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Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Friday, February 26, 2010
Conformity: Ten Timeless Influencers
Conformity is such a strong influence in society that it's impossible to understand human behaviour without it. Psychological experiments show that people will deny the evidence of their own eyes in order to conform with other people.
The Connector Tribes event last night got me thinking about this blog I read today. One thing we should all be mindful of as we build our tribes and communities is that we do not get to comfortable in our new surroundings. The challenge is to break out and use the tribe/community as a springboard for spontaneity.
Take heed of the 10 Influencers!
Conformity: Ten Timeless Influencers
The Connector Tribes event last night got me thinking about this blog I read today. One thing we should all be mindful of as we build our tribes and communities is that we do not get to comfortable in our new surroundings. The challenge is to break out and use the tribe/community as a springboard for spontaneity.
Take heed of the 10 Influencers!
Conformity: Ten Timeless Influencers
Monday, February 22, 2010
Information Gathering
A previous guest at Worksearch, Conor Cunneen based in Chicago shares some insights on information gathering in this ebook
Information Gathering
Information Gathering
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Social Media and Worksearch
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
The Meet Market
This weeks candidate in the "Meet Market" is Charles Moriarty. If you want an IT professional with project management experience and a sense of humour (Charles booked a table for his missus on Valentines night, unfortunately it all ended in tears as she is not very good at snooker!)Charles is certainly worth meeting up with.
Charles Moriarty
Charles Moriarty
Sunday, February 7, 2010
Interview with Denis O'Brien - Guest Blogger Noel Broderick
I attended an interview with Denis O’Brien in UCD on the 4th of February, 2010 and here follows some notes I took which may be of interest to work-searchers.
He started reading the business pages of the Irish newspapers & Irish business magazines at 12 years of age. At the age of 15 he started following the career of Tony Ryan in these publications. Ryan co-founded Ryanair and before that formed Guinness Peat Aviation (GPA). After graduating from UCD in 1980 with a B.A. in History & Politics he wrote to Tony Ryan and told him that he had been following his career for a number of years and that he would like to work for him. He added that he could meet him anytime & anywhere. He ended up meeting him off a flight from Italy to Shannon at 6am one wet, cold & windy Monday morning! The “interview” lasted about a minute & he started work more or less straight away! He lived on Ryan’s country estate and did everything & anything, at one stage doing veterinary surgeon duties at the birth of some calves!
One good business habit that he picked up from Tony Ryan was list-making & he extolled the importance of this for efficient work.
O’Brien made his initial fortune from the sale of Esat Digifone to British Telecom but it wasn’t all plain sailing with Esat. The company went within a whisker of going under at one stage and in order to keep the show on the road a loan with an interest rate of a whopping 40% was entered into. O’Brien knew that the return on this investment would be greater than this percentage!
He was asked at one point about his work style and he gave these three tips:
• Have a sense of urgency about your work to make the best use of your time. Instil urgency into company culture.
• Feedback on employee performance is essential. It’s ok to make mistakes once but mistakes shouldn’t be repeated if feedback has been given.
• Avoid tiredness at work. It will lead to bad decisions & irritability with colleagues, clients, etc which is obviously not good for business.
He mentioned at one point that he thinks that there will be massive telecoms opportunities, especially with regard to the internet, in Africa in about 3 years time when technology has moved on a certain amount.
As regards employment creation in Ireland, he sees third & fourth level “education tourism” as being the number one opportunity for the country. He thinks that the Irish Colleges have some existing capacity and also should expand somewhat to cater for the increased numbers of international students that would come if the idea was marketed properly by the Government. Our Unique Selling Propositions in this regard would be the high quality of the education itself and indeed the Irish lifestyle also. He added that he doesn’t think that green technologies or cleantech will be as big in this country as some people are leading us to believe.
Noel Broderick
He started reading the business pages of the Irish newspapers & Irish business magazines at 12 years of age. At the age of 15 he started following the career of Tony Ryan in these publications. Ryan co-founded Ryanair and before that formed Guinness Peat Aviation (GPA). After graduating from UCD in 1980 with a B.A. in History & Politics he wrote to Tony Ryan and told him that he had been following his career for a number of years and that he would like to work for him. He added that he could meet him anytime & anywhere. He ended up meeting him off a flight from Italy to Shannon at 6am one wet, cold & windy Monday morning! The “interview” lasted about a minute & he started work more or less straight away! He lived on Ryan’s country estate and did everything & anything, at one stage doing veterinary surgeon duties at the birth of some calves!
One good business habit that he picked up from Tony Ryan was list-making & he extolled the importance of this for efficient work.
O’Brien made his initial fortune from the sale of Esat Digifone to British Telecom but it wasn’t all plain sailing with Esat. The company went within a whisker of going under at one stage and in order to keep the show on the road a loan with an interest rate of a whopping 40% was entered into. O’Brien knew that the return on this investment would be greater than this percentage!
He was asked at one point about his work style and he gave these three tips:
• Have a sense of urgency about your work to make the best use of your time. Instil urgency into company culture.
• Feedback on employee performance is essential. It’s ok to make mistakes once but mistakes shouldn’t be repeated if feedback has been given.
• Avoid tiredness at work. It will lead to bad decisions & irritability with colleagues, clients, etc which is obviously not good for business.
He mentioned at one point that he thinks that there will be massive telecoms opportunities, especially with regard to the internet, in Africa in about 3 years time when technology has moved on a certain amount.
As regards employment creation in Ireland, he sees third & fourth level “education tourism” as being the number one opportunity for the country. He thinks that the Irish Colleges have some existing capacity and also should expand somewhat to cater for the increased numbers of international students that would come if the idea was marketed properly by the Government. Our Unique Selling Propositions in this regard would be the high quality of the education itself and indeed the Irish lifestyle also. He added that he doesn’t think that green technologies or cleantech will be as big in this country as some people are leading us to believe.
Noel Broderick
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
So What?
What a cool question?
How often do we use it? When should we use it?
Interviewer: So, tell me about yourself?
Interviewee: eh, eh, eh, well I am a good communicator?? a good team player...eh eh I have a good personality, I work well with others...
SO WHAT?
Consider this CV profile...
"A highly motivated and skilled individual who is always well presented and a good company advocate. Works well under pressure whilst delivering duties effectively and accurately. Can work in a team setting or alone unsupervised. Willing to join an organisation where he/she can develop new skills building on existing experience."
SO WHAT?
So what about this post! Asking So What? puts you in someone else's shoes, the interviewer, the person you meet at a networking event, the investor you are pitching your idea to. This sort of thinking and questioning allows you into their decision making process. If you want to influence someone the first principal you must understand is that people are motivated for their reasons, not yours. So what?
Johnny Bunko taught us a valuable lesson - Rule Number 3: It's not about YOU!! This isn’t an abstract moral point about selflessness. It is the common sense piece of arithmetic that says you need to exchange that self-actualizing stuff you love to do for the money to buy the stuff and services you need to survive. Therefore you need to find a way to do what you love in a way that makes somebody want to pay you....
SO What?
The reason why Miles Davis was considered the greatest Jazz musician of all time, was not because of the notes he played, but the notes he did not play...
How often do we use it? When should we use it?
Interviewer: So, tell me about yourself?
Interviewee: eh, eh, eh, well I am a good communicator?? a good team player...eh eh I have a good personality, I work well with others...
SO WHAT?
Consider this CV profile...
"A highly motivated and skilled individual who is always well presented and a good company advocate. Works well under pressure whilst delivering duties effectively and accurately. Can work in a team setting or alone unsupervised. Willing to join an organisation where he/she can develop new skills building on existing experience."
SO WHAT?
So what about this post! Asking So What? puts you in someone else's shoes, the interviewer, the person you meet at a networking event, the investor you are pitching your idea to. This sort of thinking and questioning allows you into their decision making process. If you want to influence someone the first principal you must understand is that people are motivated for their reasons, not yours. So what?
Johnny Bunko taught us a valuable lesson - Rule Number 3: It's not about YOU!! This isn’t an abstract moral point about selflessness. It is the common sense piece of arithmetic that says you need to exchange that self-actualizing stuff you love to do for the money to buy the stuff and services you need to survive. Therefore you need to find a way to do what you love in a way that makes somebody want to pay you....
SO What?
The reason why Miles Davis was considered the greatest Jazz musician of all time, was not because of the notes he played, but the notes he did not play...
Sunday, January 31, 2010
The Meet Market
There were just 62 labour exchanges when they were first introduced on 1 February, 1910. Then, children left school at 12 and domestic service was the most common occupation. Jobs for a piano regulator and a picture frame gilder were among those advertised in the Shoreditch office in east London on the first day.
On Friday I introduced "The Meet Market" at the Dublin Job, the plan is to create an event which is the reverse of a career fair. Firstly by making it fairer! for the individual. That is they get the chance to showcase their skills and talent. Here for the first time some members of the group have put forward their dream job, I have taken the liberty to include Linkedin profiles if you wish to learn more.
Sean Sweeney - Telecoms Professional
Mel Regan - Chartered Quantity Surveyor
Roland Gropmair - Project Manager
On Friday I introduced "The Meet Market" at the Dublin Job, the plan is to create an event which is the reverse of a career fair. Firstly by making it fairer! for the individual. That is they get the chance to showcase their skills and talent. Here for the first time some members of the group have put forward their dream job, I have taken the liberty to include Linkedin profiles if you wish to learn more.
Sean Sweeney - Telecoms Professional
Mel Regan - Chartered Quantity Surveyor
Roland Gropmair - Project Manager
Friday, January 29, 2010
Be Inspired with Dr. Chris Horn IONA
The 2010 Be Inspired series kicks off with Dr. Chris Horn, co-founder of IONA Technologies. If you have registered already, please ignore this mail.
DIT Hothouse in conjunction with Dublin City Enterprise Board (DCEB) present a series of live interviews with successful entrepreneurs who have included; Sarah Newman, Patrick Cooney, Denis O’Brien, Eamonn Fallon, Bill Cullen and Brody Sweeney.
Dr. Chris Horn - IONA Technologies
Dr. Chris Horn is co-founder of IONA Technologies which was once one of the largest top ten software companies by revenue in the world and the 5th largest IPO in the history of Nasdaq in 1997. Chris is currently President of Engineers Ireland and a member of the Innovation Taskforce.
Chair Conall O’ Móráin, Sunday Business Show, TodayFM interviews Hothouse entrepreneurs;
Andy Hirst CEO itabs, a music software company providing quality tab notation for stringed instruments.
Matt Norton, MD of Sentry Wireless, an award-winning provider of mobile security solutions.
Date: Wednesday 10 February 2010
Where: Gleeson Theatre, DIT Kevin Street Map; http://pininthemap.com/pp62e1f7b04c47f0607
Time: 12.45 - 2.00
Places are limited so email hothouse@dit.ie to register.
DIT Hothouse in conjunction with Dublin City Enterprise Board (DCEB) present a series of live interviews with successful entrepreneurs who have included; Sarah Newman, Patrick Cooney, Denis O’Brien, Eamonn Fallon, Bill Cullen and Brody Sweeney.
Dr. Chris Horn - IONA Technologies
Dr. Chris Horn is co-founder of IONA Technologies which was once one of the largest top ten software companies by revenue in the world and the 5th largest IPO in the history of Nasdaq in 1997. Chris is currently President of Engineers Ireland and a member of the Innovation Taskforce.
Chair Conall O’ Móráin, Sunday Business Show, TodayFM interviews Hothouse entrepreneurs;
Andy Hirst CEO itabs, a music software company providing quality tab notation for stringed instruments.
Matt Norton, MD of Sentry Wireless, an award-winning provider of mobile security solutions.
Date: Wednesday 10 February 2010
Where: Gleeson Theatre, DIT Kevin Street Map; http://pininthemap.com/pp62e1f7b04c47f0607
Time: 12.45 - 2.00
Places are limited so email hothouse@dit.ie to register.
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Small Firms Association - Better Business Show
The Better Business Show returns for the fourth time in 2010. The show will be a FREE 'bootcamp' for your business, making it fit for purpose and ready for the upturn. It will be held in 18 locations throughout Ireland.
Dublin Event - click here
Dublin Event - click here
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
The Trinity Alumni Career Network
In response to the Trinity Alumni Careers Support Survey conducted in December 2009, Trinity College Dublin is delighted to announce a new initiative: is a six-week programme of panel discussions, workshops, career advice and networking opportunities open to all Trinity alumni, with a focus on unemployed alumni.
Guest speakers from various industries will share their experience and advice on where the opportunities lie in the current and future job market. Facilitators, with experience in job placement and career advice, will provide group and one-to-one support in workshops on the various steps to seeking new employment.
Where - Innovation Academy, Foster Place, Dublin 2
When - The six-week programme starts 9th February, running from 9 am to 12 noon every Tuesday and Thursday until 18th March.
Register - For full programme details and to register, visit www.tcd.ie/alumni/careers.
Numbers are limited, so sign-up today.
Contacts
Alumni Relations Office: alumni.relations@tcd.ie, +353 1 896 1379
Bridget Noone, Programme Manager: bnoone@tcd.ie, +353 1 677 5655
We understand that this programme may not be directly applicable to you, however if you know of any alumni who would be interested, we would appreciate if you could pass on this message. Thank you.
For those who cannot make the programme we plan to post materials on the different events to www.tcd.ie/alumni in the coming weeks.
The Trinity Alumni Career Network is supported by Alumni Relations, the Careers Advisory Service and Trinity Research & Innovation.
Guest speakers from various industries will share their experience and advice on where the opportunities lie in the current and future job market. Facilitators, with experience in job placement and career advice, will provide group and one-to-one support in workshops on the various steps to seeking new employment.
Where - Innovation Academy, Foster Place, Dublin 2
When - The six-week programme starts 9th February, running from 9 am to 12 noon every Tuesday and Thursday until 18th March.
Register - For full programme details and to register, visit www.tcd.ie/alumni/careers.
Numbers are limited, so sign-up today.
Contacts
Alumni Relations Office: alumni.relations@tcd.ie, +353 1 896 1379
Bridget Noone, Programme Manager: bnoone@tcd.ie, +353 1 677 5655
We understand that this programme may not be directly applicable to you, however if you know of any alumni who would be interested, we would appreciate if you could pass on this message. Thank you.
For those who cannot make the programme we plan to post materials on the different events to www.tcd.ie/alumni in the coming weeks.
The Trinity Alumni Career Network is supported by Alumni Relations, the Careers Advisory Service and Trinity Research & Innovation.
Monday, January 25, 2010
PECHA KUCHA Night is Back
Pecha Kucha Night #4 will take place on Thursday 4th February in the Sugar Club in Dublin. Doors at 7pm. First speaker at 8pm.
The formula:
10 speakers. 20 slides each. 20 seconds per slide. 6 Minutes and 40 seconds and it’s done.
Admission is €5 and all profits will go to 1 worthy cause - Red Cross Haiti Emergency Fund.
The presenters:
Brian Ward - Lecturer in Architecture, DIT
Detail - Graphic Designers / www.detail.ie
Elizabeth Hatz - Architect and Curator ev+a 2010
Fergal Brennan - Animator / www.mynameisfergal.com
Gemma Tipton - Writer on Art and Architecture
Hugh Campbell - Professor of Architecture, UCD
Ivan Twohig - Artist / www.ivantwohig.com
Keith Walsh - Lord of t-shirts / www.turtelhead.ie
New Graphic - Graphic Designers / www.newgraphic.ie
Steve Simpson - Illustrator / www.stevesimpson.com
Irish Architecture Foundation
The formula:
10 speakers. 20 slides each. 20 seconds per slide. 6 Minutes and 40 seconds and it’s done.
Admission is €5 and all profits will go to 1 worthy cause - Red Cross Haiti Emergency Fund.
The presenters:
Brian Ward - Lecturer in Architecture, DIT
Detail - Graphic Designers / www.detail.ie
Elizabeth Hatz - Architect and Curator ev+a 2010
Fergal Brennan - Animator / www.mynameisfergal.com
Gemma Tipton - Writer on Art and Architecture
Hugh Campbell - Professor of Architecture, UCD
Ivan Twohig - Artist / www.ivantwohig.com
Keith Walsh - Lord of t-shirts / www.turtelhead.ie
New Graphic - Graphic Designers / www.newgraphic.ie
Steve Simpson - Illustrator / www.stevesimpson.com
Irish Architecture Foundation
Unemployment Discussion Groups: Invitation to Participate
This UCD research study, in which you are invited to participate in, is focused on examining the well-being of the unemployed in Irish society.
The study has an over-arching aim of capturing what it is like to be unemployed in Ireland at the beginning of 2010 – of putting a human face on the recession. In listening to your thoughts, perspectives and lived-experiences of joblessness, a snapshot of how a period of being out-of-work can affect your well-being will be acquired. In painting a picture of unemployment, your participation in this research will, it is hoped, shed light on how material, emotional, psychological and physical well-being is being affected during this period of your life.
Participation in this research takes the form of a group discussion (focus group). A focus group should be viewed as a form of guided conversation, where, you, the participant, facilitated by a researcher, have the opportunity to discuss issues which are important and meaningful to you at this time.
If you would like to take part in a forthcoming discussion, or you would like further information, please feel free to get in touch…
Researcher: Michael Egan
Tel: 01 7164646
Mobile: 087 7665993
Email: michael.egan@ucd.ie
The study has an over-arching aim of capturing what it is like to be unemployed in Ireland at the beginning of 2010 – of putting a human face on the recession. In listening to your thoughts, perspectives and lived-experiences of joblessness, a snapshot of how a period of being out-of-work can affect your well-being will be acquired. In painting a picture of unemployment, your participation in this research will, it is hoped, shed light on how material, emotional, psychological and physical well-being is being affected during this period of your life.
Participation in this research takes the form of a group discussion (focus group). A focus group should be viewed as a form of guided conversation, where, you, the participant, facilitated by a researcher, have the opportunity to discuss issues which are important and meaningful to you at this time.
If you would like to take part in a forthcoming discussion, or you would like further information, please feel free to get in touch…
Researcher: Michael Egan
Tel: 01 7164646
Mobile: 087 7665993
Email: michael.egan@ucd.ie
Sunday, January 17, 2010
Career Direction and Development 2010 Programme
Dublin City Public Libraries presents a Programme of Career Direction & Development
www.dublincity.ie
www.dublincity.ie
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Monday, December 7, 2009
New Talent Tank site now up and running
Talent Tank have launched their new site. Talent providers can post their details and profiles and you can also check out who is looking for talent.
Visit Talenttank.ie
Visit Talenttank.ie
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Business Camp Dublin
Location is the O’Reilly Building on the Trinity College Dublin campus. Starting time is 10 am and talks will end at 5pm.
Evert will be putting more details online over the next few days but in the meantine you can register here to attend.
REMEMBER! The event is about sharing information, knowledge & experience in the first place. It is *not* a venue for people or companies who just want to sell themselves or their products/services. Business Camp is about supporting new businesses and creating a better ecosystem for innovation and entrepreneurship!
Evert will be putting more details online over the next few days but in the meantine you can register here to attend.
REMEMBER! The event is about sharing information, knowledge & experience in the first place. It is *not* a venue for people or companies who just want to sell themselves or their products/services. Business Camp is about supporting new businesses and creating a better ecosystem for innovation and entrepreneurship!
Monday, November 23, 2009
Dublin City Enterprise Board - Link Network
DCEB is committed to helping start-up companies like yours which are seeking to establish, survive, thrive and grow in the highly competitive Dublin City area. LINK! will focus on the unique strategic, operational and developmental challenges which start-ups may encounter on this exciting - but sometimes scary! - journey.You will have access to expert advice, customised training and structured networking. Support and encouragement will be appropriately pitched and timed.
LINK will also offer you a safe and discrete environment where less-experienced owner/managers can confront their business challenges.
At a typical LINK! meeting you will have plenty of time to network with the other members and guests. At most meetings there will be an interactive mini-workshop with an invited guest.
LINK Meetings take place on the last Tuesday of the month, except August. Some LINK! events are open to guests who may attend one meeting free-of-charge to assess whether LINK! is the right network for them. Members and guests are required to pre-register for each event with Miriam Ahern, the network manager, link@dceb.ie
The annual fee to join LINK! is €120 from now till the end of 2010.
If you have any queries or require any further information please contact:
Miriam Ahern, LINK Network Manager
Mobile: 086 234 2789
Email: link@dceb.ie
Venue: Clarion Hotel, IFSC, Dublin 1
LINK will also offer you a safe and discrete environment where less-experienced owner/managers can confront their business challenges.
At a typical LINK! meeting you will have plenty of time to network with the other members and guests. At most meetings there will be an interactive mini-workshop with an invited guest.
LINK Meetings take place on the last Tuesday of the month, except August. Some LINK! events are open to guests who may attend one meeting free-of-charge to assess whether LINK! is the right network for them. Members and guests are required to pre-register for each event with Miriam Ahern, the network manager, link@dceb.ie
The annual fee to join LINK! is €120 from now till the end of 2010.
If you have any queries or require any further information please contact:
Miriam Ahern, LINK Network Manager
Mobile: 086 234 2789
Email: link@dceb.ie
Venue: Clarion Hotel, IFSC, Dublin 1
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