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What Great Companies Look For – The Key Hiring Factors

Posted on January 22, 2015July 29, 2020 by Gerard Quinlivan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2j-L9ivb00 When it comes to hiring, great companies place the quality of their hiring as the primary metric by which they succeed or fail. In order to properly judge the quality of candidates offered, they firstly look for a skills...Read More

Never Swim Alone

Posted on December 23, 2014 by Gerard Quinlivan

I read an article recently about a man who saved another man from drowning. I've often struggled with what motivates these supermen, comic book hero types to intervene and save the life of another, yet this is a daily occurrence....Read More

Successful Interview Tips For Optimum Interview Performance

Posted on November 24, 2014July 29, 2020 by Gerard Quinlivan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMoFhk7x4z8 You’ve been invited to interview for a great job opportunity. This could be the position of your dreams and you want to impress. How do you prepare so that you’re hitting all the right notes and ensure that you’re...Read More

The Running Recruiter

Posted on November 11, 2014November 11, 2014 by Gerard Quinlivan

If you can fill the unforgiving minute With sixty seconds’ worth of distance run, Yours is the Earth and everything that’s in it, And—which is more—you’ll be a Man, my son! If – Rudyard Kipling In the past I took...Read More

What Makes A Great CV?

Posted on October 10, 2014July 29, 2020 by Gerard Quinlivan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxRdIe_xdaA Curriculum Vitae - a Latin expression that can be loosely translated as “the course of my life”, are two words that can strike terror and panic into the most polished of job seekers. One of the toughest parts of...Read More

The Protected Disclosures Act – What this means for Employees & Employers

Posted on September 29, 2014September 29, 2014 by Gerard Quinlivan

I recently attended an Association of Compliance Officers Ireland (ACOI) seminar, the topic of which was the recently introduced Protected Disclosures Act and the rights of workers who report on wrongdoing in the workplace (Whistleblowers). It really opened my eyes...Read More

Career Atrophy – Has your career fallen asleep?

Posted on August 29, 2014September 16, 2014 by Gerard Quinlivan

According to that font of all knowledge - Wikipedia, Atrophy is defined as "the partial or complete wasting away of a part of the body". Sounds pretty awful doesn't it? But what if this "wasting away" happens to your career and...Read More

How To Prepare Your CV

Posted on August 21, 2014September 16, 2014 by Gerard Quinlivan

When it comes to applying for any new position, the first thing that all candidates need to examine is their CV. Honestly, how long is it since you last looked at your CV in any great detail and what does...Read More

What Makes A Great Candidate?

Posted on August 19, 2014July 29, 2020 by Gerard Quinlivan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xaCYnvejYE From our experience, great candidates are articulate, knowledgeable, well prepared and have a vision. They have a clear idea of their career goals and will do whatever it takes to achieve these. But sometimes it can be difficult to navigate the...Read More