Today’s blog is brought to you by what is, probably, the most career-related Google search of all time: How to answer when an interviewer asks, “tell me about yourself”. For some of us (me), the thought of talking about ourselves in a professional context is...
Talk to anyone who has lived in Singapore and chances are they will tell you it’s a vibrant regional hub that offers endless personal and professional opportunity. It’s an easy claim to affirm: Singapore has been named one of the world’s safest, smartest cities and...
At Mint Talent, we often have candidates ask us about the sponsorship and visa process in Australia and within the Asia-Pacific region. While we always aim to stay up to date with the latest visa requirements, we feel it's always best to speak to a...
Many businesses choose to opt to work in exclusive partnerships, for example this could look like an external agency partnership or a brand collaboration, and can play to a business’ advantage! I want to delve in to the benefits of an exclusive recruitment partnership a little...
So you’ve graduated, and are looking to kick-start your marketing and media career? Congratulations! Now where to from here? At Mint Talent, we specialise in the Media, Digital, Advertising Technology and Product Development industries. We act as a career mentor to our candidates and a...
Forward-thinking businesses know that research and usability should lie at the core of all product development, which has translated into a rapid increase in demand for User Experience (UX) professionals over the past year. While UX isn't a new field, it's certainly a growing one....
As many of our candidates are aware, we have made ‘refer a friend’ a big part of our recruitment process, and as such have paid out sizable referral rewards of up to $2,500. As of this week, we are going one step further in terms...
In 2013, the Angela Duckworth’s TED talk “Grit: The power of passion and perseverance” proposed that grit was the one characteristic as a significant predictor of success. Since then, Duckworth has suggested that grit is not the only determinant, but it does has a significant...
What a year for Mint Talent! We have clocked up many hours of meetings, placed candidates from Melbourne, Singapore, to India, and received positive feedback from our clients and candidates. We have worked extremely hard and drank a lot of tea and coffee in the...
User Experience design (or ‘UX') has graduated from a nice-to-have to a must-have for forward-thinking businesses. They recognise the direct correlation between a positive user experience and high conversion rates, retention and advocacy, and they know that savvy digital audiences won’t settle for anything less....