How To…Use Social Media For Graduate Recruitment
NETWORK UP THE LADDER Sean Gallagher from the University of Ulster shares his hints and tips for using social media to find graduate recruitment opportunities We have all heard of employers investigating candidates’ LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter profiles to narrow down the field of applicants. Job seekers, however, may be surprised how many employers now...
Going Green
GREEN teens from SERC were crowned winners at ECO-UNESCO’s 15th annual Young Environmentalist Showcase and Awards Ceremony held in the Round Room of the Mansion House recently. The annual awards programme run by ECO-UNESCO, Ireland’s environmental education and youth organisation, recognises and rewards young people that carry out local environmental action projects. The winning project...
Allstate Open Day
ALLSTATE NI has approximately 50 job opportunities currently in a wide range of areas including mobile, research & development, security, architecture, management,systems analysts, business analysts, data analytics as well as developers across a wide range of technologies. The IT company is currently working in collaboration with Queen’s University on a new research and development initiative...
Shanice Is Tops
SOUTHERN Regional College student Shanice Faulkner from Armagh received a commendation at the annual Janus Awards recently,hosted by the Institute of Hospitality NI. Exclusive to Northern Ireland, the Janus Awards were established in 1995 and reward individuals and companies exemplifying excellence and who have made an outstanding contribution to the industry at home and enhanced...
Annual Awards
EMPLOYMENT and Learning Minister Stephen Farry has presented the annual Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) Awards in Belfast. The minister said: “CIPFA plays a key role in supporting government policy and promoting the best practice standards of corporate governance across the public sector. “Skills play a vital role in performance.So,if employers want...
Graduate Fair Reveals Over 250 New Jobs
MORE than 250 graduate jobs were announced at this week’s Northern Ireland Graduate Recruitment Fair. The annual fair, organised by the University of Ulster and Queen’s University in partnership with NIJobfinder, gave over 1,000 recent graduates the opportunity to meet recruiters from over 80 key local and international companies including Citi, Kainos, Jaguar Land Rover,...
Top Companies Help Students to Engineer Future Career
THE University of Ulster has teamed up with some of the most successful and high-growth companies in Northern Ireland to showcase the skills of local engineering students and boost career prospects. Huhtamaki Ltd, Lurgan; B/E Aero-space, Bilked; Crossland Tankers Ltd, Swatragh; Elite Electronic Systems, Enniskillen, Terex Corporation, Omagh and Intelesens Ltd, Belfast are working with...
Almac Keen to Find Staff Who’re up for Challenge
ALMAC is creating up to 20 high-value new positions at its headquarters in Craigavon. The pharmaceutical development company has recently launched a recruitment campaign for jobs ranging from project co-ordinators and project managers to supply chain managers, project leaders and design managers. Most will be based in Almac’s clinical business units, but the company is...
Caterpillar’s Skills Scheme To Put In Place 100 New Jobs
INVESTMENT in manufacturing is set to create 100 new positions in Northern Ireland, according to a leading engineering firm. Caterpillar Northern Ireland operations director Robert Kennedy was speaking during a recent visit to the company’s Larne plant by Employment and Learning Minister Stephen Farry. The minister was there to see how his department’s investment of...
Staff Bridging Leadership Gap
A CEREMONY has been held to recognise the achievement of South Eastern Regional College (SERC) staff on their completion of ‘Bridging the Gap’ management programme. The ceremony took place at the college’s Lisburn campus and celebrated the achievement of Level 5 management qualifications by 57 staff. Addressing the staff and key stake-holders at the event,...