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​For Multinationals, expatriates and lone workers through the advancement of transport,communication, Information technology and reduction in flight costs in travelling abroad in recent times, taking a post in a foreign country orconducting business across foreign borders is a feasible growth opportunityfor some and unfortunately a financial necessity for others. For the ind...

​There will always be times in work when despite your best efforts things arejust 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 ...

​So you have put in hours and hours of hard work and your employer has finallyasked 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, but it’s quite natural to feel this way.Moving into your first management position can be quite exciting but also extremely nerve racking...

​There are many different paths one can follow to succeed in this worldand 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 ...

​Most of us at some point in our careers have felt the desire to walk out of our jobs due to a grievance we have had. Whether this grievance is due to a mean boss, limited career progression, difficult co-workers, broken promises, toxic work environment or poor terms and conditions, walking out in haste should be avoided ...

​I 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 manyfactors at play during the interview itself and broader hiring process that youunfortunately have no control over.   Although doing the pre-interview prep work like Googling the interviewers, company website and knowing the job sp...

​Self-doubt is that little voice that screeches us to a halt just when we are about to make a decision Are you sure? have you made the right decisionhere? what will people think? is your business idea good enough? what if you fail?  We have all heard them, this process is normal and healthy but this self-preserving mechanism should never become debilitating. Of course It’s e...

​A job description is an extremely important document for both the employeeand the employer.  It should be an accompaniment to the contract of employment, a one-page overview that explains to both parties clearly what is expected from an individual working in a given position within an organisation.  It often includes areas such as Roles and Responsibilities, desired skill s...

​Time is precious and using your time wisely and productively for most ofus usually requires an uncomfortable and radical shift in mind-set.  Jumping from one thing to another and finishing nothing is unfortunately the norm for some, a habit that results in inefficiency and time wasting.  You must have asystematic approach to time management which will result in a lessstress...

​I think it is safe to say that we have all encountered situations in our workingenvironments of colleagues whose main aim in life seems to be to push ourbuttons and drive us crazy.  This can be quite annoying to say the least.  However,in more serious cases this constant annoyance can lead to stress, unhappinessat work and can ultimately result in an individual leaving empl...

​In today’s tech savvy business community, professional networking sitessuch as Biznik, Opportunity, PartnerUp, VisualCV, Meetup, Xing, Plaxo &LinkedIn all provide excellent online locations to help you grow professionally,but to date as stated by Forbes, “LinkedIn is far and away, the most advantageous social networking tool available to job seekers and business profess...

​Job hunting can be a very stressful and difficult time for most of us especially when it’s the result of losing your job rather than choosing to leave.  As hard as it may be, try not to look at your current situation as world ending because it isn’t, instead look on this situation as the universe’s way of telling you loudly that what you were doing in the past needed changi...

​The Façade or fenestration industry is an excellent and exciting fast movingindustry to be involved in and there are always opportunities for individualsthat have excelled in a specific area of that Industry worldwide.Elk Recruitment are among the few Façade recruitment firms that have a soundglobal insight into the industry having spent over 16 years working directly forGl...

​The answer to this question is actually quite complex as there are many factors at playhere, some are obvious, some not so obvious and some of which may unfortunatelybe out of your control. QualificationsTo start with, Qualifications are extremely important and a good place to begin to laysolid career foundations. What we have learned to date at Elk Recruitment is continued...

​1.       Mental and Practical PreparationRemember why you are there, you need this job but don’t forget they also need you,ultimately that’s why you are really there. The guys interviewing you don’t want to see a well-rehearsed performance it’s unnatural and fake, they want to see an honest interview, your skill set and a confident you that is capable of explaining and conv...

​Along with an excellent design team with a design for manufacture mind set, one of the other main key ingredients to executing a successful unitized curtain walling project is making sure you have in place and BEFORE you start an excellently controlled well-oiled supply chain.  A unitized curtain wallingproject needs to be visualised and mapped as an assembly line starting ...

​This is probably one of the most frequent questions we get askedwhen meeting both clients and candidates for the first time, why Elk?  From the outset we wanted an Irish association with our business/brand. We started initially with the names of Irish flowers due to my keen interest in gardening but to be honest, to have an Irish flower as our name in Irish,although beautif...

​Having a goal and driving towards that goal is extremely important however it does not necessarily mean you will achieve it as most successful people will tell you.  We all need tools to get there, we need to know how to use them and ...

​I am stuck in a professional rut and my job is just getting me down!  How many times have I heard this from family, friends and colleagues, it’s probably one of most frustrating situations we find ourselves in and it can have a huge impacton our mental state taking into consideration the amount of time we actually spend inwork every week, and if it’s not spent feeling good...

​Multicultural Management in the context of international business is discussed as a key attribute and a “success factor” for businesses, managers and teams in today’sglobalised business arena (Kelley School ofbusiness, 2011, P.A Cassiday, 2005, Y.Y Kim, D P.S Bhawuk, 2008, R. Ma, D G.Allen 2009). For both Multinationals, expatriates and lone workersthrough the advancement o...