Category Archives: Candidate Advice

Longford Rugby celebrate strong season and proud association with Cpl

Cpl would like to congratulate Longford Rugby Club on a landmark season in the Towns championship this year. They defied the odds to successfully reach the Towns Cup Final for the first time in 81 years, losing to Division 1A … Continue reading

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The 5 key ingredients of a great job

Written by Dave Cullen A great job is comprised of a number of disparate elements, which when combined together will make for a satisfying and enjoyable place to work.  When applying for a new job we can often focus solely … Continue reading

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5 Job Search Tips for Recent Graduates

Written by Dave Cullen Congratulations, you’ve finally completed your exams and you’re now about to graduate from college. It’s important to take stock of what you’ve achieved and appreciate all of the hard work and commitment it took to get … Continue reading

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Anne Heraty talks Ireland’s Economy and Cpl’s new Corporate video

The latest figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) show us that the value of exports has decreased by a total of €680 million to €7.947 billion in March; this represents a fall of 8%. Additionally there was a 9% … Continue reading

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4 ways to prevent a bad job interview

Written by Dave Cullen To some people, the modern job interview can be an intimidating and stressful undertaking; it is a convention of today’s candidate screening process that can be an unforgiving one. Answering questions about your career and past … Continue reading

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Employability – Have you got it? How IT is changing everything

Written by Dave Cullen The term ‘Employability’ has only recently entered the vernacular. Its origin is largely attributed to our contemporary society’s changing employment culture, specifically the end of lifetime job security and the current economic uncertainty. In recent years … Continue reading

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Anne Heraty provides Job Seekers with advice in her home town of Longford

Written by Dave Cullen This week, Cpl CEO Anne Heraty was back in her native Longford to provide transition year students at Scoil Mhuire with career advice and an overview of the kinds of employment opportunities they might consider upon … Continue reading

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How to tackle a Panel Interview

Written by Dave Cullen In previous blogs we have primarily looked at the traditional type of job interviews, that is to say interviews in which candidates must deal with one interviewer. However nowadays it’s becoming more and more common for … Continue reading

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STEM Panel discussions: CAREERS OF THE FUTURE

Written by Rachel Fine Last week, Cpl was delighted to be involved with Smart Futures STEM Careers Week promoting and providing information to our secondary school students on careers in Engineering, Science, Technology and Maths. These panel discussions were targeted … Continue reading

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4 things Alex Ferguson can teach us about business

Written by Peter Cosgrove After over 20 years in his role as “boss”, Alex Ferguson hangs up his managerial boots and it is interesting to note that he did it his way and did not listen to a lot of … Continue reading

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