General Blog Posts

General

We’re a pretty organised bunch, but sometimes we want to cover topics that are a little bit different to the norm so they don’t sit in any other area on our recruitment blog. Here are all of the standout blog posts that you should check out when you have a few minutes to spare.

How To Write A Winning Sales Cv

How to Write an Effective Sales CV

Click for sound0:13 When it comes to applying for a sales job, your CV is often the first chance you get to make a good impression on a potential employer. However, with so many applicants vying for the same position, it can be challenging to make your CV stand out from the crowd.For any sal...
Next Generation Company Core Values

Why Core Values Matter

Core values are in the foundations of a business; created right at the start and nurtured along the journey. They evolve through time as the business and its goals change, but ultimately, they will always be at the heart of everything you do. Business leaders devote their lives to ensure the b...
10 Of The Smartest Outdoor Marketing Campaigns Ever

10 of the Smartest Outdoor Marketing Campaigns Ever!

Marketing can be exciting and engaging, in this blog, we look at 10 of the Smartest Outdoor Marketing Campaigns we have come across.There is no exact formula to ensuring that the outdoor marketing campaign you create pops off.It involves a large combination of factors as well as some secret sauce...
Covid 19 Hiring Process

Hiring and COVID-19 - there is some good news

“Gradually, and then suddenly” was how Ernest Hemingway’s character Mike describes himself going bankrupt in the novel The Sun Also Rises. We can think of no better description of how COVID-19 has upended our daily lives. And we’ll place a bet that the rest of the globe feels much the same. ...
Dream Job Blog

Putting The Dream Job Myth into Perspective

The idea of a dream job was first conceived by Confucius, the Chinese politician and philosopher, millennia ago. “Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life”, he said. This quote has proven itself to have stood the test of time, and here we are in 2020 still want...
Aoife Mc Ilraith Interview

Spotlight: Aoife McIlraith | Irish Digital Marketing Leaders

Digital Marketing Leaders is an interview series where we chat with digital marketers to get a glimpse into their careers and gain a unique insight into how they're building cutting edge customer experiences. In this edition of the series, we shine the light on Aoife McIlraith, a Global Search & ...
Employer Branding

Employer Branding: Your Secret to Attracting Top Talent

The battle for talent in Ireland is well-known. The media regularly cover stories of how hard Irish firms have to fight to secure quality employees for their open roles. Now, fighting is definitely one way to hire the staff you want. But there’s another more sustainable way to attract the best...
Networking

Why Career Networking Could Lead To Your Dream Job in 2020

At this time of year, all sorts of blog articles make their way onto the internet with advice for the next 12 months. Our blog is different. We’re also taking cognisance of the new beginning January provides, but our purpose is to share a strategy that will pay dividends your whole working ...
Work Performance

Top 8 Strategies for Maintaining Focus and Maximising Performance at Work

Employees are the backbone of any successful company. Nonetheless, the need to improve their focus and increase productivity in the work environment is a reality that can’t be ignored. The good news is, increasing productivity at work isn’t rocket science. It’s about creating a healthy environmen...
Change

The Future of Work is Now

In some ways, it’s a little misleading to talk about the future of work. Discussing “the future” of anything makes it feel as though the topic at hand is somewhere to be found in the distant future. Often times, this is not the case. Earlier this year, the Irish Times published a piece on t...
Brand Adocates

Turning Staff into Brand Champions | Next Generation

An idea has emerged that staff is a useful tool to improve your brand ratings - both externally with customers, and internally with peers and when recruiting new starters. This isn't rocket science and it's not a new idea - every interaction that a staff member has with clients could make or brea...
Remote Teams

Successful Project Management for Remote Teams

Managing whole projects can be daunting at the best of times – but when you’ve got a remote team, there are some extra aspects that might be tricky. The good news is that, if you get things set up well from the start, you may find your project goes better than you’d have imagined. Your remote ...