Job Hunting
Advice on how to plan and organise your job hunt
How to prepare for an interview
Got an interview coming up? Our interview expert Gillian takes you through how to prepare.
Are you ready for Ireland’s biggest career event?
This Saturday, leading employers with thousands of positions will be looking to recruit graduates and professionals at Ireland’s biggest career event; Career Zoo at the Convention Centre Dublin. Top course providers will also be there on the day with everything you need to know about professional courses, upskilling and conversion programmes. With Ireland’s emerging role […]
Interested in working with Realex Payments? Check out their great infographic
Realex Payments is one of Europe’s largest and fastest growing online payment gateways. They have created this very handy infographic about themselves and their employees which provides some great insights into the company and its work culture. All of which could be very useful if you are job hunting and thinking about applying for a […]
Inside Story: Shanahan Engineering
Based in Dublin Shanahan Engineering is a world class Construction and Technical Field Service provider which has been operating successfully in the power and industrial sectors for over thirty years. The company is a part of John Wood Group Plc and since 1979 Shanahan Engineering has been involved in some of the largest power projects […]
Do I need qualifications to get a good job?
Do I need a degree to get a good job? There is no absolute answer to this but generally the better the qualification the better your application will be viewed and the more likely you are to get the interview as opposed to another without any supporting qualification. By the same token I know several very […]
Job hunting tips for the older job seeker
Many people worry that job hunting becomes more difficult as they get older, especially when they are over 50. Like any jobseeker, you are competing against the population and so you need to focus on your unique selling points, skills, core competencies and experience that makes you the right fit for the role in which […]
Job Hunting and Social Media
Job hunters are often told to keep social media sites clean while you are job hunting – but what does this mean in practice? At the moment firing and job offer refusals due to inappropriate social media sites is widely documented. In the US, it has been estimated that 8% of the workforce have been […]
Help! My job hunt isn’t working!
There may be times when your career change or job search activity just isn’t working. You don’t get any response to your job applications or a call-back following interviews. It happens all the time and no matter what you do, nothing works. It’s frustrating and more than ever, when you just don’t know or understand […]
How do you calculate your leave when you work part time
A common question we receive from employers and employees is regarding how to calculate part-time leave entitlements. This article will help you work out leave entitlements for your staff for annual leave and also for public holidays.
Redundancy a possibility? Take action early
Frequently you will hear people say, ‘Ah sure we saw it coming, business has been falling away for ages’. And then the day comes, staff meeting called, announcements are made, bad news all round and big staff cuts follow. There is nothing more stressful than being told you are to finish up in a week […]