Let’s break this question into 2 parts: 1. What are recruiters looking for in your profile? Your profile picture, heading, summary and skills play a pivotal role in this aspect of your Linked In profile. A profile picture should be professional, remember the expression “a picture paints a thousand words” this reflects how serious […]
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A Quay Appointments Intern Experience
Internship: Just like footprints in the sand, each step signifies the journey taken. There are so many reasons to apply for an overseas internship. One of the most popular reasons is the language, especially if you want to learn or improve it. Another big reason is the opportunity of getting practical and international experience. […]
Resume Roulette
A resume by any definition is a documentation of skills, experience and achievements presented by persons with the prospect of securing employment. A recruiter will spend on average 5-7 seconds reviewing your resume (frightening I know). Everyone loves a gamble but when it comes to your career; is it really worth the risk? Unfortunately there […]
ARE YOU ON LINKEDIN? IF NOT, WHY NOT?
The Job Seekers guide to a killer profile – Land you dream job with a few simple steps You may have all noticed that we now live in, and have done so for some time, the “Digital Age”. When it comes to your professional world and career I have no doubt that it has […]
What your Business Degree Should have Taught you About the Real World
I just recently completed my bachelors degree from Sussex University business school in the United Kingdom majoring in Business Management, with the hopes of receiving a huge pay check in the future, as did the over 2000 people in my lectures. Like majority of university graduates I spent a lot of my time cramming for […]
Looking forward to 2016
It’s that time of year again! The New Year, the “new you”, the “I resolve too..” etc. etc.. I don’t know about you, but I have listed the same things (in my head! Not even on paper) that are my goals or resolutions for 2016. Usual suspects like, get fit, save more, buy a house, […]
Talking Genders
You will laugh and probably squirm as you learn the error of your communication ways. Tuesday 21st July 2015 7.30am to 9am
Thinking of a Career Resolution…You should be
New Year New goals – Career Resolution? Work is where we spend more time than home every year, so if you are thinking of ways to improve your life and yourself by next New Year’s Eve, it makes sense that your career should factor into those goals. We thought it would be fun to put […]
What do YOU bring to the Party?
I run workshops for groups of people who work in medium and large organisations — be they leaders, high potentials, or a team or division. And the question I most ask of my workshop participants is “what are the attributes of a peak performer?” I explain that by ‘peak performance’ I mean ‘peak’; not just […]
Thought about your New Year’s Resolution yet?
So Yes…It is October but I am still going to ask the dreaded question…What is your New Year’s Resolution? How many resolutions have you made that you have simply forgotten about? Well I would like to start a revolution. I would like to start the thought process right now. Make it your Halloween resolution then […]