john killick

​Well here we are coming out the other end of over 12 weeks of working from home (WFH).As a significant portion of my role involves people - meeting with people, interviewing people, relating to and advising people, I’ve found the change from face-to-face meetings the most dramatic difference.Yes, I’m on the phone a lot anyway but the balance is now changed when adding in th...

The current circumstances may have given many Australians their first experience of working prolonged, full time periods online from their home or personal space. Working from home is almost a dream come true for most of us. There are the obvious perks; no travel time so more sleep (I know I’m sometimes guilty of waking up at 8:55am to stumble downstairs for my 9am meetin...

What are the reasons for considering what seems to be a counter-intuitive move?Let’s look at why individuals consider why they feel the ‘need’ to do so.We all experience times in our working career where we look at others and wonder what led them to their particular career paths. Some of us may even look at those other jobs and professions and think to ourselves, “I could be...

  "It's not about being good at something,  it's about being good to yourself."    Every Tuesday and Wednesday morning the SKL office becomes a yoga   studio, we lie down the mats and spend an hour with Chai our teacher.   Despite the fact that we are surrounded by computers, printer, and desks we   manage to make our shapes and end up feeling refreshed and e...

After 8 months travelling around Europe, I found myself in London looking for work. Jobs in recruitment were advertised everywhere.  I thought my psychology studies would be beneficial and contribute productively in this type of role. Some months later when I gave recruiting actuaries a shot, I realised that I’d found a niche sector in which I could find an abundance of “psy...

It is that time of year again (although none of us can really believe it), and many of us are starting to wind down and prepare for the Christmas break. For our last blog post of the year, the SKL team have collaborated to reflect on the year.  As well as sharing a few insights into their own 2018 festive holiday plans and goals for 2019, it has been an opportunity to unders...

Gender diversity within the workplace through the eyes of a gender studies student.   Reading the title, you might think that this will be an opinion piece from the perspective of a young female, ranting about how there need to be more females in senior positions with equal pay. Whilst I agree that equal pay needs to be universal and women should be in high positions, ...

The current environment has generated a lot of excitement around the developments in data analytics and robotics. Clearly there are immense opportunities but there is also some concern and anxiety around the potential redundancy for actuaries and how this will affect job prospects in the future. My personal belief is that this is a great time to be an actuary, however, the a...

Arsene Wenger has resigned as Manager of Arsenal Football Club after 22 years in charge. He is credited with leading the evolution of English Premier League in terms of diet, training, stretching and preparation for matches; in short, with leading the overhaul of the whole support structure for professional football at the highest club level in the UK. I recall being at ...

Interview Tips It is always good to treat any meeting with a prospective employer seriously whether it is a formal interview or a casual coffee catch-up as the first impression are important. It’s an opportunity for the prospective employer to find out about you and why you are the right person for the job and it is important for you to find out more about the opportunity...