22 Aussie Sayings for Adventurous Recruiters

22 Aussie Sayings for Adventurous Recruiters When the weather is cold and dreary, its nice to dream of warmer climates, coconuts and sandcastles. If only you could teleport to  a place like Australia!  If youre feeling  down under  huge  piles of work and grey skies, with no leave left to use, fear not! There is a way  you can go  Down Under without even leaving the office. Try swapping mundane recruiter speak and business buzzwords for some true blue Aussie slang. Banish phrases like  reaching out and  catching up, and touch base with your inner Aussie  instead.  To get started, read up on these  22 sayings from the faraway  land of spiders, ciders and horseback riders: 1. Howre you going? This is a favourite among Australians. Its  a creative take on the slightly boring, how are you?  and  should be responded to with good thanks, you? Morning Jeffrey! Morning, howre you going? 2. Shell be right This  can be used to provide reassurance to someone, or confirmation that everything will be okay.  It is also used to personify inanimate objects or scenarios. I just spent 15 minutes filling out an online application for my candidate and now my computers frozen. Shell be right. Just give her ten minutes. 3. Strewth! This is a word you can use when you are genuinely shocked or surprised. It is a good silence filler for when you are trying to process new, startling information. We are going to offer your candidate the role, but at a salary $10,000 less than what she asked for. Strewth! Australia now officially European. Strewth! @bbceurovision #Eurovision Stuart Ward (@jesterward) May 14, 2016 4. Howd you pull up? This is a way of asking  someone how they are fairing. It is most commonly used the morning after a big night out or following a big, strenuous event. That networking event last night was crazy, I said Id go for one drink and then I didnt end up getting home until 4am. Howd you pull up this morning? 5. Im under the pump This means you are busy, or under serious pressure to perform. Fancy going out for lunch today after the conference call? Sorry mate I cant, Im under the pump. Ive got to find four candidates for my client by close of play today. 6. You beaut! This is an exclamation  to commend someone on their great work. It can also be used as mere commentary on a great situation as it unfolds in real time. I have just pre-closed a candidate on $5,000 less than what I know the offer is going to be. You beaut! 7. Bonzer Bonzer is another  word for excellent, great or brilliant. It packs more punch though, and is a little more playful. How was the meeting? It was bonzer. I pulled 3 live job leads. 8. Big bikkies Think dollars, cents, pounds and pence. Big bikkies means big money, or can be used to describe something being very expensive. When saying it, it makes you think of big, tasty biscuits, which is a bonus. That guy I placed four years ago has moved up the ranks so quickly he  just made director. Good on him. I bet hes earning big bikkies now. 9. Fair dinkum This can be used to emphasise the validity or trueness of someone or something. The new starter on Gregs team has sourced 5  placements in her first month! Yeah, shes  a fair dinkum rising star. Happy the decision was overturned but in the fairdinkum department that was a try MarkyMark (@markbaker01) May 22, 2016 10. Docket This is used instead of receipt, and is a little bit more edgy. Would you like a receipt for the coffees? Yes, Id like a docket thanks.  Ill be handing this over to the tax-man, thank you! 11. Give it a burl Think have  a crack or give it a go. It means to release your inhibitions, let go of your worries and just bowl in to something. Im scared to call that client in case he hangs up on me. Who cares? Go on, give it a burl. 12. Gone walkabout This is a phrase used to describe someone going missing, or falling off the radar for a significant amount of time. Have you  heard from  Jeffrey? He only had one candidate meeting in the diary, but hes been gone for four hours. Nah, hes probably gone walkabout mate. 13. Mates rates This refers to a discount, or when something is made cheaper or easier due to an existing relationship between buyer and seller. What are you charging for your candidates? I  usually operate at a margin of 20% for perm hires, but Ive known these guys for years so Ill give them 18% mates rates. 14. Piece of piss This is a turn of phrase which signifies something being super easy, or simple to master. This role is going to be so easy to fill. I literally have 10 perfect candidates already submitted. Yes, this will be a piece of piss for you, mate. 15. Rack off This is a great way to tell someone to get lost or go away. Its best  to scrunch up your nose as you say this, and make a shooing gesture with your hand, while shaking your head. Jeffrey, can you please tell me how convert this PDF CV into a  word document  please? Rack off! Im busy. The Aussie waiter shouted RACK OFF, MATE! at me as I entered the restaurant last night, so I knew not to order the lamb. Jez a Bell (@Tsarcastic_) May 30, 2015 16. Ridgey-didge This is a fun way to say something is original. I love the way she has worded her CV, its so captivating. My client is going to love this. I know that candidate. Shes very ridgey-didge in everything she does. 17. Rooted Rooted is a way to describe a situation where you have absolutely no hope at succeeding. It is interchangeable with doomed. My candidate is currently second preference, behind a guy who literally ticks every box on the job description and is £5,000 cheaper. Youre rooted. 18. Stoked You would use this word to describe a feeling of true happiness, sprinkled with surprise. Congratulations Jeffrey, you have hit your sales quota which means you are invited to attend the high achievers company trip! Thank you. I am absolutely stoked, I didnt think this was going to happen! 19. Hit the turps This is used to describe the action involved with enjoying an alcoholic beverage, or two. Jeffrey are you coming for a drink after work today? Yes definitely, Im pretty keen to hit the turps. 20. Flamin galah Flamin galah is used as a friendly insult. You can call someone this when they have done something silly, or careless. The phrase was made popular by  Home and Away  television character Alf Stewart. I accidentally shredded my notes from the meeting, so now I cant remember what Im supposed to do. Well youre a flamin galah, arent you? Someone somewhere probably has an Alf Stewart tattoo. And it probably says flamin galah. wow.someone.actually (@Chaos_Merchant) April 20, 2016 21. Crikey! This is simply a fun way to exclaim; the verbal Aussie interpretation of !. It can be used in response to a good or bad  stimulus, but the key here is in the delivery. The late croc-hunter, Steve Irwin, used to say this when a crocodile would snap at him unexpectedly. Stop! Dont send that joke email, youve got the whole office CCd by  mistake! Crikey! That was close! Watching old videos of Steve Irwin, The Croc Hunter himself! Crikey, hes missed by me and so many others! Millicent (@MotorizedMillie) July 23, 2015 22. Budgy smugglers This is not necessarily a term you would hear regularly in offices located in colder  climates. However, as the weather starts to warm up,  you might catch someone saying this, in relation to swimming or just going to the beach.  Budgy smugglers refer to swimming pants for men.    It is a term inspired by imagining how it might look if someone were to  smuggle a budgy through an airport while only wearing pants. Ill be getting my budgy smugglers out this weekend if its warm! Image: Shutterstock