Colm as a member of the Garda National Immigration Bureau dealing with immigration issues from 1997 until April 2015. Colm served with the Irish Police Force, An Garda Siochana for 33 years with 29 years’ experience assigned to detective duty and has extensive knowledge of all aspects of the immigration laws and procedures.
Colm is now the Director in charge of a dedicated staff who have experience in processing, managing and delivering all types of employment permits issued by the Department of Enterprise , Trade & Employment.
He is the lead contact with the following partnership organisations:
Restaurant Association of Ireland, Construction Industry Federation, Irish Road Haulage Association, The Irish Hotels Federation and The Coach Tourism and Transport Council
Personal & professional development planning
Find out what you really should be doing in your career. There are techniques, exercises and tests based on Big 5 personality inventory, positive psychology and some reflective writing helping you create a personal vision and Mission statement from which you can begin the next chapter of your life.
Pat Finnerty is a psychological coach whose aim is to help people find fulfilment in their careers and all other aspects of their lives, by focusing on their personalities and interests. Pat graduated in Hotel Management in 1998. Since then, he has carved out a successful career in Hospitality, Retail, sales and is also a business owner. He has developed business acumen and has gathered a wealth of experience in team leadership and management. He believes in approaching transformation from an empathetic standpoint and is comfortable making connections in the boardroom or the outhouse.
His interest in personal and professional development stems from his interpersonal observations throughout his own career and personal life. This prompted him to pursue his interest in people and led him to follow academic study as a mature student. He now holds qualifications in Psychology, Innovation, Creativity & Entrepreneurship and Training design, delivery & evaluation. His Areas of specialist interest are in Positive Psychology, Personality Psychology and Neuroscience.
Pat’s methodology is ideally suited to guiding people in the right direction in beginning their careers, finding meaning in their current careers, seeking advancement, changing job/career or returning to the workplace.
Interview with TLC: https://www.yvonnereddin.com/interview-with-pat-finnerty-2/
Emma Boylan - MD Outside the Box - www.emmaboylan.com
Emma is an international business and marketing coach and speaker and has worked with clients and delivered workshops and training all over the world.
Emma helps clients to stand out, reach their ideal client and she's put many clients on a faster path to more money, by doubling and tripling their income.
She left her 9 to 5 job 9 years ago to fulfill her dream of starting her own business; when she saw that most marketing was all the same and that businesses were really struggling to attract the right clients and have a message that made them different.
Using her passion for creative content and background in psychology, over the 9 years, Emma built a business that has served 100’s of businesses all over the world, helping them get crystal clear on their message, so they stand out get noticed and fill their businesses with clients in record time!
Emma has a new exciting Instagram programme that can be done online, in your own time - www.emmaboylan.com/Instagram
Luke Treacy is the General Manager of the Dublin CODING School, a new tech-education business currently based in Dun Laoghaire.
Luke is an experienced executive in technology, media and digital publishing having previously served as CEO/Managing Director of two businesses in the UK and two in Ireland including an AI/IoT focused research business.
Luke holds an MBA from Imperial College London and has previously studied Artificial Intelligence at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Digital Strategies at the University of Oxford.
Paddy Jobsman is a career educator who spends his days helping people get hired. Since 2014, Paddy has coached jobseekers to land roles at companies of all shapes and sizes. From global organisations like TikTok, LinkedIn, Meta, and Amazon, to the local corner shop looking for a jack of all trades.
Furthermore, he has first-hand experience from the employer's side. He started his career as a recruiter 8 years ago and went on to launch a hiring platform, managing recruitment campaigns for 900+ companies, including PayPal, eBay, McDonald's, Just Eat, Vodafone, and BT.
Paddy has dedicated his life to helping people get what they want from their careers and he looks forward to speaking at Construction Jobs Expo.
