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Q: I’m applying for my first job in eleven years – all that time I’ve been happy in my current role, but I’ve started to get itchy feet. I have put a lot of work into fine tuning my CV and am happy with how it portrays me. It’s just short of two pages. My question is, do I need a cover letter to go with it or are they a thing of the past? (LK, email).

In the not too distant past, job application forms could be filled in by using information already detailed in your CV.

In the not too distant past, job application forms could be filled in by using information already detailed in your CV.

Quite often, my colleagues and I hear clients say that they have made several job applications but have heard nothing back. The palpable frustration this causes is clear for all to see. It’s an all-too-common problem within the recruitment process but there are ways to reduce the chances of it happening to you. In simple terms – it boils down to you as a job seeker making a connection with someone on the other side of your application, writes Mark McDonald, Career Coach.

Roisin Ni Chleirigh and Dermot Reid are offering a unique and fantastic course in Confidence, Motivation, Interview Skills and Aptitude Test workshop in Branchville House, Dunbell in Kilkenny on May 7 and 8, and on May 21 and 22.

Within the last twenty years, we have seen a massive shift in communication methods and styles. Can you remember the last time that you received a hand written letter? We often feel ‘lost’ if we don’t have regular access to our mobile phones or email accounts. Technology has not only changed the way that we communicate, it has enabled us to be part of a ‘smaller world’.