Archive for the ‘Recruitment’ Category
Thursday, April 10th, 2008
Struggling to find job applicants and don’t know what to do then get creative. There are the traditional routes to source staff including paper advertisements, recruitment agencies and online job boards. These cost money and sometimes do not provide the results that you want. You have two options keep doing what you are doing or try something more creative. Other organisations are utilizing different strategies to source staff including;
Staff referrals – Many organisations tap into their existing staff resource and some of the larger organisations offer staff incentives to refer a friend. This is huge in the US but for some reason Irish workers are reluctant to refer friends. This is still worth a try.
PR & Marketing – You can get your name out there. Most SME’s never attract speculative applications because nobody has heard of them. Initiatives like a BLOG would increase your online presence. Any you know what it does not have to cost a lot. If you need information about increasing your online marketing.
Networking – You have tried your existing staff. So try staff that have left in the last number of years. They may come back or the may know someone. You can also try you customers and employers to see if they have any referrals.
Analyse youself – Take a look at your recruitment process, company image and even the benefits and packages you have to offer – introduce a bit of creativity here. Look at what you competitors are doing and try to keep one step ahead.
Tags: Attracting Staff In Ireland, Hiring Staff in Ireland, Irish Employees, Irish Jobs, Sourcing, Staff Retention, Talent
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Thursday, April 10th, 2008
Employers and employees terminate employment for a variety of reasons. Nowadays managing this process and documenting this process is a delicate operation as it can be a legal minefield. There is a lot of support available for employers. This post will help you document the termination and more specifically the reason for employment termination. There are 7 key categories that employment can fall into when documenting the event.
1. Happy – Had trouble putting nose to the grindstone. Too much time spent telling jokes at the water cooler.
2. Doc – Left to pursue further education.
3. Sleepy – Chronically late for work. Caused many delays.
4. Grumpy – Poor attitude towards work. Not a team player. Trouble with mornings.
5. Dopey – Made several critical errors at work costing the company money.
6. Sneezy – Too many sick notes.
7. Bashful – Lack of initiative. Not willing to make cold calls. Too often let workplace disagreements simmer.
Tags: Employment Law, HR Ireland, HR Issues, Irish Employment Law, Irish HR Law, Recruitment, Termination Of Employment
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Friday, March 21st, 2008
Do you have CITRIX?
Are you fluent in German & English?
Are you customer focused & want to work in Technical Support?
Do you have a Degree in IT?
Do you want to work in Ireland?
If you have answered YES to all the above questions then I have the job for you. For full details about this job and how to apply click here.
Alternatively for information or to apply email chealy@apariant.com (NB: Do not edit the subject heading “CAREERS ref: 122″)
Tags: Apariant, Cathal Healy, Citrix Careers, Citrix Ireland, Citrix Jobs In Ireland, Citrix Systems Ireland, German, German Technical Engineer
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Wednesday, March 19th, 2008
If you think a professional CV does not help you chances of securing a job then ask any HR or recruitment expert. I know what reply you will get. A professional CV works!!
So what makes a IMPACT CV?
Some of the key areas include:
Format - Clean CV that are easy to read. You help the recruiter!! White spaces, bold headers and bullet points are some suggestions.
Layout - Let the recruiter see the information that they need. CV should not really be anymore than 2 pages AND key information must be located in the 1st page.
Content – Need focus – 90% of CV’s fail because they lack focus. Write your CV for the recruiter and not for yourself.
Basics – We are taking about simple stuff like accurate spelling and grammar, correct contact details and things like reverse chronological order.
For more interesting articles and FREE CV advice visit cv4jobs.ie
Jobseeker Tips – CV Writing Tips & Help —– Cover Letters
Tags: Cork, CV Advice, CV Preparation, CV Writing, Dublin, Format, Galway, Ireland, Kildare, Layout, Limerick, Meath, Waterford
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Saturday, March 8th, 2008
If you missed the FAS 2008 Opportunities Jobs Fair last weekend don’t panic. I have located the companies who where exhibiting at the show and listed them below. If you are on the job market I would certainly be approaching these companies as they all have open vacancies.
Tags: Abbott Ireland, Accenture, Allianz, Argos, Bank of New York Mellon, BWG Foods Ltd, Canon, Casey Recruitment, Chevron Training, Citco Group, Citizens' Information Board (Comhaire), County & City Enterprise Boards, CPM Ireland, Defence Forces, DPS Engineering, Dublin Bus, Dunnes Stores, Eplan software and service, Equality Authority, Failte Ireland, FAS One Step Up, FAS Science Challenge, FAS Supported Employment, Gaisce - The President's Award, Garda Síochána & Garda Reserve, gsmExchange.com, GXP Systems, Handwerkskammer Zu Koeln, Health Service Executive, i-to-i Volunteer & Teach Abroad, IDA Ireland, International Academy of Travel, InterTrade Ireland, IPASS, IPASS (Irish Payroll Association), Irish Congress of Trade Unions, Irish congress of Trade Unions Youth Committee, Irish Jobs, IT Alliance Group, LastMinuteMinders.com, LIDL Ireland GmbH, Lifeline Ambulance Service, Loadzajobs.ie, Local Employment Service Network, LookWest.ie, MBNA Bank of America, McCurrach, McDonalds Restaurants of Ireland Limited, National Employment Rights Authority, One-Step-Up, Pilot Training College of Ireland, Pramerica Software Development and Call Centre, Public Appointments, Quinn Insurance, Ryanair, SAP Ireland, Science Challenge, Shannon Aerospace, Shannon Development, SR Technics Ireland Limited, Stryker Instruments, Supermacs, Superquinn, Teagasc, Tesco Ireland, The Pensions Board, Vocations Ireland, VT Life Skills, YAP Ireland
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Friday, March 7th, 2008
Enterprise Ireland backed 79 start-ups last year and expects these to generate 756m in sales. One expert (probably the Minister of ETE) commented “I do think that 2008 is a good year to launch a Business venture”
Would you launch a new business venture in the Construction Sector?
Tags: Enterprise Ireland, Entrepreneur, Ireland, Irish Jobs, MNC, SME, US, Working in Ireland
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Friday, February 29th, 2008
I did a previous post listing recruitment agencies to help you find suitable ones to source candidates.
Here is an updated list of recruitment agencies in Ireland.
Tags: 1 Source Recruitment, 1 Stop, 1–800 People, 3Q Catering, A A Appointments Ireland, A.S.A.P Recruitment, Abacus, ABLE Recruit, About, Abrivia, Accenture, Accountancy Solutions, Accountants Register, Accreate, Accurat, Achievers Group, ACR - have, Action, Action Coach, Active Recruitment, Acumen, Adecco Recruitment, Adelaide Recruitment, advalueMEDIA, Advance, Agency (Unbrella), Allegis Group, Allen Recruitment, Alpha Recruitment, Alpine, Alternatives, Altus Personnel, AMR Ireland, Amrop International, Ann Kilgallon Recruitment, anoisHR, Antal International Network, Apariant, APB, Approach People, Archer, Arcon Recruitment, ASFI & Technical Recruitment, Ashville Media, Asset Engineering & Insurance Recruitment, Assure Consulting, Aston Carter, ATFM Solutions Ltd, Atlanco Recruitment, Atlas Personnel Group, Bank of Scotland, Barry Search & Selection, BDO Simpson Xavier Hr & Recruitment, BeesWax, Benasso, Beresford Blake Thomas Ltd, Berkley IT, Best Personnel, Better Careers, Big Fish, Blue Lynx, Blueprint Appointments, BMC Software, BMS Sales Recruitment Ltd, Bond Personnel Group, Bowen, Brendan Long Associates, Brightwater, Brompton Recruitment, Building Envelope Technologies Ltd, Butler Carolan, C&M Recruitment, Capital, Career Compass, Careers In Recruitment, CareerWise Recruitment, Carlisle Group Ireland, Caterassist, ccprecruit.ie, Celtic Careers, Centre Point Group, CFW | Coxfitzsimons&Wilkes, Chandler Recruitment, Chase Resourcing, Chatworth Rowe & Partners, Circle, Clark Recruitment, Clear Consulting, Client Solutions ltd, Cliffe Recruitment (Ireland), CMI Recruitment, Coastway Recruitment, Collins McNicholas, Computer Futures Solutions, Computer People, Condor, Contact, Contax Recruitment, Cordele, Cork Recruitment, CPL, Cregg Labour Services and Recruitment, CRIT Human Resources, CRUZ REcruitment, CSR, Data Exchange Europe Ltd, DB Recruitment, Delta Resource, Design and Build Recruitment, Diamond Recruitment, DP Options, E-Frontiers Ltd, ecruitment, eFlexes, Elan IT, Electus, Enterprise People, Eolas, EPC (bought by Clients.ie), ePeople, Equity Search Partners, eTravel, ETS Recruitment Consultants, EVG Eventures Group, Executive Connections, Executive Edge, Expect, Fast, Fastnet, FastTrack, FHR, Financial Directions, Finchester, FINEOS, Firstaff, Fostu, FRS, Future Solutions Recruitment, G2 Recruitment, Gallop Marketing, Gartan Group, GCS Recruitment, GD Group, Gekko, Gemma Hayes Recruitment, GilliganBlack, GKR Search & Selection, Grafton, Green Dot, Halo Human Resources, Harada Ltd, Harry Walsh Associates, Hays Recruitment, hc-exchange, Head Hunt, Headcount Solutions, Helen Kearney, Hook Head Software, HR Plus, HR Skills, HRM, Hudson, HUMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, Hunter Lynch Associates, Hunter Marshal, I.C.E. Group, ICDS, Indaver, InPerspective, Intel, Interactive Services, Interventions, IRE RECRUITMENT SERVICES, IT Alliance, IT Focus, IT Force, Jackie Brown Medical, Jackson's Hotel, JacksonStone Recruitment, JHA Search & Selection, Joslin Rowe, Julia Ross Recruitment, Kaizen Recruitment, KCM Recruitment, Keane International, Keaney Medical, Kelly Service, Kingsley Recruitment, Kingston Recruitment, Kudos Recruitment, Lagore, Lakelands Recruitment Agency, Landmark Technologies Ltd, Legal Staff, Lex Consultancy, Life Science Recruitment, Link Personnel, Local Recruitment Solutions, Logiskills, Manpower, maryb.ie, Match Employment, Max Recruitment, McAdam & Associates, McGrath Saunders Associates, McGuinness Killen Partnership Ltd, Meghen Group, MERC Partners, Merrion Resources, Methodius, Michael Page International, Mondial Placement, Morgan Recruitment, MOS Staff Solutions, MSI Group, Murlin Recruitment, Nationwide Recruitment, Net Nation, Network Personnel Consultants (NPC), Network Recruitment, New Candidates, NewMove Recruitment, Next Generation, Noctor-Feeney Recruitment, Noel Recruitment, North Gate Recruit, O&B Recruitment, Oak Recruitment, ODB Recruitment, Office Angels, ONeill and Brennan, Orange, Orbis, Oriel Recruitment, Original Solutions, Orion Executive Search & Selection, Orkid Technologies, Ormonde, Osborne, Paragon Selection, Paramount HR, Parc Recruitment, ParkHouse Recruitment, Peach Recruitment, People Solutions, Perfect Placement, Pharma Solutions (Recruitment) Limited, PharmEng Ltd, Phoenix, Pinnacle Search & Selection, PlaceMe Recruitment, Planet Recruitment, Platinum Catering Recruitment, PPG.ie (Professional Placement Group), PRC, Precision Recruitment, Premier Group, Priority Placements, Progressive Placements, Project Recruitment, Prosperity Recruitment, QED Recruitment, Qualitas People Solutions, Quest, Rainbow Recruitment, RCB Recruitment, Recruiters, Recruitment Agency, Recruitment Central, Recruitment Solutions, RecruitmentPlus, Red Box Direct Ltd, REED Personnel Services, RESCON IT, RFC Recruitment Group, Richmond Recruitment, RightFit, rigneydolphin group, rithon, River IT Recruitment, Robert Half International, Robert Walters, Rosmean Consultants Ltd, Runway Recruitment, Sabeo Technologies Limited, Sales Placement, Science Recruitment Ireland, Select Financial, Selective Recruitment, Seyner Benson Partnership, Sigmar, Smart Careers, Smart Placements, Solomon Search Partners, SOLV, Southside Personnel, SSC Recruitment, Star Recruit, Stelfox, Sure Candidate, Synergy, TCS, Teamworks, Techsearch Recruitment, The Firm, The Panel, The People Group, The Recruitment Business (TRB), The Tipperary Recruitment Company, Three Q Catering, Top People (HRM owned), Torc Consulting Group, TRIL Recruitment, TRS Staffing Solutions (UK), TTM, Vantage, WBS, Wicklow Recruitment, Wise Recruitment, WJP Floyd, World of work, World Wide Jobs, WSK
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Tuesday, February 26th, 2008
I posted previously about Psychometric Testing and the benefits of using testing as part of your recruitment and selection process. Tools like Personality Questionnaires and Ability Tests can greatly reduce the chances of hiring the wrong staff. If you have made a wrong hire in the past you will know the associate costs and hassle.
Measurability is a provider of Psychometric Testing services to companies in Ireland. Their clients include County Council, VEC, Universities and companies in the IT, Retail, Financial Services, Recruitment, Manufacturing and Construction sectors. Measurability work with clients in Dublin, Cork, Galway, Limerick, Waterford, Sligo and other regions.
Measurability is a partner of SHL and offer a wide range of SHL assessment tools. The portfolio includes the OPQ32 and Verify numerical and verbal ability tests both online and paper and pencil. SHL is the leading provider for Assessment tools at all level of your organisation.
For more information on Measurability and the Psychometric Testing services offered visit their website.
Tags: Ability Tests, Assessment, Cork, Dublin, Galway, Ireland, Limerick, OPQ32, Personality Questionnaires, Psychometric Testing, SHL, Sligo, Waterford
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Tuesday, February 12th, 2008
Still some life is the old dog (manufacturing)!!
The manufacturing sector has performed a mini revival in Munster Region the last few weeks with a number of new jobs created. There was a 250 jobs announcement by Zimmer in Shannon and now a further 50 with 100m investment by Vistakon. Vistakon has its plant in Limerick at the National Technological Park (near University of Limerick). This announcement is actually the 2nd expansion announcement by Vistakon in the past 2 years.
Other good news of the job front today is that initial fears of jobs loss at ICT Europe will not be happening.
Tags: ICT Europe, Jobs, Limerick, Manufacturing Sector, Munster Region, National Technological Park, Shannon, Vistakon, Zimmer
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Saturday, February 9th, 2008
Great news for Carlow with the announcement that Unum will create 200 jobs in the town. They are high end jobs too with 100 software developers and graduates to be recruited by the end of the year. This announcement has bucked the trend in Carlow as two of the towns biggest employers have shut down operations in the last number of years – Greencore Sugar and Lapple.
This article made front page of the Irish Times Business supplement yesterday. The poor journalist had to write a positive story. You must admit that we have been bombarded by poor economy, property crash, jobs lost and unemployment for the last year.
Not only is it great news for the local economy it will remove the daily commute to Dublin by some lucky locals. Carlow has a large number of its workers who make the daily trip BUT it is also a problem across the country.
On a related topic in Carlow – can anyone tell me if the Carlow bypass is complete? I had a few horror days there last year. If not perhaps getting the train from Carlow to Dublin work is not a bad option.
Tags: Carlow, Commuting, Dublin, Greencore Sugar, Jobs announcement, Lapple, Unum
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