Economy Minister Praises Kainos
ECONOMY Minister Simon Hamilton visited the Kainos Group headquarters in Belfast to meet management and hear about the company’s recent successes and plans for expansion. The Minister also took the opportunity to congratulate Kainos Chief Executive, Brendan Mooney, on becoming the EY Entrepreneur of the Year for 2016. Minister Hamilton said: “Now in its thirtieth...
BelfastforLife – It’s Not Just for Christmas!
BelfastforLife is a multi-award winning marketing campaign that aims to encourage professionals, based across the world, to return to Northern Ireland and take advantage of all the great career, lifestyle and cultural opportunities that are currently available. During the Christmas period Abacus Professional Recruitment, working in partnership with 16 locally based businesses, will broadcast three...
Will Miscampbell
Role: Estate Agency Partner Company: Fetherston Clements Track Record: Working his way up through the ranks gave estate agency partner, Will Miscampbell a sound understanding of the business. Give a brief outline of your career to date. After studying Economics at university, I worked for two years as a trainee accountant in Dublin before moving...
How To … Get A Work Experience Placement (06-12-2016)
TAKING THE INITIATIVE IN a competitive jobs market, gaining as much experience as possible is crucial to put you ahead of the competition. Work experience is also an invaluable insight into whether or not a particular job is right for you and is an excellent opportunity to make contacts. WHEN TO APPLY Work experience placements...
Manufacturing firm welcomes its first female engineering apprentice
ENGINEERING student Nadine Morrison has secured an apprenticeship with manufacturing firm Acheson & Glover (AG). Nadine, a Level 3 Gold Construction Products Engineering Apprentice, is one of only two girls on her course but the gender imbalance in the sector never deterred her from entering the profession. Encouraging more females to enter the engineering sector...
Financial Services Academy open for enrolment
THE fifth FinTrU Financial Services Academy is now open for application. As part of the scheme twenty graduates will undertake an intensive four week training programme delivered by Belfast Met and Ulster University with the training having a strong ocus on investment opportunities and financial compliance. On completion of the course the graduates will be...
Food Development Centre receives industry ovation
NORTH West Regional College (NWRC) has officially opened the region’s first centre of excellence for food development and technology. Foodovation, under the direction of food development centre manager Brian McDermott, is a new research and development centre which offers a sanctuary to develop excellence in food innovation, science and technology. Award winning chef Neven Maguire...
Entrepreneur made up at new contract
MAKEUP artist and entrepreneur Paddy McGurgan has just won a lucrative contract to be the sole Northern Irish stockist of Parisian based makeup collection MAKE UP FOR EVER. The brand, created by the iconic makeup role model Dany Sanz, is now available in Paddy McGurgan’s flagship Make Up Pro Store in Belfast. Paddy commented: “It...
Breaking down equality barriers
AN Equality Commission conference has been held to mark 40 years of sex discrimination law in Northern Ireland. At the event, the Equality Commission launched the findings of its investigation into employment experiences of pregnant women and new mothers, as well as its good practice guidance to help those employing pregnant women and mothers. Junior...
Skills Success for Northern Ireland
NORTHERN Ireland competitors have triumphed at the Skills Show in Birmingham, bringing home six gold, four silver, five bronze medals and four high commendations. The Skills Show is the UK’s largest skills and careers event and is designed to reward talent and drive up levels of expertise in apprenticeships, skills and further education. Over 75,000...