Archive for March, 2009

Workshop – Get a job in Ireland 2009 – Essential Guide

Tuesday, March 24th, 2009

Jobs are scarce and competition is high. What worked during the Celtic Tiger highs will not owrk now. Whether you are changing career or out of work this career workshop is a MUST ATTEND. It will unearth the essential skills to find a job in a tough job market.

The workshop will help you

Enhance you job hunting skills and knowledge – Access the hidden job market!!

Enhance your CV – Market yourself effectively and land more interviews

Enhance performance at interview – Get jobs offers!!

Paul Mullan & Jane Downes will be running the workshop – Meet the experts

Paul Mullan is founder of Measurability (www.measurability.ie) a leading Career, Outplacement and HR consultancy. Paul is a leading commentator in Ireland as career doctor for Irish Independent and CV expert for RecruitIreland. He has 15 years career coaching, recruitment, outplacement and HR experience in Ireland and UK.

Jane Downes if founder of Clearview Coaching Group (www.clearviewcoachgroup.com) and practices career and executive coaching. Jane also co – owns Irelands first Development Assessment and Coaching Centre for Emotional Intelligence – www.EiIreland.com. Jane is regularly invited to write articles for the National Press in the areas of Motivation/Performance/ Goals/Career & Interview Coaching and Work Life Balance. Jane has a Social Science Degree from U.C.D and Fas Approved Training/Facilitation Qualification (N.U.I). She is a Qualified Life & Business Coach and Career Coach Assessor (www.fireworkcoaching.com) and a licensed and qualified Emotional Intelligence Assessor (EQi).

Workshop & Booking Details

Date: Sat 25th April 2009
Venue: Bewleys Hotel Dublin Airport
Address Baskin Lane Cloghran, Dublin
Workshops: 2 separate workshops – morning and afternoon
Time: 10.00 – 1.00pm & 2.00pm – 5.00pm
Cost: €120

Each workshop is limited to 15 places so book now to avoid disappointment – email paul@measurability.ie or via booking for contact us

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Free Advertising for Recruitment Agencies

Wednesday, March 18th, 2009

I worked in Recruitment for a good number of years and ran a successful agency in Dublin. I know the market very well and understand the challenges facing many agencies in Ireland in 2009.

One trend I have noticed is that agencies are throwing money at online marketing such as google adwords and online job boards in order to ride this period of economic turmoil. Are these giving you the results you need? Why not try a different tool to access the online market?

To cut the the chase – I will offer online advertising for recruitment agencies in the form of a SEO optimised post on their company or a number of SEO optimised job posts. This site has approx 200-250 visitors a day and with a url containing the words “HR” and “Recruitment” and over 100 relevant posts you can be sure the traffic is relevant to your business – quite possibly employers which is what you need!!

Why am I doing this? – Firstly it could benefit our readers as quite a few are looking for jobs but there are many employers who could find benefit in your services. Secondly – after you see the results you will realise that it could be worth the small investment to pay for advertising!!

I would also point out that we have 6 other similar sites with a combined daily traffic of approx 1200 during the week.

I look forward to your replies.

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Training & Education – Importance of Education & Qualifications

Friday, March 13th, 2009

Through my work I come in contact with two groups – those with no or little qualifications and those who go to third level directly from secondary. I have observed individuals from both groups who have not progressed in their career.

I often ask – why?

My theory is as follows ……

When I was growing up the importance of qualifications was drilled into me by teachers, family and peers with comments like “if you don’t have qualifications you will end up in a dead end job” or “get a degree and you will be successful”. The unfortunate thing is that many believe these comments. Those without qualifications accept lower level jobs and never seek to better themselves because they believe it is not possible. Equally there are those you get a degree and enter the working world with a “made it” sign without realising that they must actually do some hard work.

Therefore my stance on qualification is as follows – you don’t need qualifications to be successful (don’t believe me – well some of the most successful people in the world will vouch for this). Qualifications will open more doors though BUT once you get through that door you have to actually work hard to earn success.

Attached is a link for MS Office training – again this will not guarantee success but it will enhance your CV and perhaps open more doors.

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Irish Jobs News – Bausch & Lomb

Wednesday, March 4th, 2009

I have been travelling quite a bit with work recently and my travels have taken me to Waterford quite a bit. Although much of Ireland is getting negative news Waterford has had a particularly bad run. This was added to today with the announcement that Bausch & Lomb is seeking voluntary redundancies. According to some newspapers this news was released to employees this afternoon. Bausch & Lomb is a leading employer in the region with a workforce of about 1,400 staff.

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