Julie Gibbons
Role: Operations Director Company: Autoline Insurance Track Record: There is no such thing as a typical day for operations director Julie Gibbons. HOW I BECAME AN OPERATIONS DIRECTOR Give a brief outline of your career to date? After university I spent three years on the Graduate Programme of Marks & Spencer’s clothing manufacturer, Desmond &...
NIJobfinder teams up with Digital DNA
The Belfast Telegraph has announced that it is the media partner for this year’s Digital DNA event. Digital DNA is Ireland’s leading business and technology event which promotes collaboration within the digital space. This year’s event will take place on June 6th and 7th at St George’s Market. With a full line-up of panel discussions,...
How to hire millennials
You millennials. You don’t know how much heartache you’re causing your older employers, what with your expectations of bean bags in the office, a career path that takes weeks rather than years and an absurd claim that hours spent on Facebook is good for business. We just don’t get it because we were sent to...
How To… Promote Yourself At Interview
CONFIDENCE is key when it comes to selling yourself in a job application form or at the interview itself. If you’re a naturally shy person it can be a daunting task but if you don’t believe in yourself then no one else will. HINTS AND TIPS: 1. REALISE YOUR OWN STRENGTHS The first step to...
Students showcase STEM abilities
YOUNG science enthusiasts from schools across Northern Ireland attended the recent Sentinus Big Bang exhibition. Held at the Braid Centre in Ballymena the event was an opportunity for the students to showcase their solutions for real world business problems, developed in partnership with a range of local businesses. Incorporating the Sentinus Team R&D and Go4SET...
Skills & Opportunities Fund
SEVEN community groups throughout Northern Ireland have been shortlisted in the first round of Ulster Bank’s 2017 Skills & Opportunities Fund. Over 40 not-for-profit organisations applied for Round 1 funding and the judging panel whittled entries down to seven with each group asking local people to make their vote count and back them by voting...
Unique training scheme set up to put patients first
SOUTH Eastern Regional College (SERC) has created a unique training partnership with the Health and Social Care Trust (HSCT) to help prevent the outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease and improve patient safety. As a result of the collaboration, a pioneering Control of Water-borne Infections within Healthcare course has been developed by SERC in partnership with the...
Stephen Rea
Role: Optometrist Company: Stephen Rea Opticians, Belfast Track Record: A calm and relaxed manner plus the ability to listen and think logically are crucial requirements for Stephen Rea’s role as an optometrist HOW I BECAME AN OPTOMETRIST Give a brief outline of your career to date. After graduating from university in Cardiff, I completed pre-registration...
Shortlist for CIPD NI awards is revealed
THE shortlist for this year’s CIPD Northern Ireland Awards has been revealed. The awards celebrating excellence within the HR profession will be presented at a gala ceremony in Belfast next month to teams, individuals and organisations across 10 categories. CIPD, the professional body for HR and people development, said all those shortlisted reflected the growth...
Improving skills is essential to meet recruitment demands
RECRUITMENT intentions amongst firms in Northern Ireland remained strong in the first quarter of 2017. The findings from the latest Quarterly Economic Survey (QES) published by Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NI Chamber) and business advisors BDO showed that around two-thirds of businesses, in both the manufacturing and service sectors, have tried to...