Gail Kenny
Gail Kenny is the managing director of Puregenie (http://www.puregenie.com) – an online recruitment agency for the travel industry.
Articles by this Author
Getting a Job in SEO
- By Gail Kenny
- Published 07/30/2008
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What is Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)
When search engines decide what pages to show in response to an inquiry, they consult their indexed database of millions of web pages and decide which are the most relevant results, and in what order they should show them
Top 5 Celebrities Exposed For Having Fake Qualifications
- By Gail Kenny
- Published 06/18/2008
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There’s a reason that inventing fake qualifications is advised against Aside from the obvious ethical issues, if you’re caught, you’re in real trouble and could face sacking and a reputation of lying that will never pass
Finding a Job in Pay Per Click…
- By Gail Kenny
- Published 06/18/2008
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The online travel sector is booming As more and more people are booking their holidays and business travel online, the shift from the high street is becoming increasingly apparent
Application Unsuccessful: Reasons You Didn’t Get That Dream Job
- By Gail Kenny
- Published 05/31/2008
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Working with online travel jobs, I’ve seen interview shortlists narrowed down until the company gets their candidate of choice, but what if you were amongst the rejected It would be helpful to know just exactly what you’ve done wrong though, wouldn’t it
Top 10 Job Interview Disasters
- By Gail Kenny
- Published 05/25/2008
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As part of my job, I give interview advice to candidates applying for travel jobs When I ask them how it went afterwards, most people don’t come out remembering what went right
Tips On Getting On Executive Search Radars And Being Headhunted
- By Gail Kenny
- Published 05/15/2008
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Having worked in travel recruitment and headhunting for some time, I’ve learned a great deal about the way executive search agencies work Even if you’re not actively looking for work, an enquiring headhunter call can boost morale or prompt a wage boost by your current employer eager to keep you at the firm, and of course if you are looking for work, then letting headhunters do the legwork will save you an awful lot of time and effort
Getting The Right Person – Interviewing Tips To Guarantee Satisfaction
- By Gail Kenny
- Published 05/1/2008
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The focus for all my articles so far has been on preparing the nervous interviewee for their first steps towards that dream job, but what about if it’s the other way around, and it’s the interviewer who is nervous about the daunting challenge of trying to pick the right candidate from a series of half hour conversations
Time To Panic? Tips For Last Minute Job Interview Preparation
- By Gail Kenny
- Published 04/24/2008
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Working with candidates for jobs in travel quite closely, one question comes up time and time again: So, let’s say you’ve been waiting for months for the perfect job interview to come along, and suddenly you have one, with one small catch They’re exceptionally keen (or pressed for time) and can only give you a last minute job interview
The Thin Line Between Job Interview Confidence And Arrogance
- By Gail Kenny
- Published 04/17/2008
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We all know what the perfect job interview candidate is supposed to be like – well qualified, immaculately presented, and most importantly – confident Working in the travel recruitment sector, I’ve heard a fair share of interviewers fed up of dealing with brash, arrogant candidates – enough to know they’re seldom welcome
How To Find True Job Satisfaction
- By Gail Kenny
- Published 03/24/2008
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If you’re so down in the dumps about work that your commute feels like a trip to the gallows, you're not alone – in one recent study, 41% of workers were found to be dissatisfied in their job
If a job really isn’t right for a person, I would advise them to leave
