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2013 in review

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2013 annual report for this blog.

Here’s an…

Minister Joan Burton has announced changes to the way in which jobbridge operates. Applicants will now be allowed to undertake three internships up to a time limit of 18 months. Yes, you can work for free for 18 months. Don’t all rush at once.

On top of…

Probably my longest ever break from the blog! I’m sure the man and his dog have survived. The reason for my absences is two fold. Mainly, I have been very busy and also I wanted/want to change the site and turn it into something completely different. The…

It has been a while since I’ve posted. I’ve been very busy I’m happy to say! The new job is going well and it is crazy to think I am about two months in already. The time is flying.

While there was, and still is I suppose, an adjustment period, things…

Playing In The Big Leagues

I am just over three weeks into the new job and it has been a roller coaster ride. I have had the…

I have just finished my first week in a new job for the second time in ten months. While that kind of stat would normally be bad, for me, it is a very good one indeed. It feels great to finally have a fulltime, paid job!

I’ve spent the last week crashing…

I am very happy to write that two weeks after finishing my jobbridge internship, I have signed off and I will begin my new job on Monday. The position is for a national media outlet in Dublin so I am on the move again but this time it is for a paid full…

There has been a lot of talk about jobbridge. To a large extent, it is being used as a political football. The government are heralding it as a key part of their jobs action plan, saying that 60% of peoplewho enter the scheme gain fulltime employment…

Jobbridge: My Experience

At last, I am finished my internship. I return to being a member of the dole queue and another…

Just one week left, and to be honest, I cannot wait to finish. Nine months down and it is well and truly time to leave Jobbridge behind. I have a lot of opinions about the scheme which I will blog about here when I finish. The time has been mixed with…

In just under six weeks, I will finish my internship and I have to say, it can’t come fast enough. My rate of learning has grind to a halt, I am struggling to meet the cost of rent and bills as a result of working in a different county, the atmosphere is…

I haven’t posted in a while due to a perfect storm of tiredness, busyness and laziness. Anyway, as a short update on what’s going on with my job search, I thought I’d post this. My quest can be summed up in two words: not good. I have applied for a few…

I know its been a few days since Prom Night, but I’m going to over my tuppence on what happened. I was about to leave work when the news that IBRC, or Anglo Irish Bank in old money, was to be liquidated. I must confess I was at somewhat of a loss…

A Job Search Experiment

Deja Vu, I’ve got a bad case of it. I’m back to trawling the net in a bid to plan my next move and…

I’m feeling refreshed and relaxed, all thanks to a couple of days away in Clare. I have the week off from work and used the opportunity to get take a short sojourn with my girlfriend in Doolin and Spanish Point as well as a driving tour through Lahinch,…

I’m just after finishing what has been ‘one of those days’. Yup, it was bad one primarily caused by a bad decision I made that led to a bit of a fuck up and was compounded by the actions of others. I didn’t get into any trouble for it, but I a few people…

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An Illustration of Irish Progress

Every now and then the same article, or discussion, rears its head in the media. The question or…

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