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...
Success at the DMS Awards 2016
THE achievements of thirty six Human Resource (HR) and Learning & Development (L&D) professionals were recognised at a recent awards evening. The DMS Awards 2016 celebrated the hard work of those candidates who have completed their Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development (CIPD) Professional Qualifications with local centre, DMS Ireland in the past year. In...
Cloud expansion brings 15 new jobs to Anaeko
A CONSULTANCY services company is to create 15 highly skilled software engineering jobs in Belfast. For the past decade Anaeko Ltd has innovated on behalf of global technology companies in the fields of mobile computing, social media, cloud computing, big data analytics and the Internet of Things. Announcing the jobs the Economy Minister, Simon Hamilton...
How To… Answer Tough Interview Questions
BELOW are some of the more difficult to answer questions you may face in interview. Take your time, think through the scenario and answer in a clear, coherent manner. HINTS AND TIPS: WHY ARE YOU LEAVING YOUR CURRENT JOB? This is a tough question to answer but one that you will no doubt be asked...
Belfast workers benefit from living wage rise
MORE than 200 IKEA Belfast employees are to benefit from the rise in the real Living Wage rate. Some 240 staff in the Holywood Exchange store will benefit from the raised UK rate, outside of London, from £8.25 to £8.45 per hour. This is 17 per cent higher than the government minimum wage for over...
Hats off to new visiting professors
ULSTER University Business School has announced the appointment of three new visiting professors. Jackie Henry, Senior Partner, Deloitte NI; Sean Duffy, Head of Entrepreneurial Services, EY Ireland and Derek Kennedy, Programme Director, Strategic Investment Board, will assume their voluntary roles for a four year period. Welcoming the new appointees Professor Marie McHugh in her last...
Law firm advises employers on use of covert surveillance
LAW firm Arthur Cox recently hosted a major risk management seminar at which some of Northern Ireland’s highest-profile employers were advised on how best to manage litigation, employment and health and safety risks. The rules regarding the use of covert surveillance to obtain evidence regarding employee behaviour was one of the key topics at the...