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 […]
There has been a lot of talk in the news recently about the change in the way employees see their future career. Facebook and Google now paying up to $20,000 for female staff to freeze their eggs to make sure that they keep their best staff on board Virgin is now not tracking employees holidays […]
We all know the facts behind smoking and the reason it kills blah blah blah. But this week Camel stopped employees from smoking in their own office they did this to “better accommodate for non-smokers” this got me thinking; look at it from a different perspective… A smoker takes 2 weeks extra holiday per year […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Looking for a job is more than just finding the job you want and applying for it. With a world now obsessed with the internet and social media you, personally can be googled and searched within an inch of your privacy. Follow the step by step rules to making sure that what you are putting […]
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 […]
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, […]
Recruitment is not less than RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT. A few days ago I read something which mentions that “if you treat your candidates as resumes, well then the candidates will remember you as phone calls.” As per my understanding the thought highlighted the fact that it’s not just about how quick you are in sourcing profiles […]
