Social Media Misuse Harms Job Prospects
EMPLOYEES may be risking their work prospects through inappropriate social media use, it was claimed today. According to international digital agency Trademark Productions, 37% of employers vet candidates through sites like Facebook and Twitter. The majority of these employers (65%) are looking to see if a prospective employee is professional or not, while others want...
Students Have Grand Designs For Workplace
Fifty students will take part in the new Print Room project in Armagh for young people not in education, employment or training. The social enterprise project, run by the Appleby Trust, will enable participants with autism spectrum disorder and Asperger’s Syndrome to realise their full potential through participating in a specialised digital print company, delivered...
Drive Aims To Secure Jobs For New Teachers
A CAMPAIGN to fill graduate teaching posts is amongst the public sector job opportunities in today’s NIJobfinder. The advertised vacancies are in connection with the Delivering Social Change Signature Project, which aims to employ an additional 230 recently graduated teachers, who are not currently in a permanent teaching post. The project, announced by the Office...
Training service scoops awards
THE World Host Customer Service training has been named Tourism Initiative of the Year at the Licensed & Catering News Awards 2013. The WorldHost programme was nominated for the award in a joint application by the Department for Employment and Learning, the Northern Ireland Tourist Board and People 1st, the sector skills council for hospitality,...
IT scheme helps young coders unlock potential
Morethan 80 young coders celebrated their achievements at a recent awards ceremony in Belfast Metropolitan College. The CoderDojo programme awarded their 150th belt at the ceremony attended by CoderDojo Belfast young coders, their parents and representatives from those who support the group. The movement, founded in April 2012 by Belfast Metropolitan College in association with...
Norbrook Open Day 25th June
Norbrook Laboratories Ltd are hosting their first recruitment open day this Tuesday, June 25, from 8am to 8pm. The company, based in Newry, is going through a period of expansion over the next 18 months and will have recruitment opportunities available in all areas of the business; from finance, human |resources, sales, IT, transport and...
A seal of approval
Joanna MacMahon from East Belfast has been recognised for her achievements in creative design by Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal and the Worshipful Company of Haberdashers at Buckingham Palace. Joanna (61) has studied a number of creative courses at Belfast Metropolitan College, starting with a leisure course and most recently the Level 3 Certificate...
Belfast MET Honours Top Apprentices
A UNIQUE new event has celebrated the achievements of Belfast Metropolitan College and employers involved in its delivery of training programmes and apprenticeships. The first-ever Apprenticeship and Training Awards were held in the new e3 building at the Met’s Springvale Campus. Successful students received awards recognising their achievements through ApprenticeshipsNI, Programme Led Apprenticeship (PLA) or...
How to… Write a winning cover letter
The main aim of a covering letter is to encourage recruiters to read your CV. While a CV sets out the skills and experience you have for the job, the covering letter more explicitly demonstrates your understanding of the employing organization and the nature of the job being advertised. What to include: Introduction Explain why...
Moving on Up
Northern Ireland online estate agency Sure2Sell, has appointed Ronnie Allen as its lettings manager. Ronnie will be responsible for managing Sure2Sell’s lettings department and has over 30 years experience in the sales industry