The simplicity of the platform, Snapchat, is one that many millennial members of the workforce are readily rallying behind. It is a mobile-only app, which means that it has the capacity to reach people that are not often available through traditional forms of marketing or advertising. The use of Snapchat also … Read more
On Wednesday 20th of September, Dress for Success Sydney held a panel discussion hosted by Prof. Larissa Behrendt, the Chair of Indigenous Research at the Jumbunna Indigenous House of Learning at UTS. Each year, the charity organisation “Dress for Success Sydney” helps more than two-and-a-half thousand women in need, to get jobs. The charity improves the … Read more
Mental health issues and illnesses can affect anyone, regardless of their social background, age, race, ethnic origin or intelligence level. However, according to Bupa Healthier Workplaces, there are important trends of affect and industries that employers should take note of, mental health conditions affect an estimated one-third of employees working in the financial … Read more
On the 18th of April, 2017, the Government announced that the Temporary work (Skilled) visa (subclass 457 visa) will be abolished and replaced with the completely new Temporary Skill Shortage (TSS) visa in March 2018. The TSS visa programme will be comprised of a Short-Term stream of up to two years and a Medium-Term stream … Read more
Why you should include Emotional Intelligence (EQ / EI) in your recruitment process? According to Harvard Business Review Emotional intelligence is “the key to professional success”. Especially in this changing, innovative and complex environment. Emotional Intelligence is the ability of an individual to understand his or her own emotions and the emotions of others. … Read more
Sharpen your language In memory of the poet and playwright William Shakespeare. This focus will be on the practical use of words, metaphor and other literary devices for the business context – to help you notch up your spoken communication impact. To be clear, the focus is not on showing off with new words … Read more
International Women’s Day theme is Be Bold for Change. ‘Be Bold for Change’ is a call to both organisations and individuals to help forge a better, more gender inclusive working world. It challenges all of us to become leaders, no matter our gender, to progress gender inclusiveness in our own sphere of … Read more
This week our guest blogger Corrinne Armour talks about Coaching and Leadership Skills. If you finished last year tired, stressed and with a long ‘to-do’ list still outstanding, it might be time to add coaching capabilities to your leadership toolkit. (The people you lead will benefit too!) Here are five things that you may not … Read more
Our guest blogger is Patrick Hollingworth who recently gave a very well attended presentation at one of Quay Appointments successful breakfast networking seminars. In this series of blogs Patrick explores how teams can deal with business in an ever changing world. The Problem – Disruption In today’s rapidly changing business world, there are two … Read more
How important is team bonding? We have all heard of the phrase; “There is no ‘I’ in TEAM” and instantly understand its meaning. So what does the word team mean to you? A team can be defined as “A group of people with a full set of complementary skills required to complete a task, job, … Read more
