Industry Insider – Campbell Rochford

Why Great Talent Walks Away (and What Smart Leaders Do Differently)

Posted on November 3, 2025November 3, 2025 by Gerard Quinlivan

The truth is, hiring leaders don’t lose people to competitors — they lose them to better conversations. Here’s what I mean. Most leaders think they’re fighting against pay scales, perks, or headcount freezes. They’re not. They’re fighting for attention —...Read More

WFH – The Catch 22 Dilemma for Insurance firms!

Posted on September 16, 2021September 16, 2021 by Gerard Quinlivan

I’ve recently spotted a number of LinkedIn survey posts asking respondents “Where do you want to work in a post Covid world?” It’s a pertinent question as this is reputedly the year of the “Great Resignation” and many Insurance professionals...Read More

Remote Working and the Insurance Office of the Future!

Posted on December 11, 2020September 18, 2022 by Gerard Quinlivan

By now most of us have adjusted to a new reality in that the lines between our working lives and home lives have become irrevocably blurred. In the past nine months (since March 2020), I’ve sat in on hundreds of...Read More

Effective Strategies for Dealing with Counter Offers!

Posted on December 3, 2020September 18, 2022 by Gerard Quinlivan

Counter offers are an ever present threat that can derail any recruitment process at the 11th hour and leave both the hiring manager and recruiter with egg on their face if not handled properly. In recruitment they are a form...Read More

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

Posted on March 9, 2017September 18, 2022 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

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

Posted on December 11, 2015September 18, 2022 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

Hire With Your Heart & Follow Your Gut!

Posted on September 17, 2015September 18, 2022 by Gerard Quinlivan

Why Gut Instinct and Intuition are reliable recruitment tools. The Voice There is a voice inside of you That whispers all day long, "I feel this is right for me, I know that this is wrong." No teacher, preacher, parent,...Read More

DON’T REJECT, LET’S CONNECT

Posted on May 26, 2015September 18, 2022 by Gerard Quinlivan

WHY BIG PICTURE THINKING WHEN MAKING NEW LINKEDIN CONNECTIONS CAN BE A POSITIVE FOR YOU AND YOUR BUSINESS. “Invisible threads are the strongest ties.” ― Friedrich Nietzsche As individuals, it's easy to be mice - shy, unobtrusive, unnoticed even. But why...Read More

The Talent Trap – Finding & Retaining the best talent in the market.

Posted on March 2, 2015September 18, 2022 by Gerard Quinlivan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PiHhaNtv-vs A common challenge for all employers is sourcing and recruiting the best people in the market. But once they're hired, how do you ensure that you're making every effort to retain them? After all of the effort that goes...Read More

The Running Recruiter

Posted on November 11, 2014September 18, 2022 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