Top Tips for Success - Morgan McKinley

2. “Reflect - perform micro autopsies on your
successes and your failures”
Andrew Connolly
Dublin

3. “Make the most of your time in the office -
always talk to the candidates regardless of the
jobs you have on. This job is not about
working really long hours, it's about using
your time efficiently”
Jay Davitt
Dublin

4. “Never stop evolving, and practising, your
elevator pitch - after all, the world moves on
around you! Have you sent it out in video
form yet?”
David Leithead
COO - UK

5. “I think you have to always be interested and
inquisitive about what's next. Success can be
very short lived, but constantly excited about
the future, creates a contagion that other
people want to follow.”
Karen O’Flaherty
COO - Ireland

6. “Be ultra organised. Use technology to help
you”
Andy Evans
COO – Asia Pacific

7. “Be collaborative, you have a strong team
behind you, never be afraid to ask for help if
you need it”
Siobháin Rushe
Dublin

8. “Seek out people who have different skills to
you and never be afraid to ask questions that
will make you more well rounded”
Luke Skinner
London

9. “Never burn any bridges, you'd be surprised
how many times you might need to cross the
same bridge”
Andrew Connolly
Dublin

10. “If you have a number of roles, choose one
and spend 3 - 4 hours sourcing for it, don't
jump from one job to the next”
Jay Davitt
Dublin

11. “Keep on top of your strong relationships -
with both Clients and Candidates”
Joe Charnaud
London

12. “Study, learn, and master the art of
interviewing, because, successful offer
management starts there. Never
underestimate the power and importance of
the interview!”
David Leithead
COO - UK

13. “Delegate as much as you can. Free yourself
up to do other things as a result”
Andy Evans
COO – Asia Pacific

14. “Be patient, embrace the challenge, and most
of all, enjoy it”
Siobháin Rushe
Dublin

15. “Respect is earned, not given”
Marcus McAllister
Dublin

16. “Success isn't about how much money you
make.
It's about the difference you make in other
peoples’ lives”
Alice O'Donovan
Cork

17. “You can't achieve anything, unless you look
after yourself first and foremost. Know what
makes you happy and feeling well and keep
doing it.”
Karen O’Flaherty
COO - Ireland

18. “Persistence pays off!”
Joe Charnaud
London

19. “Stay true to yourself. Belief is everything. If
you believe, you achieve!”
Raksha Balraj
Cork

20. “In this line of work, it helps to be optimistic and
tenacious at the same time. Keep your mind open
and broad and don’t ever give up. Recruitment has
lots of ups and downs and it’s always good to keep a
positive mind and surround your world with positive
people. It does help a lot”
Jackie Panopio
Singapore

21. “Continually try things that are outside your
comfort zone to improve”
Luke Skinner
London

22. “Always adopt a Growth mindset in all that
you do (not a fixed mindset).”
Andy Evans
COO – Asia Pacific

23. “Negotiation requires persistence,
determination, the desire to win, and
powerful influencing, but the best outcomes
come from the ability to listen, the willingness
to reciprocate, and good grace in victory!”
David Leithead
COO - UK

24. “Building relationships with your clients and
candidates is key to success”
Jay Davitt
Dublin

25. “Talk to people the way
you want to be spoken to”
Marcus McAllister
Dublin

26. “Know your market better than anybody else”
Tsuguo Kohno
Tokyo

27. “There is no substitute to hard work and
building relationships in this career”
Luke Skinner
London

28. “Try to be flexible, agile and embrace change
when you can”
Tracey O'Neill
Dublin

29. “Building relationships is key, if your clients &
candidates are comfortable with you, they will
buy into you!”
Alice O'Donovan
Cork

30. “Remember if you are negative and complain
about someone you are dealing with or don't
like them...chances are they feel the same
about you. People are your currency and the
most important part of what we do”
Ian Kinsella
Toronto

31. “They say around 60% of your teams
performance depends on your leadership. If
the team is not happy, look at yourself first.”
Raksha Balraj
Cork

32. “Your candidates are your products, without them you won’t
make any money. So take time to really know them, listen to
their story, know about their interests, understand their
background better, build a good and lasting working
relationship with them. In the end, your clients will only buy a
‘product’ from you, if you know what you’re selling”
Jackie Panopio
Singapore

33. “Try to be happy whatever happens and take it easy.
There are so many occasions where things do not go right whatever you
do, but as long as you are confident that you did your best and did
everything you possibly could, don't get upset and take it easy. It is our
job to do everything we can to control the controllable factors, but there
are many things that we cannot control.
If you know that you are doing the right thing, the results will follow some
day, take it easy and stay happy. ”
Tsuguo Kohno
Tokyo

34. “Treat people how you want to be treated”
Marcus McAllister
Dublin

35. “Don't look at your phone or emails until you come into the office and try
and create a healthy morning habit that sets your day up before you get
to the office IE - Reading, exercise, yoga.
The most successful people in the world generally get up before 6AM to
do this while their competitors are still in bed. I get up every morning at
5:30, read, have coffee and run for an hour.
When I start work I am already up for 4 hours and my morning is always
far more productive because of this habit”
Ian Kinsella
Toronto

36. “Never assume your way is the best/ only
way... be disciplined and mature enough to
gauge others and give yourself the best
opportunity to for success”
Luke Skinner
London

37. “You need to be happy in what you are doing,
to me happiness is an integral part of
success.”
Raksha Balraj
Cork

38. “Communication is key. When talking to your
customers, your colleagues and your team,
picking up the phone is always more effective
than email. Google hangout or Slack calling is
better still!”
Tracey O'Neill
Dublin