Career And Interview Success

A good round up of companies currently hiring in Cork from Republic

These 15 companies are all currently hiring in Cork Curious about the companies currently hiring in Cork? We’ve compiled a helpful list to assist you on your job hunt.

Another super and simple idea from Brené Brown - asking each team member to use 2 words to describe how they are feeling at the start of a Zoom meeting. In my view this is definitely more effective than the usual "how are you" and the usual response of "fine", "grand". Emotional Intelligence can be applied anywhere, even on Zoom!

How Brené Brown Runs Emotionally Intelligent Zoom Meetings It's a sign of true leadership, especially during challenging times.

"Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans". Well this can certainly be said of 2020 so far for many of us! This excellent article focuses on Brené Brown's wise words on the learning that is there for us when we fall or our plans go askew and the most important piece which is getting back up each time.

Brené Brown Says ‘Get Back Up When Your Plans Fail’ Best selling author, Brené Brown, on the importance of getting back up and beginning again, when all our plans fail.

100 new jobs being created by doTerra at Blarney Business Park in Cork. Great to hear such positive news in these times and also delighted to see our excellent Blarney Business Park being put to good use

doTERRA CHOOSES CORK, IRELAND FOR FIRST MANUFACTURING FACILITY OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES CORK CITY, IRELAND and PLEASANT GROVE, UTAH – MAY 29, 2020 – doTERRA, the world leader in essential oils and wellness products, is set to create up to 100 new jobs in the northern suburbs of Cork City over the next three years with the opening of the company’s first manufacturing facility outs...

In Ireland many of us are 4-6 weeks into a new routine of working from home. As work consumes so much of our week it is important to look at how we are finding it, what is working well and what needs to be tweaked.

Working from home: how are we adjusting several weeks in? In Ireland many of us are 4-6 weeks into a new routine of working from home. As work consumes so much of our week it is important to look at how we are finding it, what is working well and what needs to be tweaked.

Working from home: Yet another perspective!

You may have already seen lots of articles and videos on the topic of working from home given the volume of people who are working from home at the moment. I won’t claim to have tips that are completely new or unique but wanted to share my personal and professional perspective on the topic as I worked from home for many years and learned a lot during that time!
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Working from home: Yet another perspective! You may have already seen lots of articles and videos on the topic of working from home given the volume of people who are working from home at the moment. I won’t claim to have tips that are completely new or unique but wanted to share my personal and professional perspective on the topic as I wo...

Thank you to Positive Success Group (PSG) for this Coaching Certificate which has a really interesting focus on both Emotional Intelligence and Neuroscience and includes a great assignment where the learning is applied within coaching sessions.

Another recent testimonial following our "Interview Skills for Hiring Managers" training workshop: “Lorraine is a truly talented Trainer and Facilitator. She brings a wealth of experience to all courses she delivers and ensures active engagement from all participants. The feedback is always fantastic following her training delivery! I would highly recommend Lorraine for any training needs you may have.” Testimonial from HR Management Consultant, global audit and consulting firm

Happy New Year to all of my friends, colleagues and clients. Thank you for all of the support and good wishes that you gave me in setting up my career coaching business this time last year. This meant more than you can ever imagine and I am very grateful! Hope that 2020 is a happy and fulfilling one for you all. Best Wishes, Lorraine

How do I show up as an interviewer?

Have you ever asked yourself this question - how do I show up as an interviewer? How do I come across to candidates as an interviewer and/ or a hiring manager? For many of us interviewing internal and external candidates is part and parcel of our day to day responsibilities but the plural in the word responsibilities is key here, interviewing is only one of many deliverables that we may have within a busy role. This is why many interviewers may not have the opportunity or the time to consider how they show up as interviewers and what they could possibly do to build on and enhance their skills within this area.

Questions that might be worth asking yourself (or your team) in order to assess your current level of skills as an interviewer are listed below. When answering these questions try rating yourself from 0-10 with 0 being the least satisfied and 10 being the most satisfied with your skill level in each area.

• Am I able to build a positive rapport with candidates and make them feel at ease?
• Am I up to date with employment law with a solid understanding of what type of questions are and are not deemed appropriate?
• How confident am I with competency and behavioural interviewing in order to establish if the candidate is both a behavioural fit for my team/ organisation and also a suitable fit for the specific role?
• Do I know how and when to probe and dig deeper into answers rather than accepting surface level answers from candidates?
• Am I aware of the importance of note taking at interviews and the implications under the Freedom of Information Acts?
• How good am I at actively listening to candidates and staying “in the moment” at interviews (as opposed to allowing my mind to wander off to other tasks that need to be completed that day)?
• How comfortable am I at interviewing graduates and entry level candidates who have minimal work experience on their CV?
• Do I know how to evaluate and rate candidates objectively to ensure a fair and consistent interview process?

I have had the opportunity to partner with and deliver interviewer skills training workshops to a number of organisations over recent months. What has really stood out is the enthusiasm shown by both experienced hiring managers and those new to the process of interviewing in their desire to step in to re-fresh on existing skills and develop new awareness in other areas.

If your team or organisation would like information on our “Interview Skills for Hiring Managers” training workshops please contact Lorraine Shine at [email protected]

More positive job creation news for Cork with ClickDimensions announcing 28 new roles

ClickDimensions Opens new European Customer Operations Centre of Excellence in Cork Company to add 28 new employees over next 2 years ClickDimensions, the leading marketing technology and services provider for Microsoft Dynamics 365, today announced the official opening of its new European Customer Operations Centre of Excellence in Cork, Ireland. ClickDimensions CEO Mike Dickerson and other company executives will be joined by gu...