Finance firm creates 160 new jobs
FINANCIAL services firm, Fin- TrU is to create 160 new jobs in Belfast over the next five years. The London-based company provides outsourced knowledge services, including financial regulatory reporting, compliance and legal services, to investment banks and other financial institutions. It established its Belfast centre of excellence in 2014, recruiting 80 staff in supervisory, associate...
How to… Make Work Experience Work
LOTS of students carry out work experience during their time at university as a compulsory part of their degree course, but even if it doesn’t add anything to your degree, it’s a great way to get ahead of the curve in a particularly tough industry. Most work experience placements will prove to be good learning...
Ann McVeigh
Role: Director Company: ArtisAnn Track Record: After exploring a variety of jobs Ann McVeigh decided to take the plunge and follow her dream of opening an art gallery. Give a brief outline of your career to date. Back in the days when jobs were plentiful, I worked as a shop assistant, a sales rep. and...
47% of Northern Ireland’s workforce want more training in their jobs
A recent survey from NIJobfinder.co.uk has found that 47% of workers in Northern Ireland would be happier in their job with more training opportunities. The survey, which also found that 62% of the local workforce will consider moving jobs in 2017, found that training is second only to better pay (64%) when it comes to...
Mark McCracken
Role: Managing Consultant Company: ThinkCV Ltd Track Record: What does your job entail? I would define what I do as Career Development, in a nutshell I help people better their careers through CV design, coaching and interview preparation. I have had the opportunity to work with everyone from students to Senior Traders working in Canary...
Success for NI science students
NORTHERN Ireland students have had their projects recognised at this year’s BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition (BTYSTE). Among the winners were Loreto College, Coleraine which picked up the MATRIX Best Northern Ireland School Award at the Exhibition. Dónal Close and Sian Donaghy from Loreto College were also successfully awarded BT – Northern Ireland Best...
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...