Posts - Eden Recruitment

13November

Jobs to suit your study timetable

You’ve found your feet in this new world of college. The juggling of lectures with a social life with suddenly having to look after yourself was overwhelming at first, but a routine is setting in. That routine involves spending money – lots of it – so... READ WHOLE ARTICLE

9October

Writing your CV in colour … with pictures

For most people, writing a CV isn’t a lot of fun. It’s something we tend to put off, maybe because we don’t really like ‘pitching’ ourselves in the way it requires, or having to face where we are at career-wise and put that to paper. By the time we get through... READ WHOLE ARTICLE

2October

Eden in Irish Times graduate feature

Eden Recruitment Chief Executive Ken Lee was one of three experts recently interviewed by Peter McGuire of The Irish Times for a feature on “The 25 things employers and graduates want from each other”. With a bit of luck, today’s graduates will make quite... READ WHOLE ARTICLE

24September

Age: diversity’s “forgotten cousin”

Just what do we means by diversity in the workplace? Well, google the term, and you’ll see what it means to most people. Gender, religion, culture, ethnicity … these are the terms that dominate in diversity-speak. Keep searching and you may stumble upon ‘age’. Fact... READ WHOLE ARTICLE

12September

The job interview: going that extra mile

You’re well prepared. You’ve read up on the company. You’ve practiced all the hard questions and even written down your answers. You’ve printed off your CV and have been to the dry cleaners and back. Bring on next week’s job interview! Yet a little voice is telling... READ WHOLE ARTICLE

9September

In the Green Chair: Mary O’Connor

How did you end up in the green chair? I think a long-standing passion for meeting people from a range of different countries and cultures goes some way to explaining my being here! From au-pairing at a young age throughout Europe and America, I became interested in... READ WHOLE ARTICLE

2September

Back to work after the summer break

Feeling you need a holiday after your holiday – it’s a common sentiment and one connected to the angst we share in returning to our desks and the pile of unknowns that is surely awaiting us there. Admit it, few of us saviour the return to the grind of work, however... READ WHOLE ARTICLE

22July

In the Green Chair: Cherie Byrne

How did you end up here in the Green Chair? I always loved working with people. Before recruitment, I worked with high level escalations in the customer service area. My boss heard of an in-house recruitment role and put me forward. I excelled in that position and... READ WHOLE ARTICLE

16July

Employers: are you ready for your next job interview?

As any employer will attest, there has been a power shift in the labour market in recent years. How acute that change is will depend on the sector you inhabit, but fundamentally we are in an environment where quite often the candidate, not the employer. is king. The... READ WHOLE ARTICLE

19June

In the Green Chair: Jennifer O’Donoghue

Jennifer O’Donoghue manages Temporary Office Support at Eden Recruitment. How did you end up in the Green Chair? Having left school, I became a cabin crew member in Aer Lingus. Travelling the world, staying in amazing hotels in places like LA, New York and... READ WHOLE ARTICLE