Blathnaid O'Dea Reporter
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Blathnaid O’Dea joined Silicon Republic in 2021 as Careers reporter, coming from a background in the Humanities.

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8 months ago
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Would you invest in nap rooms to help your employees sleep?

Sleep scientists at Asana’s Work Innovation Lab say companies should invest in protecting the sleep hygiene of workers.

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Web frameworks you should know to advance your tech career

There are lots of web frameworks out there. Here is a non-exhaustive guide to some of the most widely used ones you s...

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Focus on boosting soft skills to get the real benefit from AI

Rachel Hamann of AllCampus says leaders need to ensure workers are equipped to use AI systems – and that means focusi...

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How UCD Professional Academy is shaping Ireland’s workforce

New courses in AI and analytics and more flexible learning courses are going to be added to UCD Professional Academy’...

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How this GIS consultant is using UX tech to bring maps to the masses

A lifelong love of geography led this lead GIS consultant to her role at Esri Ireland where she brings maps to life u...

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Liberty IT is hiring 80 for its early-career programme

Emma Mullan, senior talent director at Liberty IT, said the company's programme provides a 'unique insight' into life...

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EY to hire 1,000 in Northern Ireland over the next five years

EY is running a skills academy that prospective hires can take advantage of to boost their skills before interviewing...

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Skills for the future: Does Ireland have the appetite to advance?

The Government is focusing its energies on raising awareness of the various subsidised skills schemes it already runs...

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How to survive ‘talent wars’: Remember it’s not all about the money

Employers need to dig deep to retain talent, but that doesn’t have to mean in their pockets. Other perks like flexibl...

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Irish company Tekenable to create 20 new jobs in AI and analytics

It is unclear how many of the new roles will be in Ireland, although Tekenable has hired in Dublin and Kerry in the p...

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6 resources every Irish-based STEM graduate should know about

From Government websites to jobs portals, here are the corners of the internet where you should be looking if you wan...

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Micro-learning: The newer, more efficient way for workers to upskill?

Matteo Penzo, co-founder of Zick Learn, says learning in an asynchronous way on our smartphones is the best method of...

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