How to Own Blue Monday (Instead of Letting It Own You)

​Blue Monday: The Most Miserable Day of the Year (Or Is It?)January is supposed to be the month of fresh starts, ambitious resolutions, and the guilt-fuelled transition from festive indulgence to k...

Career Advice for 2025: The Tips You Need to Know

​Gunning for a promotion? Eyeing a career change? Or just trying to keep your head above water in this job market that seems to be rapidly evolving? 2025 is your year to level up. Competition is fi...

How to Write Job Descriptions That Attract Top Talent in 2025

2025 is here, and with it comes the annual “new year, new me” energy. While everyone else is hitting the gym or pretending they like kale smoothies, let’s talk about something super-duper fun: How ...

​Building a Personal Brand That Will Stand Out to Employers

Let’s be honest: job hunting can feel like a battle. You’re armed with your CV, a half-decent LinkedIn profile, and a vague hope that your years of hard work will speak for themselves. But you’re c...

Why Waiting for January Could Cost You Your Dream Job

The Winter Holidays: A time to eat too much, watch too many cheesy movies, and... job search? Yeah, you read that right. While you're decking the halls, companies are still hiring, and there's less...

How to Have a LinkedIn Profile That Recruiters Can’t Ignore

​Let’s talk LinkedIn—aka the social media platform that’s not quite as fun as TikTok but way more useful for your career. Most people think their LinkedIn is fine when it's (probably) not. If you’r...

What We Learned From the NI Chamber President's Banquet

​1,000+ business professionals. David Walliams. Alex Jones. And a room full of movers, shakers, and innovators.​This year's President's Banquet was a celebration of what makes Northern Ireland’s bu...

How to Expand Your Job Search? NETWORK!

We all know that job searching can feel like an endless cycle of applications, waiting, and the dreaded rejections. So, here’s a tip that can totally change the game: networking. ​And I don’t mean ...

6 Key Steps to Mastering Any Interview

Interviews have a way of making us sweat - whether it’s the dread of the unknown, that waiting room awkwardness, or the stammering nerves that hit when you least expect it. BUT with solid preparat...

Celebrating, Learning, Growing – October Was Epic at VANRATH! (Newsletter)

What a month it’s been at VANRATH! October at VANRATH? Let’s just say if there was a trophy for ‘Most Events Packed Into One Month’, we’d be hoisting it high. We tackled everything from swanky awar...

Stop Searching for the “One True Passion” – Here’s What Really Matters!

​We’ve all heard it: "Find a job you love, and you’ll never work a day in your life." The whole idea of discovering your passion and turning it into a career can feel a bit overwhelming. However, w...

7 Simple Ways to Build Resilience and Bounce Back from Career Setbacks!

Careers rarely go in a straight line. If they did, it would be a lot more like a conveyor belt and a lot less like a roller coaster.Life loves a curveball, and sometimes it feels like you’ve been...

Crafting an Impactful CV: An Honest Guide to What Recruiters Look For

​Writing a CV has to be up there as one of the most tedious tasks we can do when job searching. You're trying to summarise your entire professional life into a couple of pages without sounding like...

Are you happy in your career?

CAREER HAPPINESS First things first, no job will always be sunshine and rainbows, although wouldn’t that be nice… However, when considering career options, happiness at work is a crucial factor for...

​A Night to Remember at the Belfast Chamber Business Awards 2024!

What a fantastic evening it was!​ Last Friday, the VANRATH and Custom House Belfast teams swapped our desks for glitz and glamour as we headed to Titanic Belfast for the Belfast Chamber Busine...

Women in STEM Summit 2024

​VANRATH were proud to be sponsoring the Women in STEM Summit (powered by Digital DNA) which took place last night at Titanic Belfast! 👷‍♀️Matthew Eversand Barbara McKiernanspent the day chatting w...

Want to Succeed in a Changing Workplace? Start Here!

Change is the only constant. The ability to adapt quickly and effectively to new circumstances is no longer just a valuable skill, but a necessity for survival and success. ​Embrace a Growth Mindse...

What’s the Secret to Successful EDI? Our Ops Manager Shares Her Insights!

​EDI will always be an important topic of conversation within the workplace.  Our Operations Manager, Emma Wilson, attended 2024's Diversity Mark Summit which is an event that takes place bringing ...

Tech for the Future!

​We love (and are terrified of) "Pepper the Robot". 🤖Jennifer Curran and Chris Haddock had a fantastic time yesterday evening speaking with various bright students at South West College Dungannon C...

How to Avoid Being Ghosted by Employers – And What to Do if It Happens

​Ghosting in the job market – when a potential employer suddenly stops responding – can be incredibly frustrating for candidates. You've gone for the interview that you thought went incredibly well...