US is the business
The first cohort of Northern Ireland students on the prestigious Study USA programme have graduated. They studied business and management for a year in American colleges across 34 States. Over 70 Northern Ireland students are currently studying in the US on this programme, having undergone a competitive selection process. Participating students also have the...
Placement Time
Northern Ireland’s rich past will provide the raw material for 12 young historians who have secured places on the much sought after Collections Skills Initiative. The training programme is run by the Northern Ireland Museums Council in partnership with the National Museums Northern Ireland for those seeking to develop a career in the sector....
Seafood firm is catch of the day as it creates 13 posts
A Co Down seafood company is creating 13 jobs thanks to new business secured in France. Kilhorne Bay Seafoods in Annalong will be esxporting its new Queen Scallops product thanks to help from Invest Northern Ireland. The company has also invested over £450,000 in state-of-the-art production equipment, which has been supported by the European...
Helping You Shape Your Career Path
Careers guidance isn’t just for school leavers as Angela Rooney, careers manager at the Department for Employment and Learning’s Careers Resource Centre in Belfast, explains Careers advice is valuable at all stages of your life. Thinking of changing career, but not sure what qualifications you’ll need? The Department for Employment and Learning’s Careers Service can...
UU Students Sweep The Board At Exhalted Architecture Awards
GRADUATE FOCUS FROM AROUND THE PROVINCE UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER Students from the School of Architecture and Design at the University of Ulster have swept the board in a prestigious competition organised by the Royal Society of Ulster Architects (RSUA). Hugh Magee and Ray McNally beat off stiff competition from students across Northern Ireland to take...
How To… Avoid CV Mistakes
HOW TO… AVOID CV MISTAKES LAST week we looked at what you should include on your CV, today we highlight common mistakes and things to avoid. DON’T… -Hand-write or type your CV. This looks unprofessional and old fashioned. -Include information which may be viewed negatively – failed exams, divorces, failed business ventures, reasons for leaving...
Welcome Aboard For BT’s New Intake
Clive Selley, CEO BT Innovate & Design welcomed the latest intake of new graduate entrants to BT. Twenty people have begun their careers with the BT Innovate & Design team, whose role is to design and develop the technology and processes that sit at the core of the networks and platforms that run BT’s business...
LRA Appointments
A trade unionist and a charity chief have been appointed as board members of the Labour relations Agency. Albert Mills and Pauline Shepherd have been appointed as employee members for a period of three years. Mr Mills was chairman of the Amalgamated Transport and General Workers Union (ATGWU) Officers Negotiating Committee for Great Britain and...
Student Award
Research into the impact of Belfast’s cultural quarters on the city’s regeneration has secured a top award for a student from the University of Ulster’s School of the Built Environment. Keith Henry scooped the 2012 Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI NI) Joanne Mathers Award, presented in memory of the young mother who was shot dead...
Network Advice
Why not take the chance to share expertise and network at the up and coming free business workshops run by Belfast City Council. The events are being run through the Belfast Entrepreneurs Network (BEN) which is a discussion forum for small and medium-sized businesses across Belfast who also have a chance to network and build...