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 […]
3 Ways to Customise your Resume to the Position According to a scientific study, recruiters spend “6 seconds before they make the initial ‘fit or no fit’ decision” (The Ladders, 2012) on candidates. The study analysed recruiter’s decision making behaviour by using a scientific technique called eye tracking. Based on that result […]
Skills you can never have enough! Are you planning a career change? Or perhaps you want to just upskill yourself, upskilling your skill set will definitely help you “Stay on top of your game” As today’s market is so competitive upskilling has its benefits: Keeping up with industry demands, this may be anything from […]
It’s the question on everyone’s mind. What is the market like? Am I being paid appropriately for my skills and background? I’m here to tell you, with the information readily accessible today, both of those questions can be answered. The first question, what is the market like? I could tell you what the unemployment rate […]
Job interviews are easier for employers and the candidates if you have prepared, planned and use the proper interview techniques. They are critical to the quality of an organization. An Effective job interview processes and methods increase the quality of people in an organization. Succeeding in an interview is often more of an art […]
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 […]
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 […]
I just recently completed my bachelors degree from Sussex University business school in the United Kingdom majoring in Business Management, with the hopes of receiving a huge pay check in the future, as did the over 2000 people in my lectures. Like majority of university graduates I spent a lot of my time cramming for […]
With the economy picking up and employees feeling more confident with job prospects, what are organisations doing to ensure potential employees are attracted to your brand? Are they keeping their staff are engaged? Do they want to continue working for you? Find out more at our 3rd HR Forum! Corporate Branding, Attracting & Retaining Good Staff Facilitators: […]
Over the years Quay Appointments have interviewed and successfully placed numerous candidates. Many of whom were managers or leaders at the time and many more subsequently becoming one. Hence when we came across this article from Recruitment Extra, we knew we just had to bring it to you. Leadership is the art of understanding the […]
