I cried when I dropped my son off at crèche for the first time. I cried the next day too. In fact I cried every day for about 3 weeks when I went back to work. I felt overwhelmingly sad. Sad that the days of it being just me and him were coming to an…
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If you’ve been following our blog then by now you’ll have updated your CV and your new and improved LinkedIn profile will have got you noticed. Now you’ve secured an interview – well done! So what can you do to make sure you perform at your very best and bag the job? We’ve got 10 top…
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Looking attractive is no longer just about how we dress and whether we’re having a good hair day – it’s also about how socially attractive we are on social media. Getting socially savvy can help change careers and make sure we’re found by the right recruiters and colleagues. The first thing most employers do now…
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Flexible working. There, I’ve said it. Two words that are designed to make business managers shake and quake with concern. Say it and watch what happens. You’ll see a bumble and slur of all the reasons why it won’t work in their organization. What is it they are so afraid of? UK based forum EWF*…
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Remember the days when after a long hot summer you got ready to go back to school. The new pencil case. The scented eraser, shiny scuff-proof shoes and pristine ankle socks. Feeling full of hope for the year ahead. But then there was the small feeling deep down in your tummy. The end of the…
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Who does most of the housework in your house? Its one of the biggest bug-bears of the mums we work with at Mumager. It seems like our mums aren’t alone. Research shows that working mums do on average 3 times more household chores than their partners. Women put in a whopping 17 hours versus 6…
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Keeping your CV up to date is one of those tasks that probably rank alongside doing your annual tax return. Rather than wait to the eleventh hour when you really need it to apply for that new job or internal promotion, taking time to craft a compelling CV is time well spent. Research suggests that…
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Who’d have thought that singer Adele would get so nervous before she goes on stage that she frequently throws up, or that Wimbledon Champion Serena Williams grew up comparing herself unfavourably to big sister Venus? It can be so easy to assume that celebrities and public figures ooze confidence. Yet scratch beneath the surface of…
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One of the mums at our Mumager workshop summed up a dilemma that many parents experience – the challenge of being fully present when at home. She shared “I often feel guilty that I don’t see my kids during the week as they’re in crèche 4 days a week, but then when I do come…
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There is a huge amount of research being undertaken around the impact of gender diversity in leadership roles. Well known, reputable companies such as McKinsey, Fortune, Dow Jones have all found that organisations with more women in the leadership ranks experience better financial results. Currently over half of all graduates in Ireland are women, however…
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