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Every day at our job placement firm we interview people who need work by helping them with their job search skills.

By now I think most of us are familiar with the latest You Tube sensation that is “Ted Williams.” If you have managed to dodge this story to date here is a quick summary– Ted was a homeless “Wolverine” look alike…

Facebook is growing at a pronominal rate and now with over 1.7 million Irish Facebookers it’s become a busy place. There has been a massive increase on the number of business pages on Facebook. I very often click the Like button spontaneously and never return to that page…

Have you ever wondered what the colour of your necktie might be saying about you? Actually it can be saying more than you might think, our choice of colour, clothes, hairstyles and other factors which affect our appearance…

So why should I be interested in Twitter as a job seeker? Is it just a bunch of people talking about what they had for breakfast and place for celebrities to blow their own trumpets?

Today, I met another job seeker that was struggling to grasp the benefit of LinkedIn. She had recently been to a talk about job seeking and had been convinced LinkedIn was the place to be seen…

For many of us one of the most stressful and traumatic things that can happen in our life is being made redundant. Maybe a controlled explosion is the way to go to release these feelings?

The topic of commission only and work from home jobs came up in conversation this week and sparked an interesting discussion.

I have started to read my two little boys the Mr. Men books at bedtime. They love them and it gives me a chance to reminisce about my childhood, as I also loved them…

Imagine… A theatre production with no rehearsals, a dinner party with no planning or even sitting an exam without studying…