Some skills you may acquire throughout your professional career are tailored to specific roles or perhaps are specific to certain companies. While other skills developed can be implemented in every role and every organisation. Transferable skills are developed throughout your professional career. It’s important to note your transferable skills and how you can develop […]
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Best answers to why you left your last job?
It’s one of the trickiest interview questions and requires a certain amount of tact!! There is one question that is always dreaded in a job interview and that’s when you are asked “Why did you leave your last job?” It’s one of the trickiest questions and requires a certain amount of tact. The main issue […]
Create a better work/life balance.
Many people find it difficult to strike a healthy balance between their work life and their social life. Often people find themselves getting to the office earlier than needed and putting in extra hours in order to get their work load done, resulting in leaving the workplace after everyone else has gone. If that doesn’t […]
7 Simple Tips for Interview Success
No matter how many job interviews you go on, it’s just one of those things that does not get easier. You are meeting new people, trying to sell yourself, your skill set and make good impressions. It seems like there is a hundred things going through your mind yet you need to remain upbeat and […]
Communication: A CEO’s Most Powerful Tool
THE world the CEO is a world of competing priorities. Clients must be kept happy, new work must be won, and employees attracted and retained. They also may need to engage with audiences that do not necessarily like them. The one thread that ties these disparate business strands together – and makes them work in […]
Interview Mistakes to Avoid
When attending an interview, as humans we tend to concentrate and focus solely on what we should do. We never really pay much attention to the things that we should not do. We have already outlined a short article on Simple Tips to Interview Success but today we wanted to address a different topic. Some […]
7 Characteristics of a Successful Team
A strong team is the foundation of a thriving company and a good team ethic can be held accountable for the success and smooth running of good performing business. If colleagues do not work connect or work well together then problems can begin to arise, such as missed deadlines, targets not reached and in […]
Why You Should Use a Recruitment Agency
Recruitment Agencies are growing in demand. More and more companies everyday are relying on the experience and knowledge of a recruitment agency to fill current openings in their business. As well as companies, candidates (Job Seekers) are also taking advantage of the services provided by recruitment agencies. You might ask yourself, what exactly is […]
4 Simple Tips to Combat Work Related Stress
While stress is something that we cannot completely avoide, it is important that we learn how to handle it accordingly. Of course, a certain level of stress can be somewhat healthy in terms of motivation and performance, it is vital that it does not stop you from productively and happily fulfilling your professional role. Stress […]
How do Decide if a Job is a Good Fit
When you are on the lookout for a new job, it’s so important to consider more than just the job itself. Of course, the job is important, but it’s always a good idea to think about other elements rather than just the salary and the responsibilities of the position. The job itself isn’t going […]
5 Signs it’s Time for a Career Change
“Change is the law of life. Those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.” – John F. Kennedy Nobody said changing career is easy. It can be a daunting experience for everyone. Why would I leave everything that I know, I have so many friends here, I have […]
Businesses Need to Stay ahead of Recruitment trends
Research has shown that candidates are driving the hiring process, so the responsibility is on the companies to make it a positive experience. Studies indicate a positive recruitment experience motivates 97% of candidates to refer other candidates with over 50% of them likely to share their positive experiences with people they may know through social […]
What companies can do to retain their staff
After putting in the time, effort and investment to hiring the best employees for your business it’s important that you retain your talent. Exit interviews have been conducted as employers try to investigate the secret of keeping their employees satisfied within the workplace. Salary, retirement plans and vacation benefits are high on the list […]
How to Get Over Those Monday Blues
Waking up to the sound of a ringing alarm on a Monday morning is, though a frequent even, an unpleasant experience for the vast majority of us. If you enjoy your job most of the time but find it hard to get yourself motivated first thing on a Monday morning after […]
Kerry Mental Health Association Appoints John Drummey As General Manager
John joins the organisation at a time of great stress for the population of Kerry when the befriending activities of Kerry Mental Health Association volunteers are much in demand. He will bring vitality and innovation to the work of our nine Branches. John Drummey said: “I am looking forward to working with the Board […]
Amazon are to create 1,000 jobs across Irish Operations
Amazon is to create another 1,000 permanent jobs in Ireland over the next two years, bringing its total permanent workforce here to 5,000 people. The new roles will be based across the company’s Cork and Dublin sites in Blanchardstown, Tallaght, the city centre, and north County Dublin. The new jobs range from software development […]
IONITY confirms new charging prices for Electric Vehicles
The IONITY network is on track for planned coverage IONITY is a network for high-power-charging electric vehicles to facilitate long-distance travel across all Europe. It’s a joint venture founded by the BMW Group, Daimler AG, Ford Motor Company and Volkswagen Group with Audi and Porsche, but other automotive manufacturers are invited to help expand the […]
Irish unemployment rate reaches 13-year low of 4.8%
Figures from the Central Statistics Office indicate that the number of workers classified as unemployed was 119,000. The unemployment rate of the Republic remained at 4.8% in December with economists expecting another year of strong employment growth. Last month the CSO figures highlighted the number of workers classified as unemployed in the Republic to be […]
Dream Come True
Flight passenger gives first-class seat to 88-year-old woman and make her “dream come true”. Last week, Virgin Atlantic stewardess Leah Amy shared the sweet story of her new “favourite” passengers: a young gentleman and the elderly woman that he selflessly swapped seats with so she could enjoy the luxurious comfort of his first-class seat. Am […]
Dublin is Announced as Worst City in the World
Dublin had been crowned as the worst city in the world to find a place to live according to a recent study that was released on Tuesday afternoon. Ireland’s capital city was in last place followed by San Francisco and Munich, out of a total of 82 cities surveyed in the Expat City Ranking 2019 […]
“Saving the planet, one pack at a time”
Kerry company Lee Strand launched their new Tetra Rex bio-based carton earlier this week, the world’s first fully renewable pack. Lee Strand’s €2 million manufacturing investment will offer customers a pack that is 100 per cent renewable and recyclable and the revolutionary carton is recognised as a major step forward in the development of […]