Career Services from Measurability

CAREER CHANGE STARTS HERE – Career Coaching Workshop

“There’s no scarcity of opportunity to make a living at what you love. There is only a scarcity of resolve to make it happen.” – Wayne Dyer

Many employees drift through their career working in jobs lacking fulfilment or any real satisfaction. Others believe that work is not for enjoyment therefore taking little action to find that dream job. As a result it is estimated that as many as 80% of employees are unhappy at work and on the wrong career road.

• Do you want to be inspired to take up the challenge of career change?
• Do you want your career to add to your life as opposed to take from it?
• Do you want to push yourself out of your comfort zone and adopt the strategy of measured risk?

 “Career Change Starts Here” workshop is your opportunity to learn essential career direction skills and to de-clutter your mind and focus.  It will help with career planning and motivate you to take action with insightful information on key career tools, job search strategies and winning CV writing.

WORKSHOP CONTENT

• Career clarity & career direction
• Career planning
• Expert advice to market yourself – CV’s & Cover Letters
• In-depth understanding of Job Search strategies

ABOUT THE WORKSHOP FACILITATORS

Jane Downes of Clearview Coaching Group www.clearviewcoachgroup.com
and Paul Mullan of Measurability www.measurability.ie  are two of Irelands leading Career Coaches helping jobseekers across Ireland successfully navigate career hurdles.

WORKSHOP INFORMATION

Davonport Hotel  Dublin 2.
Saturday 18th Oct 10.00 – 2.00pm.
Investment EUR195.00 (EUR165.00 before 3rd October)

BOOK NOW AS LIMITED AVAILABILITY!! info@measurability.ie

I am a career doctor with The Sunday Tribune – Here is a recent Q&A.I am planning to go into 3rd level education to help my career prospects. I have been told that without a 3rd level qualification you have less chance of getting a decent job?A 3rd level qualification is a prerequisite for many jobs advertised in the national papers or on the internet job boards. There is a perception that a 3rd level qualification is the key to career success but I have a somewhat different view on this.Through my experience in recruitment and career coaching I have seen many individuals with excellent qualifications who struggle with their career, often working in jobs below their potential. Equally, I have seen many individuals with little or no qualifications who scale the heights of different careers with relative ease. These observations would indicate that a qualification does not equate to career success but also that a lack of qualifications does not equate to career failure.A 3rd level qualification will open more doors for you and it will increase your chances of securing job interviews as outlined it can often be a prerequisite for selection to interview. A qualification will help you market yourself better while job hunting as many hiring managers put a weight on qualifications. Having said all this you still have to impress at interview and impress on the job when you have secured it.

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I am a Career Doctor with The Sunday Tribune. Here is a Q&A postI am considering doing a Degree in Business Studies and I want to know what options are available to me as a career should I choose this qualification?

A Degree in Business Studies is an excellent qualification in that it covers all the business functions providing students with a broad knowledge and understanding of commerce. Many business qualifications give the option for students to specialise in a particular business function such as marketing or purchasing in the latter years.

With the broad nature of this course there are a large number of possible career options available for individuals and this is one of the reasons why many students choose a Business qualification. These options can include, but are not limited to, finance, marketing, sales, purchasing, materials and human resources. The choice available to students is great but this can cause confusion. Therefore it is essential that you use your time studying to investigate which direction or roles suit you best.

One final point I will make is that you should decide what you want to do with your career and not let your qualification dictate your career path. Too many graduates feel tied to pursuing a career related to their qualification when they have graduated. This does not have to be the case.

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 I am a Career Doctor for the Sunday Tribune – Question & Answer below.I am considering a career change as I cannot continue with the daily commute to and from work. This daily commute is affecting my family and personal situation. Even though I enjoy my job I want to find alternative employment close to where I live and I would like some advice on how to go about this?Commuting and traffic congestion is now one of the key reasons for people changing jobs in the current market. As you outlined this situation puts a strain on the individual and the family but more importantly driving with frustration and reduced concentration can be very dangerous.To resolve this issue there are two options available. The first option is to explore alternative solutions within your existing company. Commuting is a huge issue facing most organisations and their staff. As a result many organisations are exploring alternative such as remote working, reduced working week or flexi-time to help resolve the problem. If you have not already done so, I recommend that you talk to you existing employer about this problem and explore the possibility of resolving this.If there is no resolution internally then the only other option is to seek alternative employment. The immediate focus should be to identify a similar role within your new geographical requirements. You can use typical strategies like job boards, paper advertisements but also research your chose region to identify networking and direct or application opportunities.

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There are a number of key strategies to find that dream job.- Recruitment Agencies- Direct Applications

- Networking

- Speculative Applications

 This post will provide with information about Direct Applications. Basically this involves Newspapers and Online Job Boards.

NEWSPAPERS – The two key national newspapers are the Irish Independent Jobs and Careers supplement (I am a career doctor) and The Irish Times on a Friday. If you are outside Dublin you can consider regional newspapers such as The Examiner in Cork. If you read the Sunday papers you might consider the Sunday Tribune.

JOBBOARDS – There are a few general sites including EmployIreland, RecruitIreland, Monster, Jobs.ie and IrishJobs. Equally there are role specific JobBoards including AdminJobs.ie, SalesJobs.ie, ComputerJobs.ie and RetailJobs365.ie. Eirjobs will provide a useful resource for new job announcements.

Remember: You are not job hunting if you are not covering these job resources.

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Whether you are beginning your job search in 2008 or you are actively hunting but struggling to reach you career goal – there are two important points to consider.

Recruitment Log

It is essential to keep a record of your job hunting activity. By this I mean a little black book. A recruitment log will benefit you job search in a number of ways.

- It will provide a record so you can analyse what is working and what is not. I regularly meet career coaching clients who are not getting the results they want. Most do not keep records and when we analyse their activity they are relying on one strategy. Information from you log will help focus your activity.
- It will make your job hunting more professional. You will easily know what companies you have approached reducing the possibility of applying to the same position twice.
- It will prove a valuable source for when you are back hunting again. It will be a resource of recruitment consultants you have worked with or industry contacts.

If you keep doing what you are doing you will keep getting the same results.

Great if you are getting positive results. Your recruitment log will help you identify what is working but more importantly what is not. There are many ways to source a job and you must embrace all strategies. There are reactive strategies such as recruitment agencies and direct application like papers and job boards. Most jobseekers will gravitate towards these strategies as they are easier. If they are not working you can approach them differently or look at proactive strategies. Proactive strategies include networking and speculative approaches to companies. Remember 50% of jobs are never advertised so proactive strategies will help you unearth these gems!!