Be careful what you type: is your boss watching your keyboard? As the recent Wells Fargo case shows, employer surveillance of workers raises many important questions Work and careers • 18 Jun 24
Be careful what you type: is your boss watching your keyboard? As the recent Wells Fargo case shows, employer surveillance of workers raises many important questions Work and careers • 18 Jun 24
6 questions you should be ready for at your next job interview Not only do interviews require you to think on your feet, but also to create a positive impression as a potential co-worker Work and careers • 14 Jun 24
6 questions you should be ready for at your next job interview Not only do interviews require you to think on your feet, but also to create a positive impression as a potential co-worker Work and careers • 14 Jun 24
Having a meaningful job is great – until it takes over your life Prioritising work over yourself and going without time for recovery can result in exhaustion, chronic stress and burnout Work and careers • 11 Jun 24
Having a meaningful job is great – until it takes over your life Prioritising work over yourself and going without time for recovery can result in exhaustion, chronic stress and burnout Work and careers • 11 Jun 24
Is 'entrepreneurial spirit' a product of nature or nurture? Entrepreneurship requires a unique combination of skills and dispositions that not everyone naturally shares Business • 07 Jun 24
Is 'entrepreneurial spirit' a product of nature or nurture? Entrepreneurship requires a unique combination of skills and dispositions that not everyone naturally shares Business • 07 Jun 24
What are soft skills - and why are they so hard to teach? Soft skills, often called 'people' or 'interpersonal' skills consist of a range of behaviours, attitudes and competencies Work and careers • 29 May 24
What are soft skills - and why are they so hard to teach? Soft skills, often called 'people' or 'interpersonal' skills consist of a range of behaviours, attitudes and competencies Work and careers • 29 May 24
Is the Irish labour market inclusive compared to rest of EU? While employment in Ireland is high compared to rest of EU, fostering labour market mobility could help to mitigate discrimination Work and careers • 20 Jun 24
Is the Irish labour market inclusive compared to rest of EU? While employment in Ireland is high compared to rest of EU, fostering labour market mobility could help to mitigate discrimination Work and careers • 20 Jun 24
Why belonging at work is important for your health and happiness Not belonging can be as painful as physical injury and feeling isolated can have a range of negative health impacts Work and careers • 22 May 24
Why belonging at work is important for your health and happiness Not belonging can be as painful as physical injury and feeling isolated can have a range of negative health impacts Work and careers • 22 May 24
You can force employees back to the office, but not the good ones Organisations that impose return-to-office mandates face the catastrophic possibility of losing their most valuable workers Work and careers • 21 May 24
You can force employees back to the office, but not the good ones Organisations that impose return-to-office mandates face the catastrophic possibility of losing their most valuable workers Work and careers • 21 May 24
Does LinkedIn make you feel like an imposter at work? LinkedIn can make you start worrying about your own career when you see colleagues boasting about promotions, awards and other wins Work and careers • 21 May 24
Does LinkedIn make you feel like an imposter at work? LinkedIn can make you start worrying about your own career when you see colleagues boasting about promotions, awards and other wins Work and careers • 21 May 24
Do you have the work ability for your job? Work ability is about assessing if an employee can meet the physical, mental, social and emotional aspects of their job Work and careers • 02 May 24
Do you have the work ability for your job? Work ability is about assessing if an employee can meet the physical, mental, social and emotional aspects of their job Work and careers • 02 May 24
How Autistic people can be supported accessing employment New research finds that transitional programmes can help Autistic people move into the world of work more successfully Work and careers • 30 Apr 24
How Autistic people can be supported accessing employment New research finds that transitional programmes can help Autistic people move into the world of work more successfully Work and careers • 30 Apr 24
4 steps for millennials and Gen Z to develop a meaningful career Developing a meaningful career involves identifying your values, passions and interests - and finding environments where you can thrive Work and careers • 18 Apr 24
4 steps for millennials and Gen Z to develop a meaningful career Developing a meaningful career involves identifying your values, passions and interests - and finding environments where you can thrive Work and careers • 18 Apr 24
How can hybrid workers better manage their time and wellbeing? Splitting work between home and workplace comes with unique characteristics, benefits and challenges Work and careers • 15 Apr 24
How can hybrid workers better manage their time and wellbeing? Splitting work between home and workplace comes with unique characteristics, benefits and challenges Work and careers • 15 Apr 24
Why class in the workplace remains a taboo subject in Ireland 'Perhaps it is time that the diversity discussion in the workplace begins to include socio-economic status' Society • 12 Apr 24
Why class in the workplace remains a taboo subject in Ireland 'Perhaps it is time that the diversity discussion in the workplace begins to include socio-economic status' Society • 12 Apr 24
Will careers in tax face obsoletion or evolution because of AI? Tasks performed by early career practitioners are those most vulnerable to AI so fewer tax trainees may be needed in the future Work and careers • 10 Apr 24
Will careers in tax face obsoletion or evolution because of AI? Tasks performed by early career practitioners are those most vulnerable to AI so fewer tax trainees may be needed in the future Work and careers • 10 Apr 24
How to help someone being bullied or harassed in your workplace There are ways to challenge toxic behaviour and make safe and effective interventions if you witness bullying or harassment at work Work and careers • 10 Apr 24
How to help someone being bullied or harassed in your workplace There are ways to challenge toxic behaviour and make safe and effective interventions if you witness bullying or harassment at work Work and careers • 10 Apr 24
Can uncertainty in the workplace be a good thing? Creating a trusting workplace environment is essential when we're dealing with increasing levels of complexity and uncertainty Work and careers • 08 Apr 24
Can uncertainty in the workplace be a good thing? Creating a trusting workplace environment is essential when we're dealing with increasing levels of complexity and uncertainty Work and careers • 08 Apr 24
What's your psychological contract with your employer? In the world of work where contracts are signed and terms negotiated, there's another agreement that often goes unspoken Work and careers • 05 Apr 24
What's your psychological contract with your employer? In the world of work where contracts are signed and terms negotiated, there's another agreement that often goes unspoken Work and careers • 05 Apr 24
Sympathy for the devil: should we feel sorry for middle managers? Middle managers occupy a difficult place in organisations with a job that pulls them in so many different directions at once Work and careers • 19 Mar 24
Sympathy for the devil: should we feel sorry for middle managers? Middle managers occupy a difficult place in organisations with a job that pulls them in so many different directions at once Work and careers • 19 Mar 24
Is AI going to change the reality of a legal career? AI may be a tool for enhancing efficiency and reducing mundane tasks in the legal sector rather than a threat to job security law • 11 Mar 24
Is AI going to change the reality of a legal career? AI may be a tool for enhancing efficiency and reducing mundane tasks in the legal sector rather than a threat to job security law • 11 Mar 24
Why do people stay in bad jobs? There are many reasons why so many of us might stay in jobs that we find unsatisfying and stressful Work and careers • 04 Mar 24
Why do people stay in bad jobs? There are many reasons why so many of us might stay in jobs that we find unsatisfying and stressful Work and careers • 04 Mar 24
How remote working has changed how we learn on the job We seem to be increasingly missing out on learning invaluable bits and pieces from our colleagues, managers or even the new intern Work and careers • 16 Feb 24
How remote working has changed how we learn on the job We seem to be increasingly missing out on learning invaluable bits and pieces from our colleagues, managers or even the new intern Work and careers • 16 Feb 24
Why it's time for a truce in generational war in the workplace Workers of different ages have different experiences, skills and knowledge and we should learn to take advantage of this Work and careers • 29 Jan 24
Why it's time for a truce in generational war in the workplace Workers of different ages have different experiences, skills and knowledge and we should learn to take advantage of this Work and careers • 29 Jan 24
4 ways to make flexible working work for you There are more than 300 possible flexible work practices, which brings benefits and challenges for both employers and employees Work and careers • 24 Jan 24
4 ways to make flexible working work for you There are more than 300 possible flexible work practices, which brings benefits and challenges for both employers and employees Work and careers • 24 Jan 24
Why we should be aware of religious discrimination in workplaces 'Just as religion has changed over time, so too has religious discrimination, and how it is experienced in the workplace differs from other contexts' Work and careers • 10 Jan 24
Why we should be aware of religious discrimination in workplaces 'Just as religion has changed over time, so too has religious discrimination, and how it is experienced in the workplace differs from other contexts' Work and careers • 10 Jan 24
