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In the past two years more than 50 per cent of the recruitment companies in Ireland have closed down and most of the others have experienced drastic reductions in staffing and salary levels.

Rita Mylett, a personal styling and image consultant and president of Network Mayo, offers Mayo Advertiser readers some tips about creating the perfect CV.

A new survey from recruitment website www.irishjobs.ie has found that 27 per cent of Irish workers admitted to checking their work emails while on holidays. The survey also revealed that six per cent of workers said they would check work texts while away, and five per cent said they would ring the office while on annual leave.

Castlebar councillor Frank Durcan put forward a notice of motion at the county council’s monthly meeting, that the county council should employ two in-house solicitors on a salary basis to deal with the legal business of Mayo County Council and three urban councils.

CPM, Ireland’s field marketing company is hosting a recruitment and career advice workshop on Thursday July 1 in The Maldron Hotel, Oranmore, Galway. The workshop will focus on jobs that are currently available in the west and northwest of Ireland, while also providing expert advice on interview preparation skills and CV clinics.

At least nine temporary clerical staff have been recruited by the HSE in Kilkenny without the posts being advertised publicly according to Impact trade union which this week criticised the lack of proper procedure.

Retirement plans are changing radically as people no longer expect to put their feet up at 65 due to money constraints and simply because 65 is no longer deemed old.

An innovative green energy jobs conference and open day, ‘Greener Homes and Business Generating Green Jobs,’will be held at the Oranmore Lodge Hotel on Friday May 28.

The last year quarter has shown some welcome signs in the recruitment sector, according to Irishjobs.ie, the quarterly online jobs index. These include a nine per cent increase in jobs advertised online as compared to last year. The medical professionals and healthcare sector has seen the biggest increase in new jobs advertised, with retailing, wholesaling, and purchasing showing the largest decline in new jobs advertised.

Mayor Malcolm Noonan along with some of the supported employment services in Kilkenny (Access Supported Employment Service and Kases), hosted an Employers’ Breakfast in the Town Hall to acknowledge and thank the many employers in Kilkenny/Carlow who work in partnership with the supported employment services for people with disabilities.