Hiring for Supply Chain Jobs in Ireland? 5 Mistakes to Avoid The cost of a bad hire can be as much as 30% of their annual salary. At Next Generation, we specialise in supply chain recruitment in Ireland, and have seen first-hand how hiring mistakes can cost businesses time, money and high-potential candidates.As Ireland’s supply chain jobs landscape be...
Hard Skills v Soft Skills in Life Sciences and Pharma Sectors The Life Sciences sector in Ireland is an extremely interesting and rewarding sector to work in with huge opportunity for career progression.When looking for a job in life sciences it is important ...
Pharma Jobs in Ireland: Trends, Tips & Everything You Need to Succeed Pharma jobs have long been a cornerstone of Ireland’s economy. Pharmaceuticals make up close to 61% of total Irish exports (Irish Examiner, 2025), and account for around 10% of the world’s total ...
Understanding The Career for your Personality Understanding the career for your personality before making your next career move can make all the difference for success and longevity. UNDERSTANDING THE CAREER FOR YOUR PERSONALITY Most people like to surround themselves with products that they feel are reflective of their personalit...
Should I Become a Contractor? Should I become a contractor and what’s involved? My main concern is the uncertainty that goes with working as a non-permanent member of staff. My personal circumstances have changed recently and I’m seriously considering setting up as a self employed IT contractor. At the moment I have a full...
How To Approach A Performance Appraisal My annual performance appraisal is coming up but I’m not too sure how to approach it. My manager, who would usually chair the meeting, has had to take an unexpected leave of absence. Rather than postpone the appraisal, senior management has decided that my boss’s boss will carry it out. I see ...
3 Ways to Tell if Someone is Lying at Interview When meeting a potential hire, it is important to be able to tell if they are a genuine candidate or if they are lying at interview. We all know that when sitting an interview one must accentuate the strong, relevant attributes that they have in order to make sure that their flirting with this...
14 tips to remember when attending a job interview For any position that a candidate applies for, 9 times out of 10 they will have to attend an interview or possibly a series of interviews. Below are 14 helpful tips that can help a candidate make a good first impression and possibly get to the next round of interviews with the overall aim of s...
A Brief History of Famous Hirings and Firings We examine a Brief History of Famous Hirings and Firings, including some surprising and very famous names. A BRIEF HISTORY OF FAMOUS HIRINGS AND FIRINGS Donald Trump is famous for uttering the words you’re fired to his apprentices, but who said it last to him, and why? What about when styl...
Successful Tech Companies Throughout History We look at successful tech companies throughout history and their impact on the heights that successful tech companies of today have reached. SUCCESSFUL TECH COMPANIES THROUGHOUT HISTORY In the Modern World, we are all too used to multinational technology companies having a major impact on ...
Five People Around You Are Determining Your Success Jim Rohn -“You’re the average of the five people you spend most of your time with”. In fact, five people around you are determining your success! WHO ARE YOUR INFLUENTIAL FIVE? Most of us are familiar with the idea that the environment we live in affects the person we are, the characteristi...
Conor Mc Gregor and The Art Of Positive Selling “There’s two things I really like to do, and that’s whoop ass and look good” Looking at the techniques Conor M cGregor has used we can learn new ways to market our own brand through the art of positive selling. THE ART OF POSITIVE SELLING The past 12 months have seen one of the biggest r...
4 Tips For Returning To Work After a Holiday Returning to work after a holiday can be difficult, be smart, get everything in order before you go to make the transition back simple and smooth. PLAN BEFORE YOU GO/ GET ORGANISED This should be done before you go! Make sure you have a clear-sighted plan for when you get back, prioritisi...