All the signs are that the extra fluidity in the recruitment scene these days is confined to just a couple of sectors. In other areas the negative sentiment has simply caused people to sit tight. Not as many people who currently have jobs are looking to move at all but are preferring to build up… Continue reading »
Category: General Comment
Discussion related to employment but not falling into the other categories
Inter-county rivalry should be saved for the GAA pitch – Midlands Gateway Conference told.
Congratulations to the organisers of last Friday’s excellent Midlands Gateway Conference (Westmeath Co. Council). In his insightful address, Sean Dorgan CEO of the IDA made it abundantly clear to delegates that the Gateway approach is effectively the only show in town for the Midlands counties Offaly, Westmeath, Longford and Laois. There simply is no plan… Continue reading »
A word on listings – both offline and online
In the early nineties I used to walk for several blocks of durty Dublin just to pick up the latest copy of the Event Guide . There was a lot going on entertainment-wise in the capital even back then – enough to fill a decent tabloid-sized free newspaper full of listings. In that era also,… Continue reading »
Economic slow-down… me @rse !
… There may be some employers who might have been almost relieved to hear it if things were slowing down somewhat on the recruitment front. For over 10 years now they’ve had to scramble to find staff in certain sectors with some HR departments providing a virtual “fire brigade” service in dealing with staff turnover…. Continue reading »
Avoid the hiring pit-falls
A guide for new companies with limited recruitment experience. Here are a few of the pit-falls to watch out for: Not allowing enough time: It can take roughly 6 weeks for all advertising, interviewing and then a notice period for the successful candidate’s current employer. (It can take a lot longer if it’s a specialized… Continue reading »
Lies, damn lies and statistics
A recent analysis of online registrations onto the Midlandjobs database show that small but definite trends are starting to emerge. Tullamore was selected as the location of choice amongst job-seekers – 51% of all candidates registered expressed an interest in hearing about jobs based in the town. Athlone was the second choice at 42% and… Continue reading »
The Apprentice – Week 9
Did they chose the worst possible candidates this year on purpose just to make it better for TV? Your man Tre seems to be lasting way longer than he should have and in fact looks like he might even win. There’s one guy left who seems to have contributed little or nothing, this Lohit fella…. Continue reading »
Our stall now well and truly “set out”
The basis for our service is to offer a tight listing of sought-after jobs for the Midlands region – Offaly, Westmeath, Longford & Laois. However, we also endeavour to have a decent variety of jobs to cater for most interests. From that point of view, the mix of jobs currently on offer (17th May 2007)… Continue reading »
The Midland Jobs concept
Here we go.. Yet another wannabe Bill Gates, raimeising on about his latest website. I can think of more interesting things to be reading. And yet there is a case for explaining how a new website comes into being. What is it’s purpose in life? How does it go about it’s business? Why is Midlandjobs.ie… Continue reading »
The Opening shot..
Yesterday I attended an event by Westmeath County Enterprise Board about the subject of blogging. There were a number of speakers from the IIA (Irish Internet Association) all extolling the benefits of blogging for people in small businesses. Such as myself. In all honesty, I went along with a fairly sceptical view of what blogging… Continue reading »