Everyday (Mon-Fri - often Sat - sometimes Sun) I wake up and fight the urge to check my emails the whole journey into the office. I then...

You would think the topic of how to write your CV gets old after a while. Especially because it should be easy to write about yourself....

Exactly 18 months ago I had just returned back from a trip of a lifetime. I had decided to escape the gloomy weather of the UK for a...

Chatbots

Everyone is talking about them lately. They're buzzing. And rightly so.

But beyond the buzz,  there's a very real reality, and...

Something a bit different this week… so let’s get into it.

Back in 2009, I worked with a client in Auckland named Rodger.  Rodger was the...

There are two schools of thought when it comes to going back to an establishment you once used to work at. While some applaud the...

Working in recruitment, I can find myself dashing from a meeting with a new start-up, to seeing a candidate who’s about to get their...

Whenever I ride in a taxi, 8/10 times the driver will ask me about what I thought of the rugby or cricket, and I sheepishly admit I...

A pat on the back can mean a lot more than we think. People sometimes underestimate, maybe even overlook just how powerful a simple act...

A client this week from a relatively small NZ service business asked me what's Salt's approach to "Workplace diversity" and it struck me...

Yesterday I read a wonderful article in the Washington Post about Cecil Exum who is a mighty fine omelette maker at the Marriott his...

There is a struggle in Hong Kong that many expats here can relate to - if you don't speak the language (Cantonese or Mandarin) it cuts...

Whilst a hot software engineering job market is a ‘good problem to have’ for those professionals pursuing their passion within this field...

As a society, we are increasingly relying on algorithms which decide on the information we receive, what we eat for dinner, the money we...

When do you stop dreaming? "I never for a moment thought I'd end up here and now I'm stuck in a job I didn't even choose!" Heard that...

Let's keep it simple - our job as recruiters is to match people to jobs. To speak with people about what they do, why they do it, what...

I chuckle to myself because I refer to a term coined many years ago being “the recruitment gods”.  Let me explain.  Some days I’m just...

After spending the previous 7 years recruiting for the Digital Economy in London, UK I was brought over to Sydney to head up and lead the...

"MadTech is coming..."

"This time next year we won't be talking about MarTech Vs AdTech!"

At least this is what Emma, our MarTech Practice...

We have the gift of humanity and we don't deserve it, bring on the robots, the chat bots and let's do it, let's automate. We don't learn...

When I was in my first year of school I clearly remember my dad asking me what I wanted to be when I grew up, now as a young slightly...

As we stand at the precipice of the impending digital revolution there are a lot of articles about the impact future technology will...

Salt hosted an event on Women in Tech this month. The response was amazing, the discussion passionate and we left happy to have provided...

A year ago I decided to try my hand at entrepreneurship, leaving a stable and exciting job to tackle another one of life's problems and...

My team at Salt kicked off the week at 8 am this Monday morning, where we shared not only our goals for the week ahead but also a very...

I am delighted to endorse GrowCommerce 2017 to my retail clients, candidates and LinkedIn network. 

I have a limited number of free...

“These days, it’s is all about digital content!” I hear this on a daily basis.

But what is digital exactly? And what exactly is content?...

Manners - do they define a person and a company? After what seems another long weekend of constantly reminding my children to use their...

The Salt of the Earth

We at Salt, love a good pun.

It’s exactly the kind of dependable humor one can lean on to get through the day in a...

Storytelling. A flashing term that seems to be coming up a lot, noticeably in the domain of Public Relations (PR). Though I’ve stepped...

In 2017 Japan’s Crown Prince Naruhito was bold enough to come forwards with a major compliment ahead of his state visit to Malaysia.

His...

Working for Salt has given me the opportunity to work with some of the most innovative companies operating in Australia. It’s also given...

Dragonboating - it's a sport (kind of) known across the world (maybe). But here in Hong Kong, it's a whole new type of beast. In fact -...

Everyone has goals and dreams they would like to achieve both in the short and distant future. These could be related to enhancing your...

R is a good choice for data analysis that requires analysis on individual servers or 'standalone computing' (where a network connection...

Kindness and culture

In my previous blog, I touched upon the importance of a great company culture to give firms a competitive advantage...

Growing up, when I wasn't sure about something my dad always asked me if "in 10 years time the choice I made would make a difference to...

Today I cold called a company, due to seeing a job posted online. They were not available, so I left a message explaining why I called...

The sales field has always been defined by small paradoxes.

It isn’t considered a glamorous profession, and its reputation has only taken...

I've been fortunate enough to be on both sides of the fence when it comes to freelance social media and content opportunities in the UK...

I just had the absolute pleasure of watching the movie Hidden Figures. For those of you who haven't yet it's the story of the rarely...