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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
27th March 2020
Job hunting or effectively managing your career can be really tough at the best of times but during a pandemic where do you start? What can you do when restrictions and the impact on industries are changing daily. The Government is offering some support but this will have varying degrees of relief depending on your […]
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Looking for a Dream Job? – Network Your Way There
10th January 2020
How do you look for a dream job? Is your first thought to jump online to find it, only to become increasing despondent as you glaze over job ads that do not fit in with your dream? Or do you haphazardly check the organisation you would prefer to work for to see if they are hiring, […]
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How to Overcome Your Fear of Interviews
20th June 2018
As a Career Coach, one of the first things I hear when I run one-to-one interview skills training is ‘I hate selling myself, I’m just no good at interviews, I’m dreading this’. It is perfectly understandable why we fear interviews as many of us resist with every inch of our bodies speaking highly about ourselves. […]
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3 Tips on the Basics that Underline Happiness
30th March 2018
Basics of Human Happiness There are times in all of our lives when we feel something is not quite right. Sometimes we can put our finger directly on why we feel down, like when a relationship or career is struggling to meet our expectations. But there are times we are really not sure why our happiness levels are low […]
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Why We Fear Changing Jobs – and How To
1st March 2018
As a Career Coach, I often work with clients who feel extremely miserable because they hate their jobs but fear changing them. When asked how long they have been feeling this way typically they reply a few years!!! The knock on impact of staying in a job we hate often has severe repercussions on our health, relationships and even changes our innate personality. So why does […]
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New Years Resolutions 2018
22nd December 2017
The new year brings most of us to think about the resolutions we want to make to enable us to live a life more in tune with how we view our best selves. For the majority of us, our desires will centre around health, well-being, happiness, career, relationships and let’s face it appearance. Many of us are in the habit […]
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5 Effective Ways To Kick Start Your Job Search
10th July 2017
Exhausted by the thought of looking for work? Getting lost on online job boards? Unsure of how to search for work in today’s marketplace? Feel empowered by following some of these helpful tips on how to make effective use of your time to kick-start your job search. 5 Effective Ways to Kick Start Your Job […]
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As A Mum Are You Unsure If You Want To Start A New Job?
24th May 2017
As a Career Coach, I have worked with many mothers who are frightened to change jobs for fear their next employer won’t be as family friendly and guilt-ridden mothers who feel bad for wanting their own space or career. These common fears when unexamined can lead to one feeling stuck. Get a pen and paper […]
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Leap – Change in Career Construction to IT
25th April 2017
Interview with Neil O’Driscoll, Chef Operations Officer, www.submit.com What did the start of your career look like? After completing a Degree in Civil Engineering in UCC I worked in London for 10 years working as a Project Engineer on large scale concrete projects. I moved back to Cork to be closer to family in 2007. Douglas shopping center […]
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18th April 2016
While attending a weekend training workshop on Acceptance Commitment Therapy recently in Dublin, I was struck yet again by how effective it can be to honestly examine what it is we value. It sounds obvious in a way but when do most of us give ourselves the time to do closely examine what is important […]
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