According to Myers-Briggs peoples personalities are classified into 4 key categories

- Extroversion / Introversion
- Sensing / Intuition
- Thinking / Feeling,
- Judging / Perceiving

Different combinations of the criteria determine a type.

Upon completing this Test you will obtain your type, your strengths of the preferences and a descriptions of your type.

It may help you to identify your life style in general you can also obtain a list of the most suitable career choices based on your personality.

http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes2.asp

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Jeremy Kyle ‘to get people back to work’

A new TV programme which aims to help unemployed people find jobs may be fronted by UK talk show host Jeremy Kyle. ITV are currently holding talks about the plan.

“Jeremy Kyle Gets Britain Working” has been cited as an early title for the show,

On Sunday, an Observer columnist declared that the plan to use Jeremy Kyle as motivation for the unemployed is “downright disturbing” and wrote that it is a “peculiar choice” to select him as the face of a government-endorsed programme

Is Jeremy Kyle’s brash, in-your-face style really what’s needed to shake people up ???

News by Adfero

15 Irish companies were in the Top 100 companies to work for in Europe list.

• O2 came top of the list of Irish companies.
• Depuy in the TOP 100 in Europe
• Microsoft Ireland – Best Place to Work 2008
•  Best practices in creating a fun place to work – Google Ireland.
• Best Practices for Work-Life Balance – Intel Ireland.
• .Best Practices for Diversity Management – Abbott Laboratories Ireland
• Best Practices for employee involvement in Corporate Social Responsibility to GE Commercial Aviation Services.

If you are job searching…..these companies are a good place to start!!

Check out www.twtterjobsearch.com for your job search. Another tool you should be using for job searching .

Mairead

                                      COPING WITH REDUNDANCY

1. Allow time to grieve the loss

It is helpful to acknowledge how you feel, notice the feelings it brings up and
to accept yourself for the feelings you do have.

2. Dont take it personally

It was you ROLE that was made redundant

3. Dont buy into negative thoughts

When you notice you are having negative thoughts, do your best to let them go rather than allow yourself to get carried away with them.

4. Keep active

keeping your body moving keeps your energy high, your blood circulating and blocks you from falling into apathy

5. Think about what you actually want to do in your future

this is the one time in your life where you have the perfect opportunity to think about what you really want in life. Sit down with a piece of paper and list your strengths, passions, weaknesses and aspirations.

6.Get proactive and start looking so you are ready when the right thing comes up

7. Let everyone know that you are looking.

‘It’s not what you know it’s who you know’ – having the right contacts can get you everywhere. You can dramatically increase your chances of landing the ideal job by getting clear about what you want and getting out and letting the all your friends & ex colleagues know.Most employers are sourcing people by word of mouth. They dont invest in agencies anymore as the funds arent there!

8. Start working on your CV and interviewing skills so you are ready when the right thing comes up

9. Focus on your good points

It’s easy when you have lost your job to get caught up in your weaknesses and failings but refuse to do
so. Focus every single day on your assets, your strengths, accomplishments, experiences, what difference you can make to any job role.

10. Get Support from those around you

whatever you do reach out
and allow others to help you help yourself. This could actually turn out to be the best thing that had even happened to you, if you allow it.

11. Make use of the Outplacement Service your ex-employer has provided for you. Quite often transitioning employees do not even accept the service. Get help from an expert

The new IrishJobs.ie monthly online recruitment index, which measures jobs advertised by companies across the five leading online recruitment sites in the country, shows that, over April and May the decline in available jobs appears to have bottomed out. Figures for May showed a 7% month on month increase in jobs advertised online in Ireland. Figures for June haven’t been released yet but early indications suggest continued stability in the market.

Job Searching Using LINKEDIN.COM
Friday, June 26, 2009 at 4:13pm
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WHAT IS LINKEDIN?

Linkedin.com is a online worldwide network of experienced professionals with 42 million users across 200 countries.

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SOME STATS….

141,000 Users in Ireland ( Mainly Qualified Professionals), 42 million Worldwide

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IRISH USERS

16,054 – IT, Telecoms & IT Services
21,376 – Banking & Finance
1,219 – Staffing & Recruitment
6,997 – Engineering
1,671 – Marketing / Advertising
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WHO USES IT?
Professionals, Executives, Jobseekers, Headhunters & Recruiters, HR + copmanies such as EBAY and Microsoft
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WHY USE IT?

- Potential Employers search against relevent skillsets
- You can be accessed by 1,219 Recruiters in Ireland
- 1600 companies have “company profiles” on Linkedin in Ireland
- Expand your network using your current network
- Send updates to your network eg. Project work, jobs, Advice
- Reconnect with ex-colleagues
- Accessible to consultants who may need Associate Consultants to support them in   Projects
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