Company expansion creates new recruitment roles
A RECRUITMENT company is to create 15 new jobs. Cpl Solutions International, formerly Cpl NI, has announced a graduate programme to fill ten new associate consultant roles with an additional five senior roles being developed within its Northern Ireland operations. The international business which has 37 offices across 10 countries achieved strong growth in the...
How To… Find the Perfect Job – Part 2
PART two of our guide to successful job hunting. BE PROACTIVE IN YOUR HUNT Don’t just sit about and wait for something to happen. If you have made up your mind that you want to look for a new job, start sending your CV to companies that you want to work for. Highlight your experience,...
Students celebrate academic success
TWO students from East Belfast are celebrating success after winning top awards at the annual Ulster University Business School’s Student Awards. Finn Geddis, who recently graduated with a BSc Hons degree in Marketing, was presented with the Belfast Telegraph Digital Award for Excellence while BSc Hons Business Studies student Georgia Kennedy, won the Belfast Telegraph...
Paul Medlow
Role: Research and Development (R&D) Team Leader Company: Almac Track Record: Paul Medlow had initially planned a career as a PE teacher before discovering an interest in science and laboratory based research. Give a brief outline of your career to date. After graduation I started as a technologist in Almac Diagnostics where I built my...
62% of Northern Ireland workforce will consider moving jobs in 2017
A new survey by NIJobfinder.co.uk has found that 62% of Northern Ireland workers are considering moving jobs in 2017. The survey of 760 Northern Ireland adults also found that 84% of the local workforce looked for a new job in 2016, while 56% would consider moving to a new city or country to land their...
Placement Blog – Thomas Gallen
Name – Thomas Gallen Company – PwC Role – Operations (Finance / Sales & Deployment) Degree – BSc Economics with Finance from Ulster University Talk us through your typical work day? Every morning I’m in the office for 8:20am. The first thing I’ll do when I get in is get my laptop and notebook set...
Emma Smyth – Placement Blog
Name – Emma Smyth Company – Health & Safety Services NI Role – Placement Student Degree – BSc Hons Environmental Health at Ulster University Talk us through your typical work day? A typical work day for me starts with checking my emails every morning on arrival. Generally, the Health and Safety Officer within the business...
CIPD NI Awards return to Titanic Belfast for 2017
OUTSTANDING achievements within the HR profession will be celebrated at this year’s CIPD Northern Ireland Awards. The event, now firmly established as a key awards gala for the Human Resources profession in Northern Ireland, will take place in Titanic Belfast for the second year with recruitment specialists Grafton as the principal sponsor. Held on May...
How To… Find the Perfect Job – Part 1
KEEP YOUR CV UP-TO-DATE The most important thing when looking for a new job is to ensure you have an up-to date CV and LinkedIn page, as this is often the first thing that new employers will go to. If you are making changes to your LinkedIn profile, you may wish to turn off notifications...
Top science achievers recognised at ceremony
FOUR exceptional science students from Northern Ireland have been recognised at the prestigious Hans Sloane Awards ceremony in the Ulster Museum. The Hans Sloane Memorial Fund recognises Northern Ireland’s top achievers in A-level Biology, Chemistry and Physics, and this year’s first place was won by Royal Belfast Academical Institution’s former pupil Omar Helmy, with second...