If you are new to Canberra, or just looking, you may have noted that each ICT contract role advertised on SEEK appears to be advertised by seemingly hundreds of different…

By Ben Ashman, Founder, Recruitment Hive Over the past twenty years of Federal Government ICT contracting I’ve given a lot of thought to what is a fair contracting fee margin…

By Ben Ashman, Founder, Recruitment Hive It is important for a reader to understand that I’m not a federal government insider when it comes to understanding and explaining the federal…

By Ben Ashman, Founder, Recruitment Hive In Canberra, the best jobs and the biggest bucks go to the ICT professionals who not only have extensive hard skills and qualifications, but…

So, how is the Federal Government ICT job market in Canberra. Up? Down? Thanks to SEEK Analytics and data from the Federal Government’s Austender website, we can get a pretty…

Congratulations! You have just won an interview with a federal government department for an ICT contract position. What are some things you can do to improve your chances of winning…

By Ben Ashman, Founder, Recruitment Hive 1. Ten second survivability Whether it’s being read by a hiring manager or a recruiter, your resume needs to convey the following key things…

Congratulations! Our key positioning for Recruitment Hive is “how are you placed for tomorrow”, and you’ve taken that to heart – in fact, you’ve been offered a great new job….

I’m not an Australian federal government security insider who has to kill each person they have a conversation with. In fact, I don’t even want to know what I’m not…