Women excellence in the workplace is breaking down barriers that held so many female professionals back from reaching their full potential for years. In my many years in recruitment, one of the greatest things I witnessed and still witnessing is how women professionals impact the lives of so many people positively. I am very fortunate […]
In 2019, Millennials and Gen Z professionals accounted for more than 30% of the global workforce. Throughout this decade, we’ll continue to see a rise in that number as more and more of these younger individuals join the workforce. Moving forward, it is important for organisations to recognise key accelerators and disruptors when managing these […]
How would you characterise the ideal candidate? As recruiters, we’ve heard and asked this question many times. I’ve heard and read a lot of answers different from each other but always have something in common. Other people would be specific according to their professional and/or organisation preferences. Kind of like Bill Gates, Co-Founder of tech […]
Have you ever seen an article dedicated to honouring the best job recruiters in the world? Pretty sure that are a few of them out there. Anyway, recruitment is a rewarding job and there are times it can be punishing. But if you really love it, even the punishing times can also be rewarding. For […]
How would you define true diversity and inclusion (D&I) inside the office? Most people would say a workplace that values all employees and candidates no matter their race, sexual orientation, age, religion and other differences. Some people consider true diversity and inclusion as a strategy to improve performance and profitability. Unfortunately, there are people who […]
Mental health remains a big issue in the workplace today. Mostly because most organisations are unaware of its presence or maybe just disregard its existence. Well, it does exist, and it is affecting millions of employees, especially right now with the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), promoting mental health support and […]
It is one of mankind’s greatest fear, to be taken over by robots. To be more specific, the fear of technology replacing the human workforce. This is nothing new as we’ve already seen thousands of our fellow workers put out of jobs because of technology in farming, customer service, delivery and more. Innovation is not […]
How would you describe the future of work today? Before COVID, many organisations envisioned the future of work to be centred on innovation and business intelligence. Not anymore, although they are still in the conversation. COVID-19 served as a catalyst for change in business and restructured the future of work. Here is how Quay sees […]
In our previous blog, we talked about ways on how to create a COVID safe office for employees. However, safety is only one side of the problem. Empowering employees and keeping morale high is another challenge amidst the pandemic. Yes, it is a challenge, but it is also an opportunity to establish a positive and […]
Millions of people here in Australia continue to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic. It has been tough for all of us here as well as everyone across the globe. When the pandemic broke out globally back in March, many organisations were forced to implement working from home arrangements to minimise the contagion and keep people […]
