This is a list of the top 20 most popular companies where graduates would like to work in Ireland . (2015) Google PwC Department of Education (Teaching) Accenture Deloitte Jameson – Irish Distillers Department of Foreign Affairs RTÉ Diageo Lidl Ireland Boston Scientific Apple Pfizer KPMG Microsoft Health Service Executive (HSE) Coca-Cola Abbott Ireland […]
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Amazon Ireland – Job Vacancies
Some companies in Ireland are still finding it hard to fill job vacancies – even though there are plenty of unemployed people. IT jobs are remaining unfilled at many top companies. For example – Amazon had 126 open job vacancies in Jan 2016 . In 2015 – Amazon came 29th in the top 100 most […]
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Getting a Job – Top 5 Tips
Some tips to help you find a job 1. Get back in touch with your old college to see if they have an job placement scheme. If you’re serious about finding work you should leave no stone unturned. 2. Take some classes. Today’s emphasis on lifelong learning means you need to show you are someone […]
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Job Hunting Tips
Job Hunting – Some Tips Effort : Your chances of finding a job will be increased if you put more effort into job hunting. If you are unemployed – treat job hunting as your new full time job from 9 to 5 Monday to Friday . It will get you used to being in a […]
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Skills Shortage in Ireland
A recent survey was carried out of 38 companies and SME’s that together employ in excess of 25,000 people in the IT sector in Ireland. The survey estimates that there are in excess of 4,500 immediate job vacancies in the IT sector in Ireland which are not being filled due to the severely limited supply […]
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Professional Job Vacancies Increasing in Ireland
Professional job vacancies in Ireland rose by 20% in the year ending May 2013 according to a jobs survey by Morgan McKinley. The survey showed there were 9,434 professional jobs available in May 2013, up from 7,890 in May last year. The number of professionals looking for new jobs in May 2013 was 20% lower […]
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Intreo.ie New Jobseekers Service
Intreo is the name for a new agency to support Jobseekers in Ireland. The name seems to come from the fact that it is supposed to be an INTegRated One Stop Shop for Jobseekers. Or it could be to do with the Irish for “Direction” – which is “Treo” . The general idea is that […]
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Skill Shortages in Ireland
There are many difficult to fill vacancies that persist in the Irish labour market. Some of these hard to fill jobs include Specialised posts in the ICT sector (e.g. designers and developers with specific skill sets such as sophisticated database architecture, JAVA related applications, etc.), High-tech manufacturing, mostly biopharma (e.g. chemical and product formulation engineers […]
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Transfering Jobseekers Benefit Abroad
With the current employment problems for many people in Ireland – some of you may be thinking of moving to the UK or elsewhere in the EU to look for work. The good news is that anyone claiming Jobseekers Benefit can continue to get payments from Ireland for up to 13 weeks when you go […]
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Internship Scheme Ireland
A new National Internship Scheme is being launched in July 2011. The new Job Bridge website will show all the available internships – eventually . An internship can be a good way for people to gain experience in a working environment and to gain some relevant knowledge and skills required for a particular career . […]
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