Practice makes perfect in business pitch
Q: My company has announced a competition to find the most entrepreneurial staff member. There is a tidy cash prize, and it would be great for my career if I could win. I have a good business idea, which taps into a need I have spotted from my involvement in rallying, but I have no […]
So you’re a journalist or broadcaster – what other career options might be available to you?
So, you’re a journalist, or a broadcaster. Media is in a state of flux with the print sector, in particular, going through difficult times. You may be among the many people finding it difficult to get a permanent contract or find steady work. Or maybe you want a change of scenery and wouldn’t mind branching […]
Bridging the gap – from unemployment to self-employment
Pic source www.pixabay.com Q: I was laid off eight months ago, and have been on the dole since. It’s my first time on the dole in 30 years in the workforce. However, I have a business idea and I’m really thinking about giving that a go – but I’m afraid I will lose my social […]
Isabel wins Best Innovative Project
Huge congratulations to career coach Isabel Álvarez Serón, who has won an “Aragón Professional Orientation 2017” award at the XVI Conference of Professional Guidance in Aragon, Spain. Isabel won Best Innovative Project for Yoca Test – an online, accessible, universal, complete and innovative test that she has developed with us. Read more about this fantastic […]
My first day in Ireland
By Vasjan Broka, Career Coach Date: June 3, 2017 After a long journey by plane, train, bus and car I arrived in Ballinrobe, Ireland. Ballinrobe is the town, where I will spend my next months. At the train station, Liam, the host entrepreneur, was waiting for me. The first things that I was impressed with […]
May 26, 2017: Ready to fly to Ireland
Pic source www.pixabay.com By Vasjan Broka, Career Coach Today I am at the international airport “Mother Teresa” in Tirana, ready to fly to Ireland. Every time I travel, I am very happy because of new adventures that are waiting for me. For one thing, I’m sure, I feel that after this experience, many things will change […]
Never take a speech for granted
By Liam Horan, Sli Nua Careers Never take a speech for granted. We’ve all done it, but we shouldn’t. It is a bitter, painful lesson to learn. I have seen the best of singers decline to sing solo in a singsong* – “you’ll give us one there Mary, no bother to you” – because something […]
A top tonsorial artist in action. Hats off, we say.
This particular blog is not dealing strictly with career stuff – but, in a roundabout way, it should have some resonance. As people who established a business during Ireland’s economic downturn, we are always interested to spot other developments in what we will call – with a worrying level of business cliche – the SME […]