We would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who participated in our annual Salary Survey & Economic Commentary 2019. We had a fantastic participation rate this year. We are ighted to announce that the two winners of the €250 One4All vouchers for participating in the survey were James Masterson (Client survey winner)…
Re-locating to a new location, or a new country can always be a challenge, especially when you need to follow the rules and regulations of the host country. Deciding to move over to Ireland, is an exciting adventure-one that can also be a bit of a challenge as well. If you are thinking of moving…
I relocated back to Ireland during the summer after two years abroad. I am currently working on a multilingual desk sourcing candidate for roles based in Dublin. I now find myself supporting candidates in relocating to Ireland in a similar situation to where I was only a few months ago. It can be daunting experience…
If there’s one person in the world right now whose job no one is envious of, it’s Theresa May. Tasked with finding a suitable solution for a problem that will have a profound impact on so many people and processes (the existence of which she voted against to begin with) she now faces the likelihood…
“85% of jobs of the future haven’t been invented yet”. Everyone talks about jobs being lost due to automation but very few focus on future opportunities for humans as a result of the same technologies. According to l Technologies, 85% of jobs in 2030 have not been invented yet. Some of the possible new jobs…
The 2016 Census found that the top non-Irish nationalities living in Ireland were from Poland, the UK and Lithuania. In 2016 there were 122,515 Polish nationals, 103,113 from the UK and 36,552 Lithuanian nationals living in Ireland. Where in Ireland have the highest Polish populations? Out of 122,515 Polish people living in Ireland a staggering…
A global survey by recently found that 63% of respondents believed that traditional interviews fell short when assessing candidates’ soft skills. That begs a question: How can a traditional interview allow you to find out if a candidate possesses true grit when placed in a very stressful situation with very tight deads? This is…
The Global Recruiting Talent Report 2018 listed diversity as the top trend shaping the future of recruiting, with 78% of respondents citing diversity as very/extremely important. Where are diversity efforts focused globally? The report found that the largest focus was on gender diversity. This was followed by racial/ethic diversity and then age/generational diversity. The next…
I haven’t been the biggest Strictly Come Dancing fan in my life (I’m of a Love Island person), but this year I’ve found myself watching bits of it over the last few weeks. As such, my attention couldn’t help but be drawn to the controversy surrounding one of this year’s celebrity contestants who was…
The country is nearing full employment as the CSO reports that the rate of employment in Ireland fell to 5.4% in September. This is a substantial drop when one considers that the employment rate in September 2017 stood at 6.6%. According to the CSO, the seasonally adjusted number of persons unemployed was 129,400 in September…
