Tag Archives: Cpl Recruitment

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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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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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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Emigration: A calculated risk in the current jobs market?

Written by Graham Burns When listening to a friend of mine over Sunday lunch telling me of his feelings while watching his 22 year old son walk through the departure gates at Shannon Airport recently, to embark on a new … Continue reading

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IT Jobs: Market Overview

The ICT sector continues to be one of the most buoyant sectors in the economy with many Irish success stories, whether it’s the Collision brothers venture Stripe or James Whelton and CoderDojo – the Irish are at the forefront in … Continue reading

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Dealing with Redundancy: 5 Tips to jump start your Job Search

Written by Dave Cullen Panic and anxiety are natural emotions to experience upon learning you are about to be made redundant. During this time you may be overcome by feelings of fear, loneliness and disillusionment. Your job occupied the majority … Continue reading

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