How to Attract Tech Talent to a Start-Up – 3 Techniques That Work
At GemPool, we have worked with tech start-ups going all the way back to 2005. This is our bread and butter. It’s fantastic that Ireland has such a vibrant tech start-up scene.
Current Overview on IT Recruitment and What to Expect in Q3
At GemPool we have found that 2021 has been a strong year. We have noticed large recruitment activity in the IT sector and seeing upward trends as we move into Q3.
The 3 Best Questions To Ask During An Interview In A Tech Start-Up
Taking a longer term view of your career should make you more focused on the learning rather than the money you can make. Taking on a role in a really interesting, well led, start-up can put you on a faster trajectory towards your career goals.
Can Creativity Damage Your Job Application?
Is it time to ditch the old black and white Microsoft Word CV layout for something more fun? I’d say yes. In today’s competitive job market it is crucial to stand out from the crowd as a job seeker. For a hiring manager, seeing the same eyesore resume layout can…
Top Tips on Answering Job Responsibility Interview Questions
In every job opportunity nowadays, there is usually a list of criteria that defines exactly what the company is looking for, and what the job responsibilities will be. This is the first line of screening, and gives any potential candidates a good idea of what to expect in their day…
5 Ways of Attracting Tech Talent in a Remote World
Over the past year a lot of us have got used to our home offices and kitchen tables and have adopted working from home. What the pandemic has shown us is that we don’t need to be in a physical location to complete our job responsibilities and that commuting is…
Why Set Business Goals for Employees?
Organisations have goals. These can be financial goals or sales goals, or growth in headcount goals etc. When you are working within an organisation, you will often hear about these goals at team, division or ‘all-hands’ meetings. This is all very important as the employees of a company should know…
The Journey from an IT Contract Job to a Permanent Position
As a Contractor, what’s the best way of converting my contract into a permanent job? On a daily basis I speak with people seeking IT jobs in Dublin. At GemPool we have the luxury of working with some of the most attractive IT companies in the world, however a lot…
UX UI Designer’s Job Search Toolkit
Are you looking for a job as a UX UI Designer in the Irish Market? If you are, we’re here to help you in this search.
What are The Typical Career Paths for a Business Analyst?
According to Wikipedia, a Business Analyst is a ‘person who analyses an organisation or business domain and documents its business, processes, or systems, assessing the business model or its integration with technology’. The aim of a Business Analyst, or BA, is to find improvements in these processes or systems.
How to Deal with Being Spoilt for Choice with Job Offers
If you have secured more than one job offer, its brilliant news but also presents a challenge. How do you decide which offer is the best for you? What criteria should be driving your decision?
Workplace Diversity and How We Can Tackle Unconscious Bias
In today’s work environment, the word ‘diversity’ is taking its place to a whole new level and earning more and more respect for its meaning. As the general definition states, diversity at the workplace consists of having people that are different in ages, abilities, languages, races, ethnicity, nationalities, social…
Do you Really Know What’s Going on in Your Remote Team?
Do you have responsibility over the performance of other members in your team? Have you changed how you manage those team members if they are now remote working and previously weren’t?
Top Pointers on Creating a Successful Hybrid Working Model
Now that we are all accustomed to our working from home life, how are we going to re-adapt to going back to the office? Recently the likes of Google, Facebook, Amazon & Goldman Sachs announced that they plan on bringing everyone back to the office in a structured way, over…