Sarah McKegney
Role: Business Strategy Manager Company: Progressive Building Society Track Record: An accountancy degree was the basis for Sarah McKegney’s current role as a business strategy manager. HOW I BECAME A BUSINESS STRATEGY MANAGER What was your favourite subject at school? At school I really enjoyed Art & Design and Business Studies. How did you get...
How To… Choose The Right University 05/17
THERE’S more to think about than simply what course you want to study; there might be any number of institutions that offer the subject you’re interested in, so how do you decide between them? These tips will point you in the right direction. HOME FROM HOME Do you want to live at home while you...
HR achievements recognised at CIPD ceremony
MORE than 340 HR professionals recently gathered to celebrate excellence in HR at the CIPD Northern Ireland Awards 2017. Sponsored by recruitment specialists Grafton Recruitment with Nijobfinder as media partner, the awards were presented to teams, individuals and organisations across 10 categories during a celebratory atmosphere at the gala ceremony in Titanic Belfast Northern Ireland...
Improving diversity in the workplace
NAVIGATING workplace politics, how to engage disruptive voices and developing leadership skills were the key discussion points at a recent women in business networking evening. Over 60 local business leaders gathered at the event, hosted by First Trust Bank in Belfast to hear from former Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) Deputy Chief Constable, Judith...
2018 BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition open for entry
ENTRY is now open for the 2018 BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition (BTYSTE). Illusionist and television mentalist David Meade joined students at Belfast Metropolitan College to help officially launch the event at a Sci-Tech Workshop coordinated by BT, the Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (CCEA) and Belfast Metropolitan College. The workshop was...
Martin Downey
Role: Community Involvement Officer Company: Radius Housing Track Record: A desire to work in a role that was people focused led Martin Downey to a position as a Community Involvement Officer. HOW I BECAME A COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT OFFICER Give a brief outline of your career to date: My housing career started at South Liverpool Homes...
Jordan Crangle – Placement Blog
Name – Jordan Crangle Company – Allstate NI Role – Placement Software Developer Degree – BEng Software Engineering Talk us through your typical work day? Typically my day would begin with checking my email for any updates from teams based in either the India or US sites. After this, as we are working in the...
Why you should get a job in construction
There’s a crisis in the construction sector. No, not the sort of crisis which brought the sector to its knees in the wake of the credit crunch and subsequent downturn after 2007. Then the demand for new buildings – both residential and commercial – fell off a cliff and the industry which probably helped more...
HOW TO…NAIL THAT JOB INTERVIEW
YOU have spent hours searching for a job, filling in an application form and you’ve been offered an interview. Great, but the hard work isn’t over. Darrach Teague, Head of Operations at Cpl Solutions International shares his top 10 tips to ensure you perform to your potential on interview day. 1) RESEARCH Spend time researching...
Louise Donnelly
Role: Makeup Artist & Beauty Therapist Company: Louise Donnelly Makeup & Beauty Studio Track Record: Starting over and following her dream has led to Louise running her own successful business. Give a brief outline of your career to date. I started off as a bank official with Ulster Bank while working towards getting all the...