Working life links 15th April 08
A really bad day at the office with Daniel Powter (video track)
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Travel lodge hotel are using speed dating interviews in England. Yes 3 minutes to make a good impression in your interview! That explains why some of their hotels are so bad!
(The link is on the CIPD website, but you need a subscription)
Regular readers will know I’ve warned you about putting your full details on job sites several times. (click here and here
for previous posts)
Irish Jobs admitted their web site was hacked and job seeker’s personal details stolen. At least they’ve emailed the people affected, so if you’re one of them, you should have got an email at this stage.
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Relaunchers is the new term for people coming back into the workforce. More men are doing this, but they face many barriers
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Intel and Maynooth join up to offer a Masters in Engineering for Intel staff.
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This is becoming more and more common, 3rd level institutions offering specific courses for employers. For example DIT do a retail degree for Musgroves (I think) with Dublin Business School doing a specific business studies degree for Lidl. And if you get on this you actually get paid whilst you study.
Students offered opportunity to study at International Space University
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Don’t laugh Ireland actually has a good record in this area and it’s not just Colm Meeany as Myles O Brien in Star Trek. Yes, I used to be a closet Star Trek fan, but then the kids started slagging it off anytime I watch so I just ended up laughing at it. Another thing they don’t tell you about when you have kids. They ruin your childhood memories!
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