How I am keeping sane “WFH” during COVID
The first few weeks were exciting: more time to enjoy with my family, staying up late, sleeping in, staying in pyjamas all day… Week 7, I am desperately ready to go back to the “normal” world. This is how I am keeping it all together: 1. Be in the present COVID has definitely brought fear, […]
Acing Your Recruitment Job
With so many things going on at once, recruitment can sometimes be a juggling act. If you are a recruiter working at an agency, you will most likely be juggling candidates, clients and organizational processes all at once. So how can you get yourself organized so that this juggling act becomes second nature to you? […]
Signs of a Healthy Workplace Culture
A healthy, happy work environment is where staff want to come to work, they want to work their hardest and at the end of the day, feel good about what they are doing. A work environment that they brag about, and one they never want to leave! Did you know that disengaged employees have: 37% […]
A Day in the Life of A Recruiter
In a very competitive market with highly skilled workers and perhaps not always a lot of job openings, the role of a Recruitment Consultant is more important than ever. Here at Quay Appointments we take the title of “Recruitment Consultant” very seriously – We “consult” our candidates to ensure they get their dream job and […]
Reducing New Employee Turnover
As an employer, hiring new people can be an expensive and time consuming process. That’s why it’s important to get it right first time and avoid having to hire for the same position twice. The cost of a losing a new employee is more than just money lost, it’s the time you have invested in […]
Sick or not so sick? Dealing with employee sick days…
Winter is well and truly upon us and it’s clear that the work force is feeling the effects of the cold and gloomy weather. During this season, you may find your employees calling in more regularly, complaining of their unwanted coughs and sniffles, but how sick should really be if you’re too sick to go […]
How to streamline your recruitment process…
“Measure Twice – Cut Once” is a saying used by a wise carpenter. This proverb means to save the wood from being ruined. In other words, it’s faster to double-check than to make a mistake. This same proverb could be just as easily applied to the recruitment process of any organisation. If we don’t […]
What is Snapchat? The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
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 […]
Game Changers: An In Conversation Panel
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 […]
RUOK?
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 […]