Career opportunities? The ones that just may knock

Your Web Browser may be out of date. If you are using Internet Explorer 9, 10 or 11 our Audio player will not work properly. For a better experience use Google Chrome, Firefox or Microsoft Edge. The imminent arrival of a new year often prompts people to think about changing job. But given the disruption of the last nine months coupled with growing pandemic fatigue, wouldn’t a change demand a monumental effort few have the energy for? Not necessarily says Sharon McCooey, head of LinkedIn in Ireland, who says new opportunities maybe closer than people think. “From our research, we know, for example, that 78,000 of our two million Irish members are no more than three skills away from becoming a qualified marketing manager. This is just one example of where the skills gap is quite narrow and filling it would open up a lot more job possibilities,” she says. Based on recent feedback from business leaders in Ireland, McCooey says there is a willingness to support employees to acquire new skills. “If ever there was ever a time to ask for training it’s now. Four in 10 leaders we surveyed want to create a learning culture that helps employees…
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