Mark Scully, a former Tax Director at KPMG Ireland discusses his journey and how his autism diagnosis in 2021 impacted his career. Initially joining KPMG’s tax graduate programme in 2011, Mark advanced through his career but faced underlying challenges that became apparent only after entering the workforce. Despite excelling in certain job aspects, he struggled … Continue reading How an autism diagnosis led Mark Scully to create his own coaching and neurodiversity consultancy company
Employment
Transforming the Workforce: How Karen O’Reilly Founded Employmum and Employflex to Champion Flexible Work
After living abroad for over 20 years, Karen O'Reilly returned to West Cork in 2013, bringing with her over two decades of experience in Finance and Management and a desire for flexible work to accommodate her family commitments. With her husband’s job requiring him to be away for nine months each year, Karen needed a … Continue reading Transforming the Workforce: How Karen O’Reilly Founded Employmum and Employflex to Champion Flexible Work
Generation Ireland – Empowering underrepresented groups facing barriers employment
Generation Ireland, is a global movement born from McKinsey & Company’s CSR drive in 2014 to ensure that job seekers are given the necessary skills for the modern economy. Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, it launched its inaugural AWS Cloud re/Start bootcamp in Ireland November 2020, scaling up to 10 bootcamps by 2022, impacting Dublin and … Continue reading Generation Ireland – Empowering underrepresented groups facing barriers employment
The Valuable 500 – Putting hiring for people with disabilities on the agenda of the 500 most valuable in the world
In 2017, Caroline Casey created a plan: to improve the global unemployment rate among individuals with disabilities. While this task might seem daunting to some, Caroline embraced it as a challenge. She believed that if the 500 most valuable companies in the world pledged to prioritize disability employment, it could raise awareness about the significantly … Continue reading The Valuable 500 – Putting hiring for people with disabilities on the agenda of the 500 most valuable in the world