Thursday 11 February 2010

With the help from WIN, a number of our members have lined up work or interviews through networking efforts and also through increased confidence and self esteem. Here is some feedback from one member who recently found work....

I can easily say 2 things that greatly helped me get the position that I now occupy.


1. The WIN networking sessions that I have attended have been hugely beneficial to me, as it kept a positive spin on potential career opportunities and prospects.
2. What really impacted on me was the training which identified, focused on and developed my personal and professional skills.

So I would like to say thank you to Ms McDonagh for the continued hard work & effort that she put into the sessions.

Kind Regards,
Aidan Flood"

Thursday 4 February 2010

Colman Collins is our guest speaker for our next session on February 12th. He is the owner and director of one of Galways best known and highly regarded recruitment consultancies. They have extensive experience in the professional, executive, manufacturing, high-tech, and commercial sectors.


Collins McNicholas was established in 1990 and has since become Ireland’s leading Recruitment and Training organisation. They have five offices across Ireland – Galway (Head Office), Dublin, Cork, Sligo and Athlone (Co Westmeath).

They focus on quality and not quantity, and using a consultative approach, they advise jobseekers on the best career opportunities available in the market.

They were the first Recruitment and HR Consultancy Company in Ireland to receive the ISO 9002 accreditation, demonstrating a commitment to providing the best service to candidates and clients.

On the day Colman will talk informally, and answer any questions members may have on the job market and the realities of recruitment. Some of the topics Colmans hopes to address are:

-Job finding strategies,

-An insight into employment trends and growth sectors

-Creating C.V. impact.

-Advice for generalists, non-qualified, or people from a non-growth sector.

-Giving people an insight into the mechanics and realities of the recruitment sector

-What businesses need and are actually looking for.