With the earthquake in Haiti and the pleas for help, it made me realise how much support jobseekers could provide to non-profit
organisations locally here in Ireland. Charities revenues are down 30%. No matter what your career to date has been, it is likely that your skills would add value to any non-profit.
Why do voluntary work?
- It’s an opportunity to help a cause that is close to your heart. Most charities welcome volunteers with open arms. There are over 600 charities in Ireland ( check out http://www.thewheel.ie ) most of whom would welcome the contribution of experienced, motivated individuals.
- Volunteering can develop your transferable skills as the work can be very varied ranging from care work to meals on wheels to fundraising to retail work
- Keeps you active and out there interacting with people. When you are between jobs, it’s important that you develop a routine and interests outside of job searching!!
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Q. Will I definitely get a response to my CV when I send it into a Recruitment Agency? 
A. It is good business practice for an agency to respond to all CV’s they receive. However, given the vast volume of CV’s received by some agencies and shortage of time, we recommend that job-seekers should follow up themselves if they have not received an acknowledgement.
Q. Will I be interviewed by the agency?
A. If the agency feels that your skills/experience are suited to particular positions available then you should be called for interview.
Q. How should I treat the interview with the agency?
A. Job-seekers should treat the interview with the agency as their first interview as the agency will shortlist candidates to be put forward to employers for interview based on their CV and interview with the agency.
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How to get the most out of Recruitment Agencies 
- Find out who the best agencies are specifically for your discipline in Dublin.
- Registrar and meet with at least 3-4 maximum. There is little point meeting with 15 recruiters as many have the same jobs
- If possible, try and find out the specific names of recruiters that friends or colleagues have encountered EG you could go onto boards.ie and pose the question on a forum
- The main thing is getting a Recruitment Consultant with at least 2 years experience, and understanding of your discipline, who has forged good relationships with clients in your field. Recruitment is a high turnover industry, so this can be difficult, but it is doable if you do the right research
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- Accounting and Auditing
- IT Services / Computer Software / Hardware
- Innovation and Intellectual Property Related Enterprises
- Green Sector Jobs
- Business Services
- Medical/Health
Most of the job search engines, career sites and economists agree that the top growth industries include:
1. IT Services/Computer Software/Hardware
ICT is a key growth sector for Ireland and the availability of highly skilled IT professionals here has attracted many high profile companies that continue to reinvest. In addition, the IT outsourcing market could boom as employers increasingly look to third-party providers in order to cut costs.
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Nowadays jobseekers are applying to multiple jobs through many different mediums. As a result, they can lose track of what roles they have
applied to and where recruitment agencies are sending their CVs.
Why manage your job applications?
- It will cause problems with the agencies if companies already have your CV on file and it is also submitted through an agency. It will damage your relationship with your consultant and reflect poorly on your with the organisation
- It helps you track the progress of your job searching process. What medium is creating the most responses to your CV? Do you need to re-channel your efforts in another direction?–
- You need to be prepared for interviews that may arise. The job spec may have been removed from the web by the time interviews progress.
I came across this site that will help you track your job applications http://www.becomed.com
Whatever you do for a living, all industries go through cycles of growth and shrinkage. There are flat periods and booms. There are recessions, too, and their usual result is a drastic
reduction in job vacancies. That leaves most job seekers with a pretty lame set of options: apply for the two jobs in the sector, or do something else, however vaguely defined.
It depends how you read the job market. Looking for jobs that aren’t there isn’t too productive. The usual problem is breaking the mold, getting out of the single stream of employment. The mistake here is to assume you’re stuck in the same industry. Most people’s skills transfer across to other areas in other industries, some quite unrelated.
The fact is that most people don’t know how to read the job market. They see a demand for accountants, but don’t notice it’s all in finance, not basic accountancy. The accounting analogy holds good for reading the job market. How many different kinds of accountant are there? Hundreds. Does the word “accountant” mean very much if it’s not qualified? It’s almost meaningless, because of the very different skill sets.
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- O2 came top of the list of Irish Companies
- Depuy in the TOP 100 in Europe
- Microsoft Ireland – Best Place to Work 2008
- Best practices in creating a fun place to work – Google Ireland.
- Best Practices for Work-Life Balance – Intel Ireland.
- .Best Practices for Diversity Management – Abbott Laboratories Ireland
- Best Practices for employee involvement in Corporate Social Responsibility to GE Commercial Aviation Services.
If you are job searching…..these companies are a good place to start!!
1. Allow time to grieve the loss
It is helpful to acknowledge how you feel, notice the feelings it brings up and
to accept yourself for the feelings you do have.
2. Dont take it personally
It was you ROLE that was made redundant
3. Dont buy into negative thoughts
When you notice you are having negative thoughts, do your best to let them go rather than allow yourself to get carried away with them.
4. Keep active
keeping your body moving keeps your energy high, your blood circulating and blocks you from falling into apathy
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The new IrishJobs.ie monthly online recruitment index, which measures jobs advertised by companies across the five leading
online recruitment sites in the country, shows that, over April and May the decline in available jobs appears to have bottomed out. Figures for May showed a 7% month on month increase in jobs advertised online in Ireland. Figures for June haven’t been released yet but early indications suggest continued stability in the market.
Job Searching in Ireland and Worldwide has totally changed and jobseekers need to adapt. One of the key tools that we recommend
as Career Coaches, is LinkedIn – a professional networking site ( www.linkedin.com )
The more effort you put into Linkedin, the more you will get out of it. Below are some tips on how to get yourself noticed to potential employers
1. Use critical key words from your field and profession in your profile. Your profile should read like your CV
2. Customize your URL to use your name.
3. Update your profile regularly – this keeps you visible to your network.
4. Use a photo. Linked In is a NETWORKING tool, so use it that way.
5. Make and seek recommendations.
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