With 17 years’ experience working in recruitment, I can broadly categorise candidates in to the following categories based on their career plans: Well-mapped out knows exactly the direction their going knows exactly what they need to do in order to get there knows what opportunities they’re interested in has a time frame in mind for achieving the short to medium…
Onboarding has suddenly become an everyday word in the vocabulary of recruitment and now plays an even bigger part in the recruitment process. One of the major cultural shifts has been the move to remote work, as social distancing rules have forced people into home offices. Before the Covid-19 crisis, virtual or remote onboarding was largely reserved for employees with…
As we approach our 4th month of Covid-19 enforced “lockdown” it is an interesting juncture to review how both work practices and businesses hiring initiatives have altered over this period, and more importantly, what the next number of months may look like as we approach the next phase of this journey in the wake of the easing of restrictions and…
As we finally take the first steps to returning to a more stable state of work beyond lockdown, it is already clear that the landscape has changed and will be in flux for quite some time. Having said that, it is not all doom & gloom and as ever in any period of major change new opportunities will be in reach for those who…
Working environments have changed fundamentally and at an unprecedented rate since the Covid 19 crisis emerged. It has been a period of significant change with companies and individuals having to adapt quickly to new working environments. For those in hospitals, nursing homes and front-line services, change has been rapid and obviously most important. However, change has affected all organisations. …
Our senior consultant Robert Kennedy examines the opportunities for Accountants as Ireland and its economy moves into a new stage of the COVID-19 crisis. As the Irish lockdown plan gradually moves from its first to second phase in the coming weeks, there is slowly growing optimism that the worst of the COVID-19 crisis may be over, at least from a public…
As we entered 2020, the global M&A market was in a resilient position, having had record transaction value and volume years globally in the preceding 2014-2018 period, tempered by certain global events including Brexit and various global trade flashpoints, particularly involving the US and China. Nevertheless, Irish transaction and investment professionals had approached 2020 with cautious…
A Guide for Recently Qualified Accountants Dear Recently Qualified Accountants, We are in the grip of a Covid-19 related economic downturn and it is a difficult time for many people. This will pass and exciting careers still await Recently Qualified Accountants. You have worked hard, created valuable professional networks and successfully passed your professional exams. Opportunities will open up…
Tips for Working from Home In an effort to help contain the spread of the COVID-19 virus, many workers across the world are now finding themselves in an unfamiliar situation: working from home. We have compiled some tips for first time remote workers on how to make the most of this opportunity, maintain a positive work/life balance and stay productive. Maintain…
Over the course of the last decade, and particularly in the last three to four years, we have seen a significant shift in the way we work and more importantly expectations around how employees see their careers developing. The “Millennial Workplace” is a far cry from the traditional 9-5 role of before, and more and more, our clients are…