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I am an avid fan of the BBC1 Dance show, Strictly Come Dancing. As a keen intermediate learner of the ballroom and Latin genre, I can critique the celebrities each week, judging their technical ability over flair, substance over style….

Irish people top the charts with regard to international work experience, with foreign workers more than willing to move to Ireland, too, a new report has found.

More than 3bn people on Earth are now online and by the end of 2014 there will be some 7bn mobile connections on the planet, according to the ITU’s latest Measuring the Information Society report.

It’s more important than ever to maintain a good LinkedIn profile. 9/10 recruitment agents or employers check an individuals LinkedIn profile before they decide to contact a potential candidate. Make sure you get recruiters to see the best possible online profile.

What’s keeping you from doing more meaningful work? With the internet and other social media, occasions to be distracted are aplenty. It’s so easy to open a new tab and go on your favourite website or chat with friends and family that productivity can rapidly be on a slump. Some companies even restrict access to some websites to avoid employees losing their way

Silicon Republic is looking to the future, establishing which jobs will be most in demand in Ireland in 2015. In the fourth part of this series, we look at engineering, one of the more tangible areas of the tech industry.