Who's Guilty
While waiting for a train the other day in Connolly Station I read a poster which said Insurance fraud is a crime and it gave detail where to report it. My question is who are the guilty parties? Here is a story of a real experience of a situation where a motorcyclist [...]
Excellent
I had the pleasure to visit a newly opened restaurant in Skerries County Dunlin the other evening called Sea Urchin and I must say when you received excellent service and food to match it’s a real delight. Sea Urchin is situated on the Harbour Road, Skerries and has only been open now a few [...]
Listen Listen Listen
The role of a salesperson is to sell whatever product or service they are offering. So what differentiates an O.K. salesperson from an amazing salesperson? I believe there is only one thing and that is the ability to LISTEN. Listening to what your customer needs will deliver the sale. I am fed [...]
Look for the Opportunity
It could be said that the word Redundant has connotation that one is not worth anytime any more. Often this is how people feel when they are faced with redundancy in the workplace. We know that redundancies are about the position and not the person. But often one can’t help feeling [...]
People at Work
How many times have organisations changed the functional name of the department or section that considers itself with the responsibilities for their employees? What is this department called in your business? Here are some of the names I have come across over the years:-
Personnel Department
Human [...]
Fire Yourself
If something is going to pull you towards a new employer then something can push you out of your current job or the organisation that you work for. Lots of people go to work day in day out and never seem to question what and why are they working in a particular job [...]
Come Work for Us
During the high-level of employment, companies were going out of their way to tell potential employees how good they were to work for. What they had to offer and selling their organisation as a great place to work. One could almost pick and choose where they wanted to work. Now that [...]
Be Creative in your Selection- Shackleton
Most organisations when they need to recruit employees select the wrong individuals or panels to conduct the interviews. If your organisation really values its people it would involve more of its employees in the selection process for new recruits. I am sure you have heard of the sayings around [...]
Getting it Right
Interviews for a new job/position can be a very positive experience and learning opportunity for both the interviewee and interviewer, if you prepare correctly. It is amazing how many individuals fail to prepare properly, even the simple basics activities. I have seen candidates not knowing what they have writing in their CV’s [...]
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