So you have decided that for whatever reason it is time for that change. Maybe your job is not challenging any, perhaps you cannot see any career progression opportunities, you are bored, or maybe you feel you’re not being paid enough. There is a multitude of reasons why you may decide that it’s time to…
The IDA has just released an excellent football themed video aimed at US multinationals considering setting up a base in the EU. It is perfectly timed and perfectly themed as many influential US business people will be travelling to Ireland in September for the Aer Lingus College Football classic. The classic will see the Boston…
This popular interview question can come in many guises. You may be asked, “what is your take with regards to the current trends in our industry?” or “what is your view of the current hot topics in this industry?”. The aims of these related questions is to quickly check the level of research and preparation…
Infectious enthusiasm is catching! When you are in an interview are you a monotone unenthusiastic candidate or are you enthralling your potential employer with infectious enthusiasm? Being an enthusiastic candidate will often land you that dream job, especially in situations where you are in a tightly run two horse race to the finishing . Being enthusiastic…
According to preliminary results just released by the CSO, Ireland is experiencing a baby boom as the population has increased by 3.7% since 2011. The highest growth rate was recorded in Fingal, which witnessed a population growth rate of a staggering 8%. Other fast growing counties were the Dublin commuter belt counties of Meath, Kildare…
Many employers are concerned that the Pémon GO craze which is sweeping across the world will have a negative impact on productivity in the workplace. Already in Australia many instances of workers chasing Pikachu’s around the workplace have already been recorded, to the bemusement of irate employers. The thought of employees chasing fictional video game…
Ireland’s economy continues to improve. The ESRI has predicted a net creation of 100,000 extra jobs by 2016, bringing the unemployment rate down to 8.4% as a result of the economy growing by 4.2% in 2015 and by a further 3.5% in 2016. The ESRI also predicts that consumer expenditure will increase by 2% in…
It is clear that there is currently a significant talent shortage in the Irish market, when it comes to recruiting for highly technical and difficult to fill positions. Research published by Pwc suggests that upwards of 60% of HR decision makers are struggling to hire the desired candidate due to a shortage of qualified individuals.…
Discerning what style of management, you adhere to is an important question in management interviews, as a potential employer will use to try and determine will you fit into the culture of his/her organisation. The key to answering this question is to prepare your answer with examples into how your management style helped to motivate…
I am currently in the middle of a very interesting bo titled “Head Strong-how to get physically and mentally fit” by the inventor of the mind map, Tony Buzan. A large proportion of the bo deals with how to develop the untapped potential of the brain through mind mapping. A mind map in its simplest…
