By Ciara Gallagher   📊 2023 HR Insights: Results Are In!   Thank you to everyone who participated in our HR polls for 2023! Your input provides a valuable glimpse into the challenges and dynamics shaping our workplace.   One notable finding is that the main challenge facing HR departments in 2023 revolves around employee […]

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Employers – Do you need Temporary Support? We give you the reasons to consider a Temporary Hire over the next few months. Instant impact: Temporary workers are used to joining organisations for a short period of time, so can make an immediate impact on your organisation. The process for hiring temporary workers is also traditionally […]

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When it comes to Dating and Recruitment, we have noticed a lot of similarities between the two activities: Profile vs. CV Much like an online dating profile, in recruiting, you have to put your best face forward. When finding a potential match on a dating site, you are looking for an intriguing profile that stands […]

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2022 has been a turbulent and difficult year for many.   In Ireland, we have faced the perfect storm of a cost of living crisis, highest increase of Inflation in over 40 years, the ongoing conflict in Ukraine and an interruption and cost hikes in the supply chain. The main trend and the biggest headache for […]

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Reasons why we should Hire and Retain. We’ve had a huge success here in Leinster Appointments over the last 6 months of placing mature candidates with our clients in jobs and the feedback to date has been very positive. On a recent survey, Irish Businesses have highlighted that the labour shortages and lack of access […]

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  The Employment Market 2022: 2022 has brought about a lot of changes in the employment market. The biggest change relates to a shortage of candidates in Finance & Accounting, Human Resources and Office Support. Whether this is because of the  #thegreatreshuffle or #thegreatresignation, many candidates find themselves with multiple job offers. So how do […]

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By Grace Clifford – Senior HR Recruitment Consultant From a young age I always enjoyed sports and being active. From playing football at any chance I got, being constantly outside running around or having PE as my favourite (and only favourite) subject, I always knew sport would be a huge part of my life. Gaelic […]

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There is no doubt, the pandemic has continued to have an impact on employers and employees across all sectors in Ireland. Human Resources has gone from a necessary business department that often kept things running in the background to being an essential function for any business as the world of work has changed. Organisations also […]

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In our role as professional recruiters, we meet people all the time who have switched careers. In one instance, a candidate who had completed a degree in engineering realised it wasn’t for him. He changed direction and went on to pursue an Accounting Qualification. We placed that candidate in a finance role in an engineering […]

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While we continue to see growth in new jobs, companies are remaining cautious and temp jobs have become increasingly popular in the Irish market place. So, if candidates are struggling to find a permanent job or don’t want to tie themselves down to one role for a long period of time, temping could be the […]

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 Be Responsive but don’t go overboard on the updates! Send updates but don’t overwhelm.    While it is important to answer your phone and respond to emails during working hours, don’t feel the pressure to respond to each and every email instantly just for the sake of it. You’ll be measured on your productivity not on […]

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It is commonplace for those starting in a new role to have first day jitters, but what about those starting in new roles virtually in today’s very different work landscape ? The reality is, your first day and many days after that may well end up working virtually, from the safety of home depending on […]

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