100 new jobs for North West
TEN businesses are creating 100 new jobs in the North West. With the support of Invest Northern Ireland, Mechanical Installations & Maintenance, Meritcom, Precision Group, Retail Systems Technology Limited, Junk Kouture, Click Energy, Gradon Architecture and FAST Technologies have each been working on growth projects. Two GB-based software businesses, Launch Pad and Peoplesafe, are also...
Pauline McCullough
Role: General Manager Company: Dukes at Queens Track Record: Pauline McCullough used her previous roles to help develop her skill set until she was certain of her career path. Give a brief outline of your career to date. I held several business development roles before becoming a general manager within a dental group. I started...
HOW TO…ANSWER UNEXPECTED INTERVIEW QUESTIONS
INTERVIEWERS often throw in a trick or unexpected question to try and catch you unaware. Quite often there is no right or wrong answer but rather they are trying to gauge your ability to think on your feet. Some common types of questions may include: IF YOU WERE GIVEN A BOX OF 10 PENCILS CAN...
BANGOR RESTAURANT SERVES UP NEW JOBS
A NEW Mexican restaurant in Bangor, Co. Down has opened creating 10 new jobs. Proprietor Chris Fraze made the decision to open the takeaway and sit-in burrito bar,Bebe Adrianos Mexicanos,on the town’s High Street after struggling to find a job that matched his skill set. After working as a chef in a busy restaurant for...
SPILLING BEANS ON LOCALCOFFEE BRAND
A LISBURN-based company has launched a new subscription service. The service from Wanted.Coffee will allow connoisseurs across the UK and Ireland to receive a micro-lot of coffee direct to their door every month. Commenting on the development and the increase in demand for the brand’s unique offering local entrepreneur and master roaster at Wanted.Coffee, Martin...
STUDENTS’ SPORTING CHANCE OF SUCCESS
ULSTER University has launched a new online portal offering advice and guidance to young people aspiring for careers in the thriving sport industry, including everything from psychology, coaching and teaching to sports law, journalism and nutrition. The University’s ‘Careers In’ portal provides tailored support for users depending on what stage they are at on their...
NI is right on track to deliver jobs
THE Northern Ireland Knowledge Economy is half way to achieving its target of delivering 80,000 high earning jobs and should be a place that attracts the best talent in the world. That was the message according to the findings from the annual Knowledge Economy Report The report, supported by Bank of Ireland UK, also showed...
Siofra Healy
Fund Development Director Community Foundation for Northern Ireland Role: Siofra will lead Communications & Fundraising. Her focus will be on connecting people who care with causes that matter through fund development and providing a customised service to donors which respects their charitable interests and meets their needs Track Record: Siofra will lead Communications & Fundraising....
Gareth Quinn
Role: Managing director Company: Digital DNA Track Record: The ability to learn from his mistakes has been just as valuable to Gareth Quinn’s career as any qualification Give a brief outline of your career to date. After studying ICT at the University of Ulster, I got a job in the Electoral Office where I became...
Awards evening celebrates Personal & Development success
THE DMS Awards 2016 celebrated the achievements of 36 Human Resource (HR) and Learning & Development (L&D) professionals and it was an extra special evening for Mid Ulster Council’s Joseph McGuckin. Joseph, who has just completed the CIPD Advanced Diploma in Human Resource Management with DMS, was the proud winner of the DMS Candidate of...