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 […]
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How to Address Selection Criteria
Panic is a word that many of my candidates use when they talk about how to address selection criteria. There is sometimes a fear attached to the very phrase selection criteria. Many reasons account for this nervousness, mostly however it is because candidates want to impress, they want to give a good impression of […]
Leila Boubahlouli
I qualified with a Master Degree in International Business in 2009 and after living and working in different places in Europe, I started my career in Recruitment in Australia with Quay Appointments. I have been working with Quay Appointment for more than 2 years supplying personnel to State Government Agencies around NSW. I recruit across […]
8 Survival tips for your Christmas Party
We have just had our office Christmas Party and I can say that at Quay Appointments we are a very well behaved bunch. None of these occurred during the function. However everyone has heard of a few horror stories at an office party. With this in mind we thought it would be great to put […]
Fridays Afternoon Guide to Technology
With all those different guides to technology that are so boring and informative, here is our very own Friday afternoon guide…you should live and die by this on Friday afternoons only. Technology Dictionary you cannot live without * LOG ON: Adding wood to make the barbie hotter. […]
7 tips for the perfect Skype interview
The technological world is fast moving into every part of our lives including interviews. A Skype interview should be viewed with the same importance as a face to face interview. Here are 7 things to remember when preparing for your skype interview. Make sure your Skype account is interview appropriate. Most people have a Skype […]
Magneto: Should Leaders be Feared or Loved?
Paul Jones, our presenter for our October breakfast seminar “Writing to Influence”, has released a new post. Rather interesting as it converts the findings of Zenger and Folkman and applies it to the world of copywriting. Here is the full article and links to the original blog post on the Magneto Communications website. Article Link […]
4 Tips for Connecting with a New Boss
Undoubtedly, most of us have gone through some kind of transition with our supervisors. Perhaps the person was recruited away to another company or maybe there was a merger and they got reassigned to another department. Whatever the reason, something important has been lost. When your boss leaves, they take with them that person’s knowledge of your […]