HR and Recruitment Ireland

More data released indicates that a recession is still on the horizon in Ireland. Retail sales figures for 2008 to date are very disappointing, car sales down 50% in May from 2007 and generally we are keeping what little money we have in our pockets. Add into the pot that there are now 207,300 signing on the live register which is the highest figure since the middle of 1999. Construction sector is doomed, manufacturing has all but left our shores and many other sectors are looking shaky. Did I mention the property crash and negative equity?

But aside from all this – wasn’t it a great day today!! I just came back from a walk on the beach with my baby daughter – very pleasant evening. Her only worries seem to be the two teeth trying to escape from her gums but aside from that she is in good form. She has decided not to take part in the recession!! In fact she doesn’t seem to understand it much or want to. She seems to be more interested in the dogs being walked on the beach and birds flying overhead.

I read an article some time back and it instructed readers not to listen to the news or read the papers as we are being drip fed a constant stream of negativity. You have to think though that this makes sense. If we hear it enough we will believe it. This will in turn impact our behaviour and it will inevitably produce the reality we feared. Hey I am even guilty of writing negative stories on this blog – but you know what I genuinely think that people love to read this – especially in Ireland.

I will leave you with some positive news and unfortunately it is not HR and RECRUITMENT related – THE LOTTO IS SET TO REACH 14M THIS WEDNESDAY.

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