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CV, Ireland, Jobs in Ireland, innovation, job hunting
Business Development aaaaargh….
So as you may or may not know, Jobyssey is a start-up web company designed for IT employers and IT talent. The general idea is to create a comprehensive search site whereby IT professionals can find opportunities suitable to their skill sets, and employers can find experienced IT professionals in Ireland. Sound like a good idea? We thought so.
It is a fact that Human Resources officials spend most of their time trying to identify potential hires for their respective companies in order to meet the business requirements. Realistically, most of their time should be spent with developing initiatives to improve the work life of the professionals currently employed by the company. The primary reason for the time spent on identifying new hires is that highly skilled, experienced people are hard to find. HR staff have plenty of resources available to them in order to identify potential staff ie. job boards, agencies, print ads etc. The trouble is most of the time these methods are ineffective and costly.
So the challenge now is to try and relay the advantages of Jobyssey to very busy hiring managers and Hr staff. After several frustrating phone calls, and a fair amount of hair being torn out, we have decided that cold calls is not the way to go. We are now creating a flash demo “presentation” of the site to distribute to potential employers so they can review t in their own time. What do you think of this idea? Do you have any innovative business development ideas of your own? Any suggestions greatly appreciated…..
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CV, Jobs in Ireland, job hunting
The 10 Commandments of CV writing in Ireland
03.19.08 | Permalink | 2 CommentsWith a diverse population working in IT/software/telecom jobs in Ireland, a whole variety of CV formats are floating around out there. It’s a cliche, but even with great experience a confusing or inadequate CV can get you screened out early in the process, or worse, it can give the (mistaken) impression that yo have something to hide. Sometimes it’s just crummy CV writing you can see the world over, sometimes it’s adhering to a format that isn’t really common in Ireland/ Europe. To have a CV that gets positive attention:
- Thou shalt put clear and accurate contact info at the top- The first thing on your CV should be a block with your full name (first name first, family name last), complete address, mobile number, home number, and personal email address. Don’t include your work phone number or email address. Check your email several times of day, and for the love of Pete set up the voicemail on your phone.
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Jobs in Ireland, market forces
Slowdown in Irish IT job market?
Well, we have all heard the “market gurus” - the job market is slowing down, multinationals are moving their service centres out of Ireland, doom and gloom for the Irish economy, yada yada yada.
I have not doubt that some of this is based on factual information and there is an element of truth to it all - however does this apply to all sectors?
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Funny
The Worst IT Jobs?
Just came across an InfoWorld article about the 7 Dirtiest Jobs in IT. I was hoping for jobs that involved actual dirt (Pig Farming Analyst? Refuse Management Application Developer?), but except for #1 it was mainly just unpleasant jobs. Here’s the list:
7: Legacy systems archaeologist (COBOL Developer)4: Interdepartmental peace negotiator (IT Project Manager)
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