Irelands Top 6 Growth Industries

• 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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Managing your Job Applications……….

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

www.linkedin.com for Job Searching

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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www.linkedin.com for job searching

Millions of professionals are using LinkedIn to share professional advice and experiences, company details and contact information, often for recruiting purposes. HR Managers & Recruiters have turned to online forums, email lists and message boards to sound off on information related to their industries

Increasingly, as job searching in Ireland evolves , more and more recruiters ( internal and recruitment consultancies ) are using online professional networking sites such as linkedin to source new talent. In my opinion, the more you put into Linked In, the more you will get out of it. It takes time and tenacity when job searching, but I would highly recommend it as a tool for job searching and identifying outplacement consultants