Career advice

5 tips to stay in a job you don't love

*Warning- If you are currently working in a role in which you are fulfilled, challenged and stimulated (in equal measure), then this blog...

Gillian McGrath

Aug 2, 20194 min read

Following on from our very successful ‘Back to Work Work Shop’ which we held last Tuesday in the Cork, here are some of Employmum's Top...

Anne O'Gorman

Apr 12, 20193 min read

Tinder, a wonderful place for people to connect by swiping right if you like the look of someone but can a tinder-type app work in the...

Helen Walshe

Feb 6, 20192 min read

Confidence - it is the one thing we talk about every day with our candidates who register with us - confidence and lack thereof, among...

Karen O'Reilly

May 3, 20183 min read

More and companies are using phone interviews to select candidates, so it is a good idea to be ready for when the event happens. A lot of...

Anna Healy

Nov 27, 20173 min read

In an ideal world, everyone should have an ongoing ‘financial plan’ but how many of us actually do? Life is busy and it gets especially...

Karen Goodliffe

Jul 21, 20174 min read

1. Apply for the Job I read recently that when women are looking at a job spec, they will not apply for the position unless they are 100%...

Karen O'Reilly

Jul 6, 20172 min read

You’ve just been invited for interview and the delight that initially hit you is now replaced by pure dread. Sound familiar? You begin to...

Gillian McGrath

Jun 2, 20174 min read

I am very lucky. I work from home. I run my own business, www.employmum.ie, from my own home office. As a solopreneur, this brings it's...

Karen O'Reilly

May 2, 20172 min read

The theme of this years’ International Women's Day is ‘Be Bold for Change’ . What can be “bolder” than changing careers? It’s the time...

Gillian McGrath

Mar 8, 20173 min read

I have recently become involved with Network Cork - a branch of Network Ireland and have genuinely been asking myself, why on earth...

Karen O'Reilly

Feb 9, 20173 min read