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?
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Extra! Extra! Read all about it!
by on May 19th, 2010 | 15 Comments »
Category: HR and recruitment, Self- development
Tags: career change, Career Expert, career guidance, Careers Coach, greg fry, inspiration, Job Search, Job Search Strategies, job seeker, Job seeking, jobhunting, Jobs, jobseeking, Mail Chimp, Mailchimp, Motivation, Newsletter, Newsletters, recruitment, Recruitment Agencies
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Leaving on a High
by on May 7th, 2010 | 9 Comments »
Category: HR and recruitment, Motivation, workplace relationships
Tags: career advice, career guidance, Careers Coach, find a job, greg fry, inspiration, Job Hunting, Job Search Strategies, Jobs, jobseeking, laid off, Motivation, Networking, redundacy, unemployment
For many of us one of the most stressful and traumatic things that can happen in our life is being made redundant. Maybe a controlled explosion is the way to go to release these feelings?
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Job seekers: what are you doing to stand above the competition?
by on April 29th, 2010 | 11 Comments »
Category: HR and recruitment, Self- development
Tags: career change, career guidance, Careers Coach, greg fry, How to get interviews, interviews, Job Hunting, Job Search Strategies, Job seeking, jobhunting, jobseeking, Personal Branding, recruitment
Okay it’s competitive out there, lots of talent and not an abundance of jobs. That said, there are jobs and I have noticed more activity in the marketplace that I did in 2009.
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MR. Topsy Turvy’s Job Rant
by on February 5th, 2010 | 17 Comments »
Category: HR and recruitment
Tags: career advice, find a job, greg fry, inspiration, Job Hunting, Job Search, Job seeking, jobseeking, Motivation, mr. men, mr. topsy turvy, Networking, positive attitude, recruitment
I have started to read my two little boys the Mr. Men books at bedtime. They love them and it gives me a chance to reminisce about my childhood, as I also loved them...
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The Sweet Refreshing and Satisfying Taste of Redundancy?
by on January 22nd, 2010 | 10 Comments »
Category: HR and recruitment
Tags: career advice, Careers Coach, employee motivation, Erik Proulx, film review, greg fry, inspiration, Job seeking, jobseeking, laid off, Lemonade, Please Feed the Animals, redundacy, starting up your own business, success, unemployment
As a Career Coach I am always looking out for the latest and most creative material that will benefit my clients. So I spend a lot of time reading books and blogs from around the world. I was very excited last week when I finally received the much anticipated “Lemonade” movie in the post.
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LinkedIn for Job Seekers?
by on January 15th, 2010 | 12 Comments »
Category: HR and recruitment
Tags: career advice, Career Expert, career guidance, Careers Coach, CV, Employment, find a job, greg fry, Job Hunting, Job Search Strategies, job seeker, Jobs, jobseeking, LinkedIn, Networking, online recruitment, recruitment, Resume, Social Media
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...
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Can you afford to ignore Social Media as part of your job search?
by on November 19th, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Category: HR and recruitment
Tags: Blog, career advice, Career Expert, career guidance, career help, facebook, find a job, Irish Jobs, Job Search, Job Search Strategies, job seeker, jobhunting, Jobs, jobseeking, LinkedIn, recruitment, Social Media, twitter, You Tube
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.
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Job Hunting:Time to switch the lights on ….
by on October 30th, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Category: HR and recruitment
Tags: career change, jobhunting, jobseeking
There is no easy route to sourcing a new job as I believe the harder you work the luckier you get. If you are working hard you may as well work smart. It is time to switch on the lights to see what you are doing!!
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10 Networking Tips for Job Seekers
by on October 27th, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Category: HR and recruitment
Tags: find a job, jobseeking, Networking, recruitment
Networking is a necessity for a jobseeker in today’s challenging marketplace. Over 50% of all jobs in Ireland are now being filled through networking and recommendations.
A mentor of mine recently made a comment which made me sit up and take note. “Greg he said...your business looks great.....
