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Our managing director Charley Stoney spoke with John McGee in the latest edition of the Sunday Independent business. Check out the article below. With a staff of 18, the Dublin-based marketing talent consultancy Alternatives has established itself as a leading player in the recruitment and supply of marketing professionals to many leading companies. Group managing director C...

I worked with Alternatives before I moved to the UK and upon return, we had no idea that my husbands job would bring us to Galway. I always thought fondly of Alternatives and so hoped that working in recruitment in Ireland again would bring me back here. However, from Galway how would this work? On return to Ireland, my UK company, asked me to work remotely for them from Ire...

We’ve certainly had a busy and positive start within Alternatives in 2018 with mid-level and senior marketing roles across all sectors being sourced for. We’ve seen a real increase in multifaceted marketing roles and niche roles within marketing becoming common with an emphasis on either technical skillsets or specific situational experience ie: Change management, technology...

Are you yearning for a change in your career – new sector perhaps? Have you been on a career break and looking to get back into the game? Have you just moved back to Ireland after a few years abroad? Do you want a role that is meaty whilst offering you more flexibility than you currently have? Then, why don’t you consider interim marketing management? Interim Marketing is wh...

Introduction Hosted by Alternatives Digital Talent Team; Joan Fahey and Oran Carolan and moderated by Charley Stoney, Managing Director of Alternatives, this was the third in our series of Digital Think Tanks attended by 20 Senior Digital Leaders from a range of sectors including Banking, Insurance, FMCG, Travel, Retail, Telecoms and Media. The topic for this session was ‘Ho...

So you’ve managed to woo the hiring manager with your CV and now you’ve reached the next stage in the journey to your dream digital role. It’s time to get over the euphoria and start the preparations for the interview. How are you going to sufficiently prepare I hear you asking… Just follow these six simple steps to ace that digital marketing interview: KNOW YOU AND YOUR CV ...

Are you keen to make a change in your professional life in 2018? Alternatives can help you to find a new job. Regardless the field or who is together with you on this journey, a great CV is mandatory.See what recruiters look for and how to improve your chances to catch their attention. The tips below were written with digital marketers in mind, but many of them apply to othe...

The digital world we live in today affects every function in today’s organisations and to stay competitive we simply can’t afford to think in digital silos anymore. For the last 10 years, we have been talking about how we ‘do digital’ This seems a bit meaningless now as if you don’t ‘do digital’ you’re really not ‘doing’ at all. We need to remove the ‘digital’ label and simp...

Of course not! So, don’t let it stop you from embracing the new Gig Economy for your digital talent solutions… Fear works on different people in different ways. It either cripples you or motivates you to take a stand. A stand for your brand, your team and the people who follow and believe in you. Most of the time we see fear hold people back when it comes to digital marketin...

Here at Alternatives, January tends to be one of the busiest months of the year for the team. The “New Year, New me” mantra is on everyone’s mind heading into 2018 and for many that means taking the necessary steps towards their dream job. Here at Alternatives we give our candidates the best possible tools so that they can reach their potential. This starts with creating the...