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Dropping out of College!
about 1 month ago by Elk RecruitmentThere are many different paths one can follow to succeed in this world, and they all don’t follow the conventional routes of school, college then work. For instance, I left school, repeated my Leaving Cert and did not get the points I needed, so I did a PLC course and then started working. During the first 10 years of my working career I performed well, but found that lack ...
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Solving Work Related Problems Methodically!
about 1 month ago by Elk RecruitmentThere will always be times in work when despite best efforts, things are just going completely wrong and not according to plan. If you take the time out to study exactly what has happened, you will usually see a pattern to it, and in that pattern is always a recipe for improvement or a signal to change direction and quickly.Nine times out of 10, what went wrong could have be...
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Moving into Management!
about 2 months ago by Elk RecruitmentSo, you have put in hours and hours of hard work and your employer has finally asked you to take a step up to first line management. Firstly, well done and you should be very proud of yourself. Should you be nervous? No, you should not be nervous, but it’s quite natural to feel this way.Moving into your first management position can be quite exciting but also extremely nerv...
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You Cannot Control Every Part of An Interview
about 2 months ago by Elk RecruitmentI am so disappointed, I felt I did a great interview, and I still didn’t get the job. What! This is not an uncommon occurrence as there are so many factors at play during the interview itself, and the broader hiring process that you unfortunately have no control over. Although doing the pre-interview prep work like Googling the interviewers and company website, and knowing t...
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