Career CornerCPA Ireland's Guide to........
CPA has created a series of articles aimed at providing you with a comprehensive guide to improving your job prospects, advice on your CV, cover letters, networking skills and more.
Useful articles
8 Job Search Tips from the Co-Founder of LinkedIn
Robert Walters - How to Market Yourself to Potential Employees
How to Win at Psychometric Training
How to Answer 'Why Should We Hire You?'
Working from Home - How to Get Started
Time Magazine's 'Five Things to Look for in a Great Interview
How to Explain Gaps in Your CV
Benefits of Skype for Business
Bobby Kerr's Top Ten Business Tips
How to Perfect your Performance Appraisal
Winning Negotiation Strategies
The Irish Career Coach - What You Wish You'd Known Before Your Job Interview
Top tips for improving your LinkedIn profile
Think outside the box for successful job hunting
Top ten interview tips from Optimum Career
Think of your job search as a road trip!
International Opportunities – A Quick Guide to Working Overseas
Robert Walters Salary Survey 2011
Morgan Mckinley Salary Guide 2012
9 Top Tips for Stress Management
Performing at your performance review
The Key to Successful Interviewing
Most Common Interview Pitfalls
Useful Links
Morgan McKinley is a global professional recruitment consultancy dealing with leading employers across the world.
Courses4u.ie is a comprehensive search engine for courses around the country.
Robert Walters is one of the world's leading recruitment consultancies, placing candidates in permanent, temporary and interim positions in a number of industries, including accountancy and finance.
Gillian Donohoe is a career coach and managing director of Kala Management Solutions . She also lectures in Dundalk IT.
Jane Downes is the founder of Clearview Coaching and Emotional Intelligence Ireland.
GradIreland provides graduates with career advice, information on graduate positions, postgraduate study, internships, employer profiles and work experience. Click here to view the CPA profile on gradireland.ie.
MindTools is a skills website providing resources to help build your career. Topics include time management, stress management and career strategy.
Need to improve your study & learning skills? You can do this by understanding how you learn. Click here to access UCD’s teaching and learning resource.
CPA Ireland enjoy a range of discounts with our Student Benefit Scheme. Click here for more details.
Morgan McKinley Employment Monitor
Salary Surveys and Reports
Morgan McKinley Salary Survey 2012
Brightwater Salary Survey 2012
Grant Thornton International Business Report 2012
News & Media
CPA Podcasts and Webinars
Thinking Outside the Box for Successful Job Hunting
With the rise of social media and on-line networking, there are more ways of looking for jobs than just the traditional ways of handing in CVs and searching the classifieds. Caroline Matthews, career coach with Career Source and author of The Irish Career Coach, discusses some of the best and most innovative ways to look for jobs. Please click here to view the webinar.
How to Network On-line for Career Opportunities
Networking is vital for furthering your career and advancing your job prospects. Caroline Matthews, career coach with Career Source and author of The Irish Career Coach highlights the importance of networking on social media and how to use the internet to further your connections. Click here for the webinar.
Tell Me About Yourself - Tough Interview Question
Sometimes the hardest question in interviews is the simplest and can be the downfall of many interviews if you are not prepared. When an interviewer says 'Tell me about yourself', it is your chance to sell yourself, your qualifications, experience and traits that make you most suitable for the job. Here Caroline Matthews, career coach with Career Source and author of The Irish Career Coach, tells us how to answer one of the trickiest questions in interviews. Click here for the webinar.
Tips on Being More Assertive
Assertiveness is an important asset to have in the world of work. You need to be able to speak up for yourself and get your ideas across in business effectively, without appearing passive or aggressive. Grace Lavery, People Development Specialist with Harvest business consultancy, describes assertiveness as ‘standing up for your own rights without impinging on the rights of others.’ Check out this video for some great tips on how to be more assertive in business.
Top 10 CV Dos and Don'ts!
Are you in the process of putting together your CV to send out to employers?
Get it right first time around with these excellent tips from Robert Walters, a global professional recruitment consultancy.
Louise Campbell, MD Robert Walters, talks to CPA about the top 10 CV dos and don'ts. Listen to the webinar here.
How do I become a CPA
Are you interested in a career in accounting? Curious about what the CPA qualification has to offer?
Out of two and a half million accountants worldwide, one million plus describe themselves a CPAs. It is a strong brand with a strong connection.
To find out more about becoming a CPA and having a career in accountancy listen to our webinar here.
Interview Skills and Techniques
Dermot O'Sullivan, recruitment consultant with Morgan McKinley in Dublin, tells us how we should prepare for interview. View the Interview Skills Webinar here.
CV Preparation
Ed Heffernan from Morgan McKinley provides guidance on how to complete a top quality CV. View the CV Webinar here
Finding that job in a challenging market, Robert Walters
In a challenging jobs market, employers are in the driving seat. In conversation with Ciara Murphy, marketing executive CPA, Louise Campbell, Managing Director, Robert Walters advises how to make yourself stand out in a competitive market, explains how to make the most of your talents, skills and experience and discusses the growing importance of networking in helping you find that all important role. Louise also looks at opportunities for CPAs both in Ireland and abroad
Stress release techniques and Keeping your head to stay ahead, Sarah Bird
Sarah Bird is a leading international personal development mentor and emotional intelligence coach. Her clients range from international Olympic medal-winning athletes and teams to high-level executives. Sarah uses Energy Psychology interventions to work with the body’s natural energies, shifting the chemical patterns in the brain that maintain unwanted habits, inappropriate emotional responses and self-limiting ways of thinking.
Click here to download the podcasts.
Presentations:
Living and Working in Australia - A guide to making the move to Australia from Robert Walters
CV Clinic with Optimum Career - your CV as your sales brochure, your unique selling point and CV and cover letter structure.
Cover letters, CVs, Interview preparation, techniques and networking, Robert Walters
Asia Pacific is calling, Morgan McGinley - Examines the career opportunities for CPAs in overseas markets, namely Singapore, Hong Kong, Sydney and Tokyo.
Support pack for CPA Recruitment
CPA regularly visits Universities, colleges and schools around the country to promote the CPA qualification. We rely heavily on the volunteer work of our membership to assist in this effort. If you have the opportunity to attend a career talk in your local secondary schools, we would be grateful if you would take the opportunity to promote the CPA qualification. Should you have any questions, suggestions or wish to discuss further please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Click here to access a range of support materials.
