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Q: I’m applying for my first job in eleven years – all that time I’ve been happy in my current role, but I’ve started to get itchy feet. I have put a lot of work into fine tuning my CV and am happy with how it portrays me. It’s just short of two pages. My question is, do I need a cover letter to go with it or are they a thing of the past? (LK, email).

Q: I have a LinkedIn account, but I don't really update it much. My last two jobs are not on there and I think my qualifications may even need some tweaking to reflect recent courses I have done. I am now on the job trail. I work in the marketing area. Should I overhaul my LinkedIn profile to give myself a better chance? (RL, email).

A third of white-collar Irish professionals have stated that they are ‘very likely’ to leave their job in the coming months, unless more understanding and assistance is directed toward personal matters which impact their work.

Foróige, the youth development organisation, has joined forces with GMIT to run a mentoring programme at the local third level college.

A survey among Irish workers has found that two out of three people (64 percent) said they now work in a flexible environment - this is an increase from the same survey in 2019, before the pandemic when 53 percent said they worked in a flexible environment.

Continuing our series on the START method, this week we come to Results. As you will know from the previous columns, START stands for Situation, Task, Action(s), Result(s) and Them.

Continuing our series on the START method, this week we come to Results. As you will know from the previous columns, START stands for Situation, Task, Action(s), Result(s) and Them.

=It has been proven time and again that a diverse and inclusive workforce better supports an organisation’s success, yet the diversity challenge is far-reaching and all of ours to solve. Solutions can be complex and varied - for example, access programmes are important to reach students in need of financial support for third level education while role models and teachers are some of the most influential people in introducing female students to careers in STEM.

Once again employers and employees throughout the country are being encouraged to work from home in order to stem the spread of COVID 19. However, 2022 should see the resumption of the staggered return to the office for the Irish workforce, and a survey from the newly rebranded Compliance Institute (formerly the Association of Compliance Officers of Ireland) has found that even when employees are free to return, a hybrid model is most likely to be adopted by the majority of employers.

Q: Of late I’ve been hearing a lot about competency-based interviews. Indeed, you have referred to them on a few occasions. I hadn’t done gone for a new job for years until this summer and the whole interview world has changed. All tips would be appreciated. (FG, email).