As part of Offaly Enterprise Week, the Offaly Enterprise Board is organising a Speed Networking event in the Tullamore Court Hotel on Thursday 11th September. This event is being backed by all of the local Chambers as well as both County Enterprise boards. Unique and unprecedented for the region, this is just one item in… Continue reading »
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Candidates now showing more flexibility as “key” to securing jobs
On one of my previous trips abroad I found myself job-hunting for a couple of weeks longer than what I had intended. My budget started to run tight and not wanting to have to return home early I decided to register for some temp work. I was working within a week. It was not my… Continue reading »
New to the Midlands ?? – Here are some local job-seeker resources
If you’re looking for some good local printed listings of jobs, here are the main ones – Tullamore Tribune, Westmeath Examiner (Mullingar), Westmeath Independent (Athlone), Offaly Independent, Offaly Express (includes jobs in Laois), Westmeath Topic, Longford News, the Mullingar / Athlone Advertiser. Also National papers including Irish Independent on Thursdays, Irish Times on Fridays and… Continue reading »
Employers: Tech-check your business
The enterprise boards currently have an excellent service on offer for companies who wish to assess their use of IT. Information and communications technology is developing at such a fast pace that it is difficult for companies to keep up with the pace of change – you might find that there are infinitely quicker, easier… Continue reading »
The recruitment times they are a-changing
Things are definitely changing in recruitment. The challenge for most companies who have regular vacancies is no longer filtering out volumes of applications which they receive, but more how to get enough relevant applications in the first place. On the plus-side for recruiters, there are so many more options available to them now which were… Continue reading »
Moving out of Dublin
Many people who are looking for jobs in the Midlands region can be a little “at sea” when it comes to finding out information about local jobs, employers and recruiters. In fact they need lots of information about all sorts of other subjects as well. Those who have come through the whole process already may… Continue reading »