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What’s your greatest weakness? – The Achilles Question.

Posted on March 16, 2017 by Gerard Quinlivan

I love to run. In recent years I've discovered the addiction of getting out in the early morning and pounding out the miles. For me it's a form of purification and it also gives me the head space to focus...Read More

THE WAY WE HIRE NOW – Recruitment & Retention Strategies For A Post Brexit Market.

Posted on March 9, 2017March 9, 2017 by Gerard Quinlivan

With all the talk in published media and social comment on Brexit, it calls to mind those famous lyrics by the Clash – “If I go there will be trouble and if I stay it will be double”. With a...Read More

Life After Audit Season

Posted on January 18, 2017March 29, 2017 by Gerard Quinlivan

For God's sake, will someone please think of the auditors? Whilst many of us giddily approached our return to work in January looking forward to whatever the New Year might bring, for many thousands of auditors across the country, the...Read More

Breaking The Wall – Why January is the perfect time to create a “New You”.

Posted on January 6, 2017January 6, 2017 by Gerard Quinlivan

Happy New Year to one and all. But does a New Year automatically mean a "New You"? Or will the 2016 version suffice? Maybe you're happy with your life and career at present and if so, that's fantastic. But maybe,...Read More

How to get the most out of your Recruiter! The keys to a successful relationship.

Posted on September 13, 2016 by Gerard Quinlivan

I'm serious. Outside of family, friends and work colleagues, the most important relationship you should cultivate if you're serious about career development is with your recruiter. In the past I've found that the best relationships I've had with candidates and...Read More

Who Moved My Cheese? Why changing course and “moving with the cheese” is hard for us all.

Posted on August 8, 2016 by Gerard Quinlivan

A few years back, an old mentor of mine recommended that I read "Who Moved My Cheese?" by Dr. Spencer Johnson. At the time I read a few pages not really getting the significance of it at all and quietly...Read More

Have Courage – Why Bravery is an essential in making any career choice

Posted on July 27, 2016 by Gerard Quinlivan

Courage is not the absence of fear, it is the ability to act in the presence of fear - Anon It is an oft repeated mantra - "Don't ever meet your heroes", the theory being that they'll invariably fail to...Read More

Why BREXIT may actually be good for Ireland.

Posted on July 6, 2016 by Gerard Quinlivan

Is Britain's difficulty, Ireland's opportunity 100 years on? Following the UK's recent vote to leave the European Union, both print and social media have been filled with mountains of theories and ideologies on why this is a disaster for Britain...Read More

Cyber Attacks – Coming soon to a computer near you!

Posted on May 27, 2016May 27, 2016 by Gerard Quinlivan

I recently attended a highly engaging Insurance Institute lecture given by Tom Keating - MD of FireEye, Inc - a Cyber Security Consultancy, where he provided all attendees with an overview of the shape and make up of present Cyber...Read More

Cyber Crime – The New Age of Online Threat & How Cyber Insurance can mitigate this risk.

Posted on December 11, 2015January 14, 2016 by Gerard Quinlivan

"Cyber" derived from "Cybernetic" which originated from a Greek word meaning "skilled in steering or governing". Compare this to a modern derivative, that of "Cyber Terrorism" which Wikipedia defines as "the politically motivated use of computers and information technology to cause...Read More