by Karen Yang and Maggie Zhang | Jan 27, 2023 | Interchange Bench
We asked Karen Yang and Maggie Zhang from our Payroll team what Chinese New Year, which falls on 22 January in 2023, means to them… Karen: The celebration of Spring Festival (or Chūnjié in pinyin) has more than 4000 years history. Based on the Chinese lunisolar...
by Mina Ibrahimi | Nov 10, 2022 | Interchange Bench
If money were no issue, I’d take endless holidays, spend more time with friends and family, hire a personal trainer to get fit, go shopping, and… then? Eventually the holidays wouldn’t feel like a holiday anymore, shopping would get boring, and my mind would atrophy....
by Anita Ziemer | Jun 7, 2022 | The Slade Report
Who hasn’t ever struggled dealing with the real people stuff? The difficult conversations, the underperformance, anxiety, imposter syndrome, hybrid working, juggling family, team dynamics. All of it. How hard is it and how much mental anguish can it consume? In...
by Olivia Watson | May 11, 2022 | Uncategorised
What defines a successful person? Embedded throughout my secondary education was that elusive end of year score, which for some reason was going to determine our success in life. However, success has many faces. Even those who reach great heights in academia need to...
by Tony Calderone | Apr 29, 2022 | Interchange Bench
Over my 22-year recruitment career, I’ve been asked time and time again by people in my networks – clients, candidates, work colleagues and friends – why the Recruitment industry, what is it that keeps you engaged? At a time when candidates have become a...