assistance to jobseekers who are affected by COVID-19, or who are having difficulties breaking into their respective industries. The information session was composed of four of our expert team sharing their top tips for the four major stages of job searching: Curriculum

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Million Jobs Plan

An initiative orchestrated by a climate change think tank with the title “Million Jobs Plan” obviously grabs the attention of a recruiter in the Renewable Energy sector. Beyond Zero Emissions (BZE) have been creating incredible research programs for over a decade however they first came across my radar with their involvement in a visionary plan

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Phillip Riley Renewable Energy Recruitment Newsletter June 2020

Message from the Managing Director What an interesting 6 months it has been since our last Newsletter!!! Our thoughts go out to the people affected by the pandemic and if we can help in any way please get in touch asap. The Renewable Energy industry has been quite resilient during these times, though not immune.

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The Decade of Utility-Scale Batteries

As we begin a new decade, a hot topic in the Australian renewable market is the potential of energy storage. A lot of people predicted that utility-scale batteries will significantly evolve over the next decade. While there have been some notable grid-scale storage projects to date, it’s clear that the grid-scale storage market is still

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Renewable Energy Employment in Australia Shows Promising Future

Renewable energy employment in Australia has continuously shown improvement over the last five years. This is good news for the clean energy industry and jobseekers specialising in various disciplines in this sector. IRENA 2019 Report In his message in the Renewable Energy and Jobs Annual Review 2019 from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), Francesco

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Virtual Interviewing and How it’s Taking Over

Most of us have been to an interview or two, been told to prepare by looking at the company website, reading the Job Description and generally ensuring you know exactly what you’ve actually written on your resume! But no-one really tells you how to prepare for a virtual interview, especially those pre-recorded Q&A’s that you

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All-girl engineer team invents solar-powered tent for the homeless

As Daniela Orozco picks off excess plastic bordering a 3D-printed box, she recalls how many homeless people she saw on her way to school when she was a high school freshman. Just one. Four years later, the number has multiplied. People live on a main thoroughfare near the school, at a nearby park, and below

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Wind Farm Open Day

On Sunday 21 October, nine wind farms around Australia will be throwing open their gates to the public for a range of fun and informative open day events. Wind energy is playing a major part as Australia transitions towards a renewable energy future, and so far in 2018 has wind contributed approximately $2 billion in

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