Open Doors Support
If you would like us to support you to find a job in Ireland, access further education/training, or start your own business, please complete this form and we will be in touch shortly.
If you require this form in an alternative format, please contact info@opendoorsinitiative.ie
Open Doors Participant Training
The Open Doors Free Online Training will help you to build the confidence and key employability skills needed to secure your next job.
Created specifically by Accenture, one of our partner companies, to meet the needs of jobseekers, this training will help to prepare you for the entire journey to work, from finding and applying for a job, to being successful in the workplace.
How To Get Started
Accessing the Open Doors Free Online Training is easy, just follow these three steps:
- Go to www.s2sacademy.ie
- Click on ‘Learner Registration’ and use the Learner Access code: 01ODGE
- Try getting started with one of the topics below
CV Writing
What makes a ‘good’ CV? What layout is most appropriate?
Why is there no such thing as a ‘one size fits all’ CV?
Learn how to make your CV stand out from the crowd with different styles and techniques in:
Find out tips and tricks for tailoring your CV for different jobs, including what you can do when you don’t have all the skills that the job asks for in:
Starting your first CV, or want to start over? Why not use our Open Doors CV template:
Showcasing your Transferable Skills
Being able to identify and talk about the transferrable skills you have gained to-date is so important when thinking about your career options, applying for jobs, and answering interview questions.
How can you pick out and showcase these skills?
Pick out what transferrable skills you have developed from different areas of your life, and how you can talk about them in:
Applying for a Job
How do you get started with your career journey?
How do you make sure you are submitting the best quality application possible?
Discover how you can find out about different careers, and the different sources of help for finding a job in:
Get to grips with filling in application forms, and recognise why psychometric tests are used in:
Learn what makes a stand-out Cover Letter and how to take yours to the next level in:...
Interview Techniques
What are the tips and tricks to good communication?
How can you demonstrate you are the best fit for the job?
What is the effect of your body language?
Take your communication skills to the next level by learning how to structure your answers to Competency-based interview questions in:
Discover all of the steps you can take to excel at your interview, from body language to preparing for difficult interview questions in:
Put preparation into practice in this face-to-face interview simulation, and get feedback at each step of the way in:
Creating an Online Professional Presence
Who can see your online activity and why does it matter?
Why should you build an online professional network?
How can you use this to your advantage?
Learn about your online professional presence including how to create a great LinkedIn profile and presenting your personal brand in:
Behaviours in the Workplace
What does it mean to be professional? Why are first impressions so important?
What is expected of you in the workplace?
What should you know about living and working in Ireland?
Learn how to make a positive first impression and how to be professional in the workplace in:
How you react to situations will shape your success at work. Learn all about methods to help you cope with difficult scenarios in:
Probation? Time Management? Feedback? Get to grips with all of these terms and learn to start off strong in:
Here is your essential guide to living and working in Ireland, from taxes to public holidays in:
