AI & the Future of Work AI is undoubtedly the big talking point of 2026. Every newspaper, every social media feed, every TV news bulletin is full of it. And to be fair, it has certainly become the big technology and work story of our time. Just as indeed electricity was perhaps the big story… Continue reading »
Author: Midland Social Media
Midlandjobs.ie; Digitalisation of Hiring, Without the Enshittification
This thought-provoking piece on the RTE news page during the week has tongues wagging. In a nutshell, it draws our attention to the phenomenon of “Human Resources” without the human. They take a refreshing approach, with a high-quality contribution from Brainstorm, which was a new one on me. The only surprising thing, is that anyone… Continue reading »
New Social BOOST Product from MidlandJobs.ie
A Solution to Disrupted Online Recruitment Traffic January 2026 A New Challenge for Recruiters in 2026 The introduction of AI Overviews in Google Search results during summer 2025 has had a disruptive impact on website traffic worldwide. As search behaviour continues to change, many businesses are seeing reduced visibility for their online content. This shift… Continue reading »
Agentic AI; Possibly A Part-solution to Succession Planning in 2026?
Image generated using Chat GPT – for depiction purposes only By Tom Griffith, MD Midlandjobs.ie Welcome back to work (ish). We’re not quite out of holiday mode just yet and we still have the fireworks displays over the New Year’s Eve Mullingar skies to look forward to. But there’s been plenty of musings over sherry… Continue reading »
Chilly Winds of Change – but Economic “RealFeel” Still More or Less, As You Were
Depending on what weather app you use daily, you’re given the official temperature of that day and then you’re told what the day really feels like, set as “realfeel”. This seems to be based on a number of factors – mostly down to wind chill on these cold January days. With the first month of 2024… Continue reading »
The Smart Money Will Be on Remote Working in 2023
Grow Remote is holding it’s international Summit on Thursday 8th and Friday 9th June in Portlaoise – click here to register. Given how critical Remote Working could prove to be from the point of view of future HR planning, Midlandjobs.ie sees three compelling reasons to promote and attend this event; 1. Skills shortages in Ireland,… Continue reading »
We’ve Improved our Job Alert Options
It’s often said about careers that there are many job titles and fields of expertise now in 2022 that didn’t even exist five years ago, much less 10 years ago. Work, careers, business, science, engineering, technology – all of these arenas are changing and modernising fast. As a local service to job-seekers and employers… Continue reading »
Generation Apprenticeship Listings – Free For Employers
Leaving cert results are due to be released on 3rd of September. This will be a big day for many young people across the Midlands. For many there will be the tried and tested academic track to the achievement of career goals. However there is another tried and tested route to career achievement – Apprenticeships. … Continue reading »
Midlands Engenuity Careers – Post 1
The Covid 19 pandemic has presented many challenges for young people grappling with career choices. Not least the questions of; “What can I do that will allow me to make a living during future lockdowns? How can I make my career recession-proof? Are there any careers which will allow me to live and work in… Continue reading »
Job Skill & Education Fair – Friday May 17th
Minister Bruton to deliver address at the Jobs, Skills & Education Fair & Idea Generation Bootcamp Friday 17th May in Mount Lucas Training Centre, Derrycricket, Daingean, Co. Offaly from 10am – 2pm. Another great opportunity for local Midland Job-seekers to meet local employers face-to-face and talk to them about their local opportunities. For full details check… Continue reading »