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Author Jack Feeney has a very wry take on Irish recruitment consultants...they are good, bad and ugly! -- Irish Independent - Jobs & Careers, July 15 2004
Jack Feeney has written a hilarious and frank account of the wiles of company management... -- Magill Magazine, November 2005
Jack Feeney has written a hilarious and frank account of the wiles of company management... -- Magill Magazine, November 2005
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'I've downsized one client company three times since I read this book - what a gas!'
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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As an Accountant I can confirm that we do not all keep Ant-farms, we do not all go to the toilet on the hour, every hour and not all of us accept 'Brown envelope' corrupt payments for helping politicians dodge tax. The book is well written and easy to follow. I read it in one sitting and near wet myself laughing. Some of the stuff on 'Recruitment Agencies' operating in Ireland was a real eye-opener as well as a bit of a laugh. I'm glad however that, at my age, I'll never have to deal with them. I have a far better understanding of Human Resource Management and all that paintballing & touchy feely stuff. I would reccomend buying the book but don't forget to keep your receipt of purchase - your accountant can help you get this money back as an expense !!!!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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A damning though droll indictment of how 'Business & Finance' operates in Post-Tiger Ireland - the tax dodge Capital of Europe. Easy to read and laid out in an A to Z format, it offers radical and somewhat demented Managerial remedies - especially in the area of Human Resource Management!
A light read for the average MANAGER - an absolutely essential read for his or her staff!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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Jack Feeney, the Irish author of In Search of Competence, obviously doesn't believe that his search will be successful.
This book is entertaining, clever and well written. It is clear and concise in its explanation of the technicalities of human resources management and recruitment.
This book is entertaining, clever and well written. It is clear and concise in its explanation of the technicalities of human resources management and recruitment. However, it has a jaundiced, black Irish view of the language and denizens of the world of Human Resource Management.
One very substantial plus in the book is the inclusion of a comprehensive and plain English dictionary of HR and recruitment jargon that, like Irish jokes, seems to be endless and incomprehensible.
The alphabetical structure of the chapter headings is a novel approach that manages to cover a lot of content in a relatively short book.
In essence, In Search of Competence is useful as a guide to a lot of human resource and recruitment practices that are meaningless at best and dishonest at worst. The author is an articulate critic but his fundamental thesis that all Human Resource managers and recruiters are lying incompetents is wrong. A whiff of envy and more than jot of jealousy distracts the reader from the real positives that can be found in the book. HCA
This book is entertaining, clever and well written. It is clear and concise in its explanation of the technicalities of human resources management and recruitment.
This book is entertaining, clever and well written. It is clear and concise in its explanation of the technicalities of human resources management and recruitment. However, it has a jaundiced, black Irish view of the language and denizens of the world of Human Resource Management.
One very substantial plus in the book is the inclusion of a comprehensive and plain English dictionary of HR and recruitment jargon that, like Irish jokes, seems to be endless and incomprehensible.
The alphabetical structure of the chapter headings is a novel approach that manages to cover a lot of content in a relatively short book.
In essence, In Search of Competence is useful as a guide to a lot of human resource and recruitment practices that are meaningless at best and dishonest at worst. The author is an articulate critic but his fundamental thesis that all Human Resource managers and recruiters are lying incompetents is wrong. A whiff of envy and more than jot of jealousy distracts the reader from the real positives that can be found in the book. HCA
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side splitting work of art
I started reading this late at night and my daughter thumped on the bedroom wall and shouted at me to stop laughing. Read more
Published on 26 Sep 2009 by Jeanette Heatherington
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Although satirical, this book is largely based on Fianna Fail Government management practices. From 'a lot done, more to do' to dodgy 'Business Expansion Schemes' to downright... Read more
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Published on 23 Jun 2006 by Francis Connolly
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Not just about recruitment - its about management!
This is the first book I've read that clearly puts Irish Recruitment Consultants and agencies in their place. Read more
Published on 23 Jun 2006 by Mary Connolly
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Highly readable, rip roaring fun ...
This slim volume is an irreverent dig at many modern management concepts, written in rip-roaring style, that shouldn't be taken too seriously. Read more
Published on 23 May 2006 by NickMulcahy
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A lot done...More to do!
Although this is a 'Business Humor' book and is funny, the section on RECRUITERS and the constant references to Recruitment Industry practices in Ireland is both informative and... Read more
Published on 12 April 2006 by Big Corla
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For Managers, their Staff and especially Job-seekers
This is a send up of many Management practices in Ireland with an underlying intent of exposing some of the more dodgy or questionable protocols. Read more
Published on 23 Jun 2005 by Liam Lawlor
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Required management reading - essential Job-seeker reading!
This is a send up of many Management practices in Ireland with an underlying intent of exposing some of the more dodgy or questionable protocols. Read more
Published on 23 Jun 2005 by "rayburke5"
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A for Attitude - E for ELAN - Z for Zone
An A to Z of Irish business and management, it describes a Mafia like world that anyone in 'business' will recognise. Read more
Published on 8 Mar 2005 by "rayburke5"
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