Category Archives: Expert Opinion

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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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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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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The Future of Healthcare

Written by Peter Cosgrove I attended an illuminating event at the Dublin Chamber on Big Data and the Future of Healthcare with David Gibson, Director and Global Head of Innovation at GlaxoSmithKline. It is clear that there are some huge shifts … 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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Is Social Media Reducing Workplace Productivity?

Written by Dave Cullen In a recent workplace report conducted by Law firm William Fry, it was revealed that Irish employees spend an average of 56 minutes of their working day using social media websites. Although many companies have restricted … Continue reading

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Peter Cosgrove talks about the current trends of Recruitment at the NRF Conference 2013

Cpl Director of ICT and NRF President, Peter Cosgrove recently presented the opening keynote talk at the NRF Annual Conference from Citywest Hotel. Peter provided a Global update on recruitment and provided an overview of some of the major trends … Continue reading

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