Posts Tagged ‘Irish Jobs’
Wednesday, July 29th, 2009
Another positive jobs announcement for Ireland. A possible 350 jobs to be created by Irish Company – Intune Networks. This annoucement falls under the “smart economy” tag.
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.
Tags: Intel, Intune Networks, Ireland, Irish Jobs, Jobs News, Leixlip
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Thursday, May 14th, 2009
Social Networking sites like LinkedIN, Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, Bebo, and others started dominating the use of the Internet worldwide.
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.
Tags: Bebo, Company Profiles, Facebook, Free Advertising, Free Web Site, Irish Job, Irish Jobs, Irish Jobs Market, Irish Recruitment, Job Boards, Job Sites, Jobs Recruitment, Market Web, Media Jobs, Networking Jobs, Popularity, Recession, Recruitment Sector, Recruitment Sites, Search Engines, Social Networking Site, Social Networking Sites, Workforce
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Friday, April 17th, 2009
Mixed jobs news this week in Ireland. Only positive was the major announcement from ESB!!
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.
Tags: Clare, Dublin, ESB, Green, Green Jobs, IKEA, IKEA Jobs, Ireland, Irish Jobs, Jobs, Kerry, Limerick
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Tuesday, April 14th, 2009
I read an interesting article online today about sure ways to annoy a hiring manager during the job hunting process from applications, sending CV’s through to the actual interviews. I have listed the points and some of my comments after ….. some of these are so no brainer!!
1. Applying for jobs you are not qualified for. (From a jobseekers perspective you have to try …. certainly in a skill shortage market)
2. Sending generic cover letter’s. (Absolutely agree – you won’t get called for interview in a tough job market)
3. Seen-it-a-million-times Objective on your CV “challenging opportunity with a forward-looking company where I can utilise my knowledge, experience and skills to our mutual advantage.” (You can forget about these right now – worst start possible to a CV – no point!!)
4. Making your CV a list of past duties. (You have to make an impact and include achievements!!)
5. Lie or exaggerate about ANYTHING (Are all CV’s not self promoting documents. In fact most hiring managers expect some lies on a CV. I have to agree with this point though …. do a CV well and you don’t have to lie)
6. Keep making repetitive “notice-me” calls to ask if your CV was received. (Yes this can be harassment – one call or ideally call before you send it)
7. Slow response to messages left on your answering machine or voicemail. (You obviously don’t need the job if this is the case)
8. Lack of flexibility for phone-screening interviews. (Previous comment)
9. Not providing salary requirements when requested prior to the interview. (If asked provided – if don’t have one then let employer know your current salary)
10. Fail to research the company prior to the interview. (No brainer!!)
11. Arrive at your interview late. (Previous comment)
12. Rude to the receptionist. (especially if the person at reception is on the interview panel)
13. “See attached CV” instead of filling application completely. (Lazy!!)
14. Lack of interview preparation. (EHHHH!!! – forget about annoying the hiring manager – you are wasting your time attending interview)
15. Ask “What’s in it for ME?” type questions at the interview. (Well “me” is part of the process so you can ask these questions but just disguise them)
16. Fail to send a thank-you letter after the interview. (not that common in Ireland BUT nice touch!!)
17. Call for update before decision date (this is a number one annoyance – don’t do it)
Tags: CV, Interview, Interviewing, Interviews, Ireland, Irish Jobs, Jobs, Recruitment
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Friday, April 3rd, 2009
Brian Cowen recently told the Dáil that almost 17,000 more workers joined the register in March, bringing the new total figure to 371,000. This is further evidence that the irish economy is on a downward spiral.
The latest figures from the Central Statistics Office show that 20,000 people signed on to the Live Register in March. This brings the seasonally adjusted total to 372,800 which represents a record high.
The CSO says that in the year to March, there was an unadjusted increase of 173,279 on the Live Register – up 87.5% – which is also the biggest increase since records began in 1965. The figures also reveal that the unemployment rate rose to 11% last month from 10.4% in February. More men than women joined the Live Register last month, with 13,600 males and 6,000 females signing on.
Mr Cowen has already predicted that total number on the register could reach 450,000 by the end of the year. If the current rate continues that figure is to be reached well ahead of Mr Cowen’s predictions if things continue as is.
I note that there are quite a few online initiatives to generate ideas for solving our ecomonic problems -any comments from you would be welcome.
Tags: Brian Cowen, Ireland, Irish Jobs, Unemployment
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Tuesday, March 24th, 2009
Jobs are scarce and competition is high. What worked during the Celtic Tiger highs will not owrk now. Whether you are changing career or out of work this career workshop is a MUST ATTEND. It will unearth the essential skills to find a job in a tough job market.
The workshop will help you
Enhance you job hunting skills and knowledge – Access the hidden job market!!
Enhance your CV – Market yourself effectively and land more interviews
Enhance performance at interview – Get jobs offers!!
Paul Mullan & Jane Downes will be running the workshop – Meet the experts
Paul Mullan is founder of Measurability (www.measurability.ie) a leading Career, Outplacement and HR consultancy. Paul is a leading commentator in Ireland as career doctor for Irish Independent and CV expert for RecruitIreland. He has 15 years career coaching, recruitment, outplacement and HR experience in Ireland and UK.
Jane Downes if founder of Clearview Coaching Group (www.clearviewcoachgroup.com) and practices career and executive coaching. Jane also co – owns Irelands first Development Assessment and Coaching Centre for Emotional Intelligence – www.EiIreland.com. Jane is regularly invited to write articles for the National Press in the areas of Motivation/Performance/ Goals/Career & Interview Coaching and Work Life Balance. Jane has a Social Science Degree from U.C.D and Fas Approved Training/Facilitation Qualification (N.U.I). She is a Qualified Life & Business Coach and Career Coach Assessor (www.fireworkcoaching.com) and a licensed and qualified Emotional Intelligence Assessor (EQi).
Workshop & Booking Details
Date: Sat 25th April 2009
Venue: Bewleys Hotel Dublin Airport
Address Baskin Lane Cloghran, Dublin
Workshops: 2 separate workshops – morning and afternoon
Time: 10.00 – 1.00pm & 2.00pm – 5.00pm
Cost: €120
Each workshop is limited to 15 places so book now to avoid disappointment – email paul@measurability.ie or via booking for contact us
Tags: Advice, Career, Careers, Coach, Coaching, CV, CV's, Expert, Get A Job, Help, Interview, Interviews, Ireland, Irish, Irish Jobs, Job, Jobs, Support, Techniques, Tips
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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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Tuesday, April 1st, 2008
There has been mixed job news in Ireland over the last week with jobs created in Galway and jobs lost in Dublin. Ryanair announced the closure of its Dublin call centre with 40 telesales jobs to go. Thermo King announced the creation of 19 new jobs at its plant in Galway where it employs 600 staff. If you would like to read more about these announcements visit.
Tags: Airport, Aviation, Connaught, Dublin, Galway, Irish Jobs, Jobs, Leinster, Manufacturing, Ryanair, Telesales, Thermo King
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Wednesday, March 26th, 2008
Irish employees of Bear Stearns are believed to be expecting job loss news in Dublin. This follows the sale of the firm to JP Morgan Chase at a greatly reduced price. Rumour has it that the company may announce redundancies this week. Staff were told that they would be provided with information after the Easter Break. It is believed that JP is reviewing global business.
Bear Stearns employees about 150 staff in Dublin across Bear Stearns Bank and Bear Stearns Dublin Development Centre.
This is certainly not good news for the Banking & Finance sector in Ireland ot the Job market in general. This sector is viewed as a key pillar of the jobs market. This is further evidence that the troble in US is rippling to Ireland.
It was reported yesterday that 34,000 banking jobs have been terminated on Wall Street in the last 9 months.
Tags: Banking, Banking & Finance, Bear Stearns, Bear Stearns Bank, Development Centre, Dublin, Financial Sector, Ireland, Irish Jobs, Jobs, JP Morgan Chase
Posted in HR, Job loss, Jobs, News, Redundancy | 1 Comment »
Monday, March 10th, 2008
More bad news for gloom for the construction industry BUT there was positive jobs news in Cork. Depuy Ireland announced that it is to set up an innovation centre in Ringaskiddy, Cork. DePuy develops and manufactures orthopedic products. This announcement will bring 20 new jobs to the region. Employees will require PhD, Msc, Degrees in Materials, Quality and Biomedical Engineering.
Depuy set up operations in Cork in 1997. They introduced the Supply Chain function to Cork in 2002. They currently employ 600 staff in Ireland.
Tags: Biomedical, Construction, Cork Jobs, DePuy, DePuy Ireland, Engineering, Irish Jobs, Manufacturing, Orthopedic, Ringaskiddy, Supply Chain
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