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How to Unearth Top Digital Talent in a Rapidly Evolving World
As enterprises strive to keep up with the current digital transformation, recruiting the best talent that makes this technology work is the biggest challenge for most companies. Technologies such as Virtual Reality, Artificial Intelligence, big data and analytics, and the Internet of Things are increasingly becoming part of critical operations in organisations, but the workers capable…
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Do Irish professionals have mentors? We asked you answered.
Even the greatest entrepreneurs with award-winning ideas have benefited from the use of a successful mentor. In fact, the founder of Virgin Group – Richard Branson – says, “…Going it alone is an admirable, but foolhardy and highly flawed approach to taking on the world.“ And Branson himself credits a family friend and successful accountant who served…
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Subconscious Discrimination: When Cognitive Bias is employed in Recruitment, Promotion or Selection
Whenever you are responsible for hiring or promoting an employee, your subconscious plays a large part in the selection process, whether you realise it or not. Unfortunately, the methods that people use to make these types of decisions will often lead to cognitive biases being employed. There is always a risk that a person will…
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This is Ireland: An island open to new opportunity
As Ireland passes its centenary it is clear that the stability which has been created on an all-island basis in terms of economic, social and political arrangements shared by North and South still have the potential to change with Brexit. Our position in a global context as well as the relationship we share with our…
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FAE Careers Evening – Lincoln Recruitment Specialists
The ACA Professionals Committee of Chartered Accountants are holding a FAE Careers evening this Thursday the 22nd of February aimed at newly qualified accounting professionals. The seminar is a concentrated info-session tailored to the current juncture in your career path and aims to provide insights as to the opportunities and potential paths in the market…
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AI and the Workforce: Looking Forward
Artificial intelligence has been making its way into the economy for decades. From assembly line robots all the way down to Redbox DVD rentals, functions once fulfilled by human workers have been taken over by automated processes. In employment terms, many employees tasked with routine jobs have been replaced by a few charged with keeping…
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Statement regarding the process for the appointment of the next Árd Stiúrthóir / Director General of the GAA
For the full statement regarding the process for the appointment of the next Árd Stiúrthóir / Director General of the GAA please see the following link: http://www.gaa.ie/news/deadline-extended-for-gaa-ard-stiurthoir-applications/ Further details on the role are available here.
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Returning Home for Christmas?
As the countdown to Christmas continues, many people will have loved ones who have emigrated in the past, returning to home shores. Whilst this is a happy experience, the holidays go quickly and December excitement and joy can be replaced to some degree of sorrow when January arrives and many professionals look to return overseas to go…
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7 Ways to Train your Brain to Become a Better Leader
According to the Workplace Trends’ Global Workforce Leadership survey, almost half of the employers who took part noted that leadership is the hardest skill to find in employees. While this may be hard to believe, talent alone is not enough to be a great leader, this skill must be developed and you need to have the…
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6 Reasons Why Irish Employees are Choosing Startups over Corporate Roles
In the modern work place, startups have become increasingly popular for Irish employees, with many, especially skilled talent, being drawn to them. In a recent survey almost 70pc of Irish workers stated that they would like to work in a small to medium-size enterprise (SME) or a startup, with respondents believing that startups and SMEs…
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