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Although a study in 2017 showed that the average Irish worker only has a 22.2 hour working week, this is certainly not true across all levels of the career ladder. In many professions, the number of hours worked each week far exceeds this number and, in fact, exceeds the 40 hour week which is held up as the standard. For example, those working in the Irish agricultural and forestry industries work over 50 hours per week, while managers and directors in Ireland work an average of 42.6 hours each week. However, it is not only by increasing the number of hours worked that employee productivity can be improved so here are some top tips to increase efficiency in the workplace.

If you are not feeling very motivated in your current job, it maybe as a result of poor job satisfaction.

Does money motivate employees to work hard? Research indicates that there is less than a two per cent overlap between pay and job satisfaction. What does that mean?

If you are not feeling very motivated in your current job, it maybe as a result of poor job satisfaction.

During competency-based interviews, candidates are asked questions about specific situations where they have shown themselves have competencies that match the job description. In many instances, it is better for candidates to take the broader perspective by using proven answering methodologies that give more comprehensive answers to both the opening and follow-up, or probing, questions, writes Pearse O’Donnell, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers.

A regularly neglected or misunderstood area of preparing for a job interview is that of researching the organisation.

The Midlands Region of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has announced details of an upcoming talk entitled ‘Working Smarter Not Harder’.

Mayor of Athlone, Aengus O’Rourke, believes St Vincent’s Hospital is now worse off than when it was re-opened in spring this year.

The last time that Mayo were in the All Ireland final, Sarah Rowe was out on the field kicking points, but not for Mayo, she was taking part in the children's game at half-time. Ten years later and the DCU PE and biology student is one of Mayo's main attacking threats as they go looking for their fifth All Ireland title.