I believe we've yet to fix the challenge around silos, but I have seen a lot of people being unafraid to start again and find their new potential, whether that's in a new workplace, a new country, or even a completely new sector. There's an appetite to learn more, know more, and do more, and honestly I love that. I think the bravery is also in the ability to share.
Five years ago, finding a coach followed a predictable path. You searched a directory, shortlisted three names, booked discovery calls, and picked your favourite. The coach with the best sales pitch won. Today that process feels almost quaint. The coaching industry has fractured into a thousand pieces. People are using ChatGPT as their first coach. They're joining group programmes with influencers they've never met.
Q: I recently took a redundancy package, and I am now job hunting. I've been told that ­LinkedIn is the place where I am most likely to find prospective employers, and have dutifully changed my avatar to "open for work". However, I have a feeling that Ireland is still all about "who you know", and I may do better by working my network of contacts. Is it worth paying for a full LinkedIn subscription, or what is your experience of modern job hunting?
Search beyond major job engines by using niche job boards, Google X‑ray searches, industry trade directories, company filings, supplier and client lists, local business registers, conference speaker lists, and professional association directories; cross-reference these sources, build a prioritized spreadsheet, and set email or RSS alerts to track when small employers post trainee or entry-level opportunities, and monitor sector-specific hashtags and community Slack/Discord channels for unadvertised roles.
"The key is rethinking what you're doing not as a job, but as a set of skills," he said. Once you understand your skills, Roth said to look at the jobs on the rise list and assess where the demand is, "because the demand is super uneven." "Then, start working backwards," Roth said."What are the skills that are required to be a construction planning coordinator or an independent analyst? What are the skills that I have that will get me there?"
