Dealing with these short weeks is a huge challenge.  Everyone is struggling to manage with 20% of their week wiped out.  We’re experiencing the run-around, the silent treatment, the “I’ll call you back later” and…

“The candidate arrived bare foot, with his dog. He didn’t want to leave his dog in the back of his Ute and asked if he could bring the animal inside. I don’t know who this…

The end of the financial year and the start of the new financial year typically brings a spike in the number of resignations which poses a huge challenge to businesses as they scramble to find…

The dictionary states that collaboration means: the situation of two or more people working together to create or achieve the same thing. At Barclay, we have implemented Ubuntu. Ubuntu is an African word of similar meaning to collaboration…

Here is an interesting question that was shared with me by one of my clients this week. “When I am interviewing a candidate from Barclay Recruitment, I always ask myself, would I be happy to…

I’ve often thought about this subject and pondered upon it many times. Is it having a good product that offers exceptional value? Is it about having a strong marketing plan that drives market awareness? Is…

With the fast-paced lives we all live these days there’s little wonder that such an emphasis is being made, around the world, to encourage Mental Health Awareness. This week is Queensland’s Mental Health Awareness Week. Although we…