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I remember Bill Cullen telling a contestant “everyone is a salesperson”, during a series of The Apprentice. The last 18-24 months has served to emphasise his point. We have experienced...

During a recent “Personal Branding” session with a job seeker we were looking at creative ways to get noticed in the marketplace and then it struck me! What if a job seeker created a professional newsletter updating agencies and employers on their latest activities?

A big part of successful job hunting and business development in this market requires proactive strategies like networking, cold calling and speculative approaches...

My ability to ask for directions when travelling has helped me in life and business as I don’t have hang-ups about asking for directions here either...

Since January I have been conducting a job seekers poll, asking them what they really would like to get from a career advice expert. I conducted my poll through LinkedIn, Poll Daddy, Facebook , my own Blog and in person. The poll results are based on the views of 100 job seekers

Imagine... A theatre production with no rehearsals, a dinner party with no planning or even sitting an exam without studying...

Just to mix things up this week I have decided to make a quick video on LinkedIn for job seekers. LinkedIn is without doubt a very valuable tool. In the US over 80% of employers are now using LinkedIn as part of their recruitment process. In Ireland LinkedIn has really taken off in the past 12 months...

I wish Albert Einstein was still alive today as I know most jobseekers would listen to him. As much as I try to inspire creativity and invention in job search I fear that many jobseekers...

Social Media is now the number 1 activity on the web. Many companies in Ireland are now using LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter to source candidates in the marketplace.

Many jobseekers never take the time to look into the hiring manager’s world because they are too caught up in their own. Taking time to do this can give you a better understanding of the recruitment process...