AOL have announced 20 new software engineering jobs at its Dublin Development Centre with immediate effect. The 20 new jobs are in addition to the 50 software engineering jobs AOL announced in June of this year.

The newly announced jobs are all high value experienced professional software engineering roles, suitable for Java qualified candidates. Opportunities are available for both senior and intermediately experienced recruits, with industry experience ranging between five to eight and two to four years respectively. The roles offer successful candidates excellent opportunities for travel within AOL’s global network of companies and enjoy highly attractive benefits as part of their packages.

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Working with difficult people, whether they are colleagues or customers, is one of the common challenges at work. They can be so distracting and can take up so much of your valuable time. Stop… and then seek to see the world from the other person’s point of view.

See It From Their Perspective

I am not saying that you should agree with them; but at least try and figure out why they are behaving the way they do. People always have a valid reason (to them) for doing what they do.

So you could ask…

“What is the positive outcome you want to achieve by this behaviour?” or words to that effect. At the very least it will make them stop and think and you will probably learn something useful.

According to a recent survey by Grafton Recruitment there has been a 30% increase in the number of temporary and contract positions now available compared to this time last year. The survey indicated that temporary and contract positions are seen as a viable option for firms during uncertain market conditions.

Really this news is no surprise as it makes perfect sense for employers. They can bring in manpower resource without committing to permanent headcount. It provided greater flexibility in tough economic conditions.

Temporary or Contract jobs can also be a positive solutions for jobseekers particularly those currently out of work. I am often amazed at the number of jobseekers currently out of work who are turning their noses up at contract work. My view is that it is better to be in a job even if it does lack a permanent nature. This solution fills in the blanks on your CV but you never know where it can lead.

Interestingly the same survey found that the current economic downturn has not affected some areas and there are skills shortages with high demand for Accountancy, Customer Service, IT, Multilingual and Sales roles.

240 new jobs in Dublin & Newry with Teleperformance — French call centre operator Teleperformance will create 240 jobs in Dublin & Newry to support grocery chain Sainsbury’s. This positive news follows an announcement earlier this year for 610 jobs at its customer contact centres in Newry and Bangor.

20 new jobs in Dublin with (AMPAC-ISP Group) — America Pacific Corporation will create 20 new jobs in Dublin over the next five years in Dublin following the decision to set up its European HQ in the city. AMPAC-ISP designs and manufactures mission-critical structural components for the European space industry.

100 new jobs in Cork with Olive Safety — A Cork H&S firm plans to create 100 jobs over the next year.

40 new jobs in Dublin with SuccessFactors — Talent management software provider SuccessFactors will establish its European Multilingual Business Centre in Dublin creating 40 high-value jobs in Ireland. The new European Multilingual Business Centre will be located in Dundrum. The European Multilingual Business Centre will service customers in the small and medium-size markets.

300 jobs nationwide with Bord Na Móna — Bord Na Mona are investing in green energy and will create jobs as a result. The jobs will be created in a range of areas in projects such as environmental solution, waste recovery and recycling and new investment in wind and gas power stations.

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50 jobs are to be created in the next year followed by another 300 within three years at Irish company Intune Networks, which is building a new communications network to cut down bottlenecks in data transfer.

The Irish telecoms equipment design company was named to lead the Government’s programme to build Ireland’s Exemplar Smart Network. Intune’s programmable fibre optic platform will form the foundation for creating a next generation smart and green communications infrastructure for Ireland. Minister Ryan said the network would give Ireland world leading technology and a first mover advantage in the establishment of a smart economy, helping Ireland leapfrog its international peers in digital infrastructure.

This announcement is positive news off the back of the announcement last week that Intel was cutting 294 jobs at its plant in Leixlip. Interestingly I was out there last week and the general feeling among those I spoke to was that there was little surprise with the news. This still does not make it any easier for those who lost their job.

Gilead Sciences says it plans to establish a European Financial Shared Services Centre at its base just outside the city. The biotechnology company plans to create 30 new jobs in Cork as a result.

The European Financial Shared Services centre will process the company’s finances for its European operation. Gilead Sciences currently employs 125 people at the plant in Carrigtwohill.

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The paper also says that Oracle is planning to cut up to 1,000 jobs in Europe, according to a French labour union. A note on the website of the CDFT union says it has been informed by the company of plans to cut between 850 and 1,000 in Europe, from a total of 17,000 staff. Around 250 positions will be lost in France, the union claims, just over 15 percent of its French workforce. The apparent move by the software giant comes shortly after the company said it detected signs of improvement in its North American business for its fiscal fourth quarter, but indicated that the business environment in Europe remains challenging. An Oracle spokeswoman declined to comment.

The Irish Recruitment sector has coped on and the first Irish Social Networking site Jobs Market is rapidly growing in popularity. The Irish Job boards have no answer to a free service offered to everyone from Jobs Market web site. Some job sites have opened up and are offering free advertising to all employers, to try slowing down of the candidates leaving to the social media sites.

Candidates publish their Profiles and even blogs, and Employers publish their Jobs and company profiles and again blog posts. Anyone can connect to anyone, and candidates can decide if to accept the offers to connect from the Employers.

A subscription free site Jobs Market is best positioned to help Irish economy and get the available workforce in contact with the right employers.

ESB has announced the creation of 3,700 GREEN JOBS. IKEA is holding final rounds of recruitment for the grand opening of its Republic store in July (expect plenty of competition!!).

Around the country there was more job loss misery with news from XILINX & New Oceans Limited in Dublin, Irish Dresden in Limerick, BeoCare & Beru Electronics in Kerry and Agilisys Contact Services in Clare. A total of 300 jobs to be lost with the above announcement with many of jobs lost is very badly affected regions.

Measurability (Career, HR & Outplacement Experts) was established in early 2006 to support jobseekers and employers nationwide. Demand for services has prompted Paul to establish to websites focusing on CV’s and Interviews.

Information on Interview Coaching or Competency Based Interview preparation.
Information on professional CV writing service.

The sites will be developed over the coming months to offer a wide range of free tips and advice.

CVsolutions will also include some free advice for jobseekers who want to go it alone and develop their own CV. You will find excellent CV Tips & Advice and Cover Letter Tips. There is expert opinion on CV Layout and CV Format. You will also find CV Examples and CV Samples

Interviewsolutions will also be developed to offer free advice for jobseekers who want to prepare on a budget. There are many interview preparation tips, interview questions and interview answers. This information will help your interview skills and interview techniques.

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