Simon Bird
Role: Technical Manager Company: the MAC Track Record: Creativity and patience are crucial in Simon Bird’s role as a technical theatre manager. HOW I BECAME A TECHNICAL MANAGER Give a brief outline of your career to date. In my final year at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) I had an extended work placement...
Job fair brings opportunity to Newry
MORE than 60 employers are to take part in a major job fair in Newry. Hosted by the Department for Communities, in partnership with Newry, Mourne and Down District Council and Eures Cross Border Partnership, the free event takes place on March 23 in the Canal Court Hotel between 10am and 3pm. Present at the...
Top interview award for accounting student
AN ACCOUNTANCY student has out scored over 80 of her peers to win the BDO interview award. Organised by the Business School and the University’s Careers/Employability Unit with support from BDO Northern Ireland, the Award process comprised interview skill training provided by BDO senior staff as well as a series of mock interviews undertaken by...
Judith Watt
Role: Captain Company: Flybe Track Record: From the age of five Judith Watt knew her dream was to fly planes for a living. HOW I BECAME A CAPTAIN Give a brief outline of your career to date. I completed a BSc Honours degree in Management Studies at Brunel University in London. After that I managed...
How To… Carve Out A Career In The Travel Industry
TRISH MITCHELL, SENIOR TRAVEL CONSULTANT AT TERRA TRAVEL SHARES HER TOP TIPS FOR A SUCCESSFUL CAREER IN THE TRAVEL INDUSTRY. The Northern Irish travel industry is relatively closeknit and I’ve been lucky enough to be involved in it for more than twenty years. Being small means you have the ability to get in touch with...
Lisburn lady honoured for service
AFTER 44 years of service Sodexo’s longest serving employee in Ireland has retired. At the time of her retirement Roberta Flynn, from Lisburn, was the temporary staffing solutions manager and based in the Belfast office though she originally joined the company in 1972 as a part-time assistant cook in the staff restaurant. In 1977, she...
Health service for college students
A YOUTH health service will offer free, tailored, impartial advice on a range of topics to anyone under the age of 25 at the South Eastern Regional College (SERC) Campuses. The initiative is a result of a partnership between SERC and the South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust (SEHSCT). The two organisations signed a...
Legal education for school pupils
A NEW partnership between a school and law firm is giving young people a chance to see how the law affects social media and their everyday lives. Organised by the Citizenship Foundation’s Lawyers in Schools Programme, the practical initiative, involving Hazelwood Integrated College and Allen & Overy, is designed to develop Year 9-10 pupils’ understanding...
Call for entries to CIPD NI Awards 2017
HR PROFESSIONALS across Northern Ireland are being urged to enter awards which celebrate excellence within the industry here. The CIPD Northern Ireland Awards 2017 will be presented to teams, individuals and organisations across 10 categories. The categories for 2017 include the addition of a new award for the Best Change Management Initiative. Other categories include:...
10 Steps to organising the perfect teambuilding day
Our recent survey of Northern Ireland’s workforce found that 62% will consider looking for a new job in 2017, with general workplace happiness relatively low at 5.8 out of 10. The survey found that better pay, more training, better communication and better holidays are the four most important elements that would make the local workforce...