Blogs

​At the end of each financial year, the Speller team head off on a trip to get away from the office and review the results from the past year.We discuss our recruitment statistics (including many results that are shared in the Quarterly Crunch), to reflect on how the year has gone. We also look at how we performed against our 3 pillars, which are our overall goals for the fi...

​Mentoring is a relationship between two colleagues that can help to develop both their professional and personal skills. It’s not unusual for companies to provide a Mentorship Program as it is highly beneficial for all involved.Usually, a mentor will be someone more senior in the industry who can transfer their experience onto another person, by supporting and encouraging t...

​Today we sit down and chat to our newest team member, Alexia Blye.Alexia is Speller’s Office Manager, and so we ask her a little bit about her history, what she is looking forward to in the role, and how she spends her free time. Let’s hear from Alexia!Tell us a bit about your history, Alexia.Originally from Sydney, and about to reach my third year in Melbourne – I have jus...

This week was the annual SAUG summit in Sydney. So what does that mean? Two full days of everything SAP!Once again there were a large selection of speakers offering advice across a multitude of topics. It was an informative two days bursting with tales of project experiences (good and bad), overviews of latest SAP technologies and also predictions of what is to come in the f...

​You have made the decision as a company to implement SAP at last! Maybe you’re a Greenfields site or maybe you’re taking the leap to S4 HANA. Whichever the case, you need to make a decision. “Do we build our own project team in house or do we use an integration partner?” In other words, do we insource or outsource?Both options have their pros and cons, but what will work fo...

​As we settle into the new financial year (19/20) and we prepare for our Speller annual company trip away, we reflect on our busy but challenging past year (18/19).This year we head up to sunny Airlie Beach to try and escape the winter blues and more importantly, set some goals, plans and focus for this financial year.For those of you who follow my “Quarterly crunch” you wil...

​Meet the team! This week we are speaking with Speller’s newest recruit, Byron Black. We sit down with Byron and ask him about his history, what he’s doing, and where’s he is going. Welcome to the team!​Tell us a bit about your historyI’ve spent most of my career across a range of businesses, developing structures, and processes to move these companies into the next stage in...

​And just like that another year done. It’s time again for my Quarterly Crunch where we look at how the SAP market/Speller has performed over this last quarter (Q4) 18/19 financial year.What skill did we place most of? What skill was highly sort after? Is the SAP market hot… or not? Place your bets because it’s time to find out…For your own comparison here is my Q3 (FY18/19)...

​Often, we talk about the importance of keeping regular communication between recruiters and candidates. This is important in order to make for a smooth and seamless recruitment process, and to get the right result for both the candidate and client.The importance of the regular communication is also extremely vital for the recruiter and client relationship. It applies not on...

​If a potential employer is requesting references, then it’s a generally a good sign that things are headed in the right direction (although never assume). At this important stage, it’s imperative that your relationship with your referee is healthy, strong, and positive.Here are a couple of reminders to make sure it stays that way!Always, always askCheck that your referee is...