Posts Tagged ‘Limerick’
Friday, April 17th, 2009
Mixed jobs news this week in Ireland. Only positive was the major announcement from ESB!!
ESB has announced the creation of 3,700 GREEN JOBS. IKEA is holding final rounds of recruitment for the grand opening of its Republic store in July (expect plenty of competition!!).
Around the country there was more job loss misery with news from XILINX & New Oceans Limited in Dublin, Irish Dresden in Limerick, BeoCare & Beru Electronics in Kerry and Agilisys Contact Services in Clare. A total of 300 jobs to be lost with the above announcement with many of jobs lost is very badly affected regions.
Tags: Clare, Dublin, ESB, Green, Green Jobs, IKEA, IKEA Jobs, Ireland, Irish Jobs, Jobs, Kerry, Limerick
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Tuesday, April 7th, 2009
Two new career websites were launched this week by Paul Mullan founder of measurability.ie. One site www.cvsolutions.ie will offer a professional CV writing service to jobseekers nationwide. The other site www.interviewsolutions.ie will offer interview coaching & preparation to jobseekers.
Measurability (Career, HR & Outplacement Experts) was established in early 2006 to support jobseekers and employers nationwide. Demand for services has prompted Paul to establish to websites focusing on CV’s and Interviews.
Information on Interview Coaching or Competency Based Interview preparation.
Information on professional CV writing service.
The sites will be developed over the coming months to offer a wide range of free tips and advice.
CVsolutions will also include some free advice for jobseekers who want to go it alone and develop their own CV. You will find excellent CV Tips & Advice and Cover Letter Tips. There is expert opinion on CV Layout and CV Format. You will also find CV Examples and CV Samples
Interviewsolutions will also be developed to offer free advice for jobseekers who want to prepare on a budget. There are many interview preparation tips, interview questions and interview answers. This information will help your interview skills and interview techniques.
HR & Recruitment keeping you uo tp date with all the latest HR & Recruitment News, Tips and Advice. HR & Recruitment Ireland.
Tags: Cork, CV, CV's, Dublin, Galway, Interview, Interviews, Ireland, Limerick, Waterford
Posted in CV Ireland, Interview Advice, Interview Preparation, Jobs, News, Outplacement Services, Redundancy | No Comments »
Tuesday, October 7th, 2008
Career Direction – Is it ever a good time?
Many jobseekers are miserable in their jobs but most of these will create excuses to stay put and never try to find career happiness.
Some would argue that jobseekers have an legitimate reason not to follow career dreams at this present time. What is that excuse? The big “R” word- recession. It is understandable that many jobseekers park dreams of a career change during difficult economic conditions – bills, mortgage and family considerations dictate decisions. Is this just another excuse? For most yes!! When things pick up again it will be something else.
So what stops jobseekers following their dreams? From experience it can be a wide range of factors but certainly fear plays a big factor. Fear of failure, fear of success and fear of the unknown. It is a scary experience no doubt and often our dreams seem to distant or big to achieve. The best advice I ever got was “lean into it”. Start small researching, asking question, talking to experts and see what materialises. You may be surprised.
Measurability offer a wide range of career coaching services for job seekers in Ireland including Career Direction Coaching – helping jobseekers pursue career goals. Paul Mullan is a leading Irish Career Coach with vast experience helping jobseekers in Ireland. He has worked with jobseekers nationwide – Armagh, Carlow, Cavan, Cork,Clare, Derry, Donegal, Fermanagh, Galway, Kerry, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Leitrim, Limerick, Westmeath, Longford, Mayo, Meath, Louth Monaghan, Offaly, Roscommon, Sligo, Tipperary, Tyrone, Waterford, Wexford, Wicklow, Antrim, Down, Dublin
Tags: Antrim, Armagh, Career Coach, Career Coaching, Career Direction, Career Guidance, Carlow, Cavan, Clare, Cork, Derry, Donegal, Down, Dream Job, Dublin, Fermanagh, Galway, Ireland, Kerry, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Leitrim, Limerick, Longford, Louth Monaghan, Mayo, Meath, Offaly, Roscommon, Sligo, Tipperary, Tyrone, Waterford, Westmeath, Wexford, Wicklow
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Sunday, June 15th, 2008
We are starting to review HR & Recruitment Services in Ireland. If you have a HR or Recruitment related company and want some free online exposure leave a post. We get quite a few daily hits on this site from Irish traffic.
Reviewing HR & Recruitment in Ireland – Antrim, Armagh, Carlow, Cavan, Clare, Cork, Derry, Donegal, Down, Dublin, Fermanagh, Galway, Kerry, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Leitrim, Limerick, Longford, Louth, Mayo, Meath, Monaghan, Offaly, Roscommon, Sligo, Tipperary, Tyrone, Waterford, Westmeath, Wexford, Wicklow
Psychometric Testing
Outplacement Services
Tags: Antrim, Armagh, Carlow, Cavan, Clare, Cork, Derry, Donegal, Down, Dublin, Fermanagh, Galway, HR, Kerry, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Leitrim, Limerick, Longford, Louth, Mayo, Meath, Monaghan, Offaly, Outplacement Services, Psychometric Testing, Recruitment, Roscommon, Sligo, Tipperary, Tyrone, Waterford, Westmeath, Wexford, Wicklow
Posted in HR & Recruitment, Outplacement Services, Psychometric Testing | 5 Comments »
Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008
Below are a list of blogs that will offer information and advice on a number of key areas related to Jobs, Recruitment & Careers.
www.cvsandinterviews.ie – Offers expert advice on CV preparation and Interview preparation. Interview Coaching tips and techniques to help you succeed in the job market.
www.cvs4jobs.ie – Offers expert advice on how to prepare a killer CV. There are also related career topics.
www.careersandjobs.ie – Offers advice on everything to do with Careers and Jobs. Read excellent post from a leading Irish Career Coaches, Interview Coaches and CV experts.
www.jobsnews.ie – Offers up to date jobs news in Ireland – new job creation and job loss.
www.hrandrecruitment.ie – Offers articles about hr and recruitment issues in Ireland such as psychometric testing and outplacement services.
I hope you find the above sites useful.
Tags: Career Coach, Career Coaching, Careers, Cork, CV, Dublin, Galway, Interview Coach, Interview Coaching, Ireland, Jobs, Limerick, Outplacement Services, Preparation, Psychometric Testing, Resume, Waterford
Posted in CV Ireland, HR, Interview Advice, Interview Preparation, Jobs, News, Outplacement Services, Psychometric Testing | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, May 14th, 2008
Psychometric Testing – Improving recruitment.
Most companies I speak to place an advert, screen the applications and CV’s, make a short list, interview, screen-out unqualified applicants, check referees and make an offer to the surviving applicant. Increasingly companies are realising that this process is not an effective means of recruiting and selecting the right people. The cost of a wrong hire can be as much as 3 times salary and so selecting the wrong people is costing companies dearly. So how can companies improve recruitment and selection?
Psychometric Testing & Effective Interviewing
I read an interesting article recently that described and interviewee like a tree. The part that is visible (fruits) and the part that is not visible (roots). The problem with most traditional interviews is that they focus on what can be seen (the fruits). These interviews fall into two categories; a glorified sales pitch by the interviewer or an informal conversation. They lack direction and focus and no two interviews are the same making it difficult to compare candidates objectively. For effective recruitment you will combine a competency based interview with psychometric testing (for example ability tests and personality questionnaires). This combination will help you dig beneath the surface and uncover important information about applicants.
Mistakes in recruitment can be costly and for some firms they can mean the end of a dream. Effective analysis, planning and utilising effective assessment techniques can greatly improve your hiring decisions.
Psychometric Testing in Ireland
Do you need more information about psychometric testing services and effective interviewing? Measurability offers psychometric testing and interviewing support throughout Ireland – Dublin, Galway, Limerick, Cork, Waterford, Sligo and much more. They offer a wide range of psychometric tests, ability tests and personality questionnaires both online and offline.
Tags: Ability Tests, Cork, Dublin, Galway, Limerick, OPQ32, Personality Questionnaires, Psychomertic Assessment, Psychometric Testing, Waterford
Posted in Psychometric Testing | 2 Comments »
Wednesday, March 19th, 2008
If you think a professional CV does not help you chances of securing a job then ask any HR or recruitment expert. I know what reply you will get. A professional CV works!!
So what makes a IMPACT CV?
Some of the key areas include:
Format - Clean CV that are easy to read. You help the recruiter!! White spaces, bold headers and bullet points are some suggestions.
Layout - Let the recruiter see the information that they need. CV should not really be anymore than 2 pages AND key information must be located in the 1st page.
Content – Need focus – 90% of CV’s fail because they lack focus. Write your CV for the recruiter and not for yourself.
Basics – We are taking about simple stuff like accurate spelling and grammar, correct contact details and things like reverse chronological order.
For more interesting articles and FREE CV advice visit cv4jobs.ie
Jobseeker Tips – CV Writing Tips & Help —– Cover Letters
Tags: Cork, CV Advice, CV Preparation, CV Writing, Dublin, Format, Galway, Ireland, Kildare, Layout, Limerick, Meath, Waterford
Posted in CV Ireland, Recruitment | No Comments »
Monday, March 17th, 2008
We keep you posted on recruitment and HR issues on this site. We also report on job loss and redundancy in Ireland.
If you need outplacement services why not contact Measurability.
Measurability offer outplacement services across all industry sectors in Ireland – Manufacturing, Construction, Retail, Pharmaceutical, IT, Banking & Finance and more. They provide services nationwide in regions such as Dublin, Cork, Waterford, Limerick, Galway & Sligo.
Tags: Banking, Construction, Cork, Dublin, Finance, Galway, IT, Limerick, Manufacturing, Outplacement Company, Outplacement Consultancy, Pharmaceutical, Retail, Sligo, Waterford
Posted in HR, Outplacement Services | 2 Comments »
Tuesday, February 26th, 2008
I posted previously about Psychometric Testing and the benefits of using testing as part of your recruitment and selection process. Tools like Personality Questionnaires and Ability Tests can greatly reduce the chances of hiring the wrong staff. If you have made a wrong hire in the past you will know the associate costs and hassle.
Measurability is a provider of Psychometric Testing services to companies in Ireland. Their clients include County Council, VEC, Universities and companies in the IT, Retail, Financial Services, Recruitment, Manufacturing and Construction sectors. Measurability work with clients in Dublin, Cork, Galway, Limerick, Waterford, Sligo and other regions.
Measurability is a partner of SHL and offer a wide range of SHL assessment tools. The portfolio includes the OPQ32 and Verify numerical and verbal ability tests both online and paper and pencil. SHL is the leading provider for Assessment tools at all level of your organisation.
For more information on Measurability and the Psychometric Testing services offered visit their website.
Tags: Ability Tests, Assessment, Cork, Dublin, Galway, Ireland, Limerick, OPQ32, Personality Questionnaires, Psychometric Testing, SHL, Sligo, Waterford
Posted in HR, Psychometric Testing, Recruitment | No Comments »
Saturday, February 16th, 2008
More job loss this week included 120 in Limerick and 35 in Mayo.
SerCom Solutions is set to make 120 staff redundant. Sercom is a global supply chain specialist based in Limerick. The news follows the loss of 220 staff in Dublin. Interestingly Sercom Solutions set up operations in China in 2005. Changing customer demands was cited as the reason for the closure.
This news was part of an eventful week in the jobs market. Expected jobs loss at ICT Europe did not happen although a reduced working week was introduced for some staff. County Mayo was hit with 35 jobs lost at American Power Conversion (APC)
Positive jobs news this week included the creation jobs at Channel Adviser, Vistakon and Umun.
Tags: American Power Conversion, APC, ChannelAdviser, ICT Europe, Jobs, Jobs Loss, Limerick, Mayo, Redundancy, Sercom Solutions, Umun, Vistakon
Posted in Jobs, Redundancy | 1 Comment »
