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Happy New Career

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  Audio: Happy New Career - Listen to our Top Tips for Changing Career in 2009
  

  Our Career Surgeon Caragh-Burns-Sharma gives her top tips for changing career in 2009.

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  How to give your career an overhaul in 2009
  

  Anyone who finds themselves in a bit of a career rut facing into 2009 would do well to think up some career resolutions. Eithne Dunne reports

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  Changing Jobs
  

  How do you know when it’s a good time to change jobs and how should you prepare to make the transition?

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  New Year New Career
  

  It may be a new year, but for many, its the same old job, desk and routine. Barbara Harding finds out how to rise above the monotony

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Upskilling

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  Reskilling: Tech firms urge workers to prepare for the slow fightback
  

  Reskill: Some technology and web firms are already looking at ways of getting workers to improve their job prospects

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  Jobseekers told self-promotion is key to surviving downturn
  

  Having a degree is no longer enough. Companies will be looking for the brightest and the best.

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  Upskilling: It’s the new key to job security in 2009
  

  In the current economic climate, you'd be wise to invest in upskilling to safeguard yourself. Eden Training are Specialists in IT, Business and Soft Skills Training.

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  Have your say: Upskilling
  

  How important is it for companies to continue to upskill staff in the current economic climate?

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Recession-Proofing

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  Don’t get downcast, get working
  

  January can be a great time to reassess your career goals, to evaluate how you can add value to your organisation and, above all, to think positively

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  Invest in upskilling to safeguard against the effects of a tightening job market
  

  Irish workers should brush up on their self-promotion skills and invest in upskilling to safeguard against the effects of a job market tightening

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  Recession-Proof your Job: Are you doing enough to keep your career afloat?
  

  Recession Protection: Executive Connections Offers Advice on Recession-proofing your Workplace. 

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  Audio: Troubled Times - How to Recession-Proof Your Career in 2009
  

  Recession-proofing: Brendan Murphy, Managing Director of Osborne Recruitment,  offers his top tips on recession-proofing your career.

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Ask the Career Surgeon

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  Looking for career and work-related advice? Ask our Career Surgeon
  

  Our Career Surgeon Caragh Burns-Sharma is on hand to answer your work and career-related issues. 

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  A Career Change?
  

  I want to do something completely different work wise and was thinking of doing a beauty therapy course.

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  Female Electrician who fears being laid off
  

  Now that things are getting tighter and tighter, it is only a matter of time, more than likely weeks, before I will be laid off.

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  With the change in the market should I upgrade my qualifications?
  

  I have been working in the property industry for the last number of years & during the boom have done pretty well.

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Redundancy

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  Your Rights: Know what payments and time off you’re entitled to if you’re made redundant
  

  As the recession puts more and more jobs under threat, you should know what payments and time off you are entitled to from your boss if you are made redundant

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  Job Loss Cover
  

  Consumers are taking out redundancy cover on their mortgage payments in their thousands in response to growing fears about job security

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  Dealing with the R Word: Redundancy
  

  As the recession bites deeper, another ‘R’ word has come into play - redundancy - and employees are starting to feel the pressure

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  Redundancy: Down but not out
  

  Redundancy is a tough blow and can dampen the spirits of even the most positive person. But it can also provide the momentum you need to take charge of your career again. Sorcha Corcoran reports

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Your Workplace Rights

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  How to write a resignation letter
  

  Follow our tips on resigning gracefully from your job.

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  Emergency exits
  

  You've decided to leave your new job after a wet week. Whatever your reasons, try to do it properly so as not to scupper any future prospects

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  The Lure Of The Counter-Offer
  

  Accepting a counter offer can seem like an easy option but it can also have a long-term impact on your career.

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  The Non-Compete Clause
  

  The employee planning to jump ship most likely missed a crucial part of their contract – the non-compete clause.

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CV Advice

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  A Guide to Putting Together Your CV
  

  Follow these CV tips from the Experts.

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  Writing an Effective Sales CV: Follow our Top Ten Tips
  

  Follow these Top Ten Tips to writing an effective Sales CV

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  Audio: How to Organise your CV
  

  Career Advice Consultant Rowan Manahan reads CVs for a living. Here he shares his tips for organising that all-important CV.

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  Audio: CV Mistakes To Avoid
  

  Our Recruitment Guru Rowan Manahan reads CVs for a living. Listen to his Podcast on how to make your CV stand out from the crowd.

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Interview Advice

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  Check out the firm before you sign up
  

  A new Irish website gives you access to a potential employer's financial status

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  Top Tips When Using An Employment Agency
  

  Frank Collins of the National Recruitment Federation offers his top career advice tips for using a recruitment agency in your job hunt.

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  Top 20 Interview Questions
  

  Frequently asked interview questions

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  Changing Jobs in Troubled Times: Tips for Job-Hunting in a Downturn
  

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