G’day mate, hows it going? So, you are finally making the move across the globe – CONGRATULATIONS!!! As exciting as packing your bags and moving your life to the other side of the world is, here are a few things I wish people had told me before I made the move over 2 years ago. […]
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What are the benefits and challenges of being on a Working Holidays Visa?
Year after year an increasing amount of working holiday visa holders are coming to Australia to live the dream down under! I hate to break the news but realistically the dream does not become a reality until you can secure employment. Sydney is an expensive place to live with accommodation at an all-time […]
Why Coffee is Good For You and the Different Types of Coffee.
Coffee, dating back to 800 BC in Ethiopia in a province called Kaffa, is the staple of many office workers’ diets. These days we are normally hear what’s not good to consume, why we should cut out certain food groups and what is damaging your temple that is your body. Sound familiar? This time […]
Where to find information about work rights when you arrive in Australia.
Australia is a beautiful place to live, work and travel. To work in Australia, you have to apply for and be granted a valid Australian visa with work rights. A number of different temporary or permanent skilled visas are available to apply for. Let’s talk about the 4 most common working visas in Australia: […]
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. […]
From Germany to Australia
After having 12 years of school and another 3 years of university I got really desperate of theoretical knowledge and wanted to do something practically. Since I always wanted to go to another country for a couple of months, I thought I could combine both of this. I registered with an organization, which helped me […]
Philip Divilly
I come from the West of Ireland from a family of 6 children. I’m a big sports fan and in particular follow clubs such as Galway GAA, Newcastle United, Sydney FC, Swans & Rabbitohs. After 4 years of University and achieving my Honours Degree In Business Studies, I travelled South East Asia for a few […]
The festival of lights in our office
We are similar to many offices throughout the world…We have employees from all backgrounds, countries and religions. So on the 17th October we celebrated Diwali as an office. This gave us a chance to learn about the meaning behind Diwali and give everyone in the office the chance to get involved. How did we get […]
Recruitment Algebra
If Algebra + Consulting = Recruitment, then Algebra = Recruitment – Consulting I remember my teacher saying; Algebra is great fun – you get to solve puzzles! Little did I know years later I would be practicing algebra (recruitment) on a daily basis and making a living from it. Now I was never great at […]
What would you like to be when you grow up?
Last year LinkedIn asked 8,000 professionals what they had thought they wanted to be when they grew up. The survey found that the top childhood dream jobs for men in the U.S. were a professional or Olympic athlete, airplane or helicopter pilot, scientist, lawyer and astronaut. Women said that their top childhood dream jobs were teacher, […]