10 jobs to be created by Fintech firm
A new development centre is to be opened in west Belfast by a London fintech company. McGinnis Consulting provides financial services and information technology consultancy to leading Tier 1 banks across Europe. Based in the Innovation Factory on the Springfield Road, with a focus on financial services and software development, there will be 10 jobs...
Put a spring in your career prospects
Q Radio presenter Ryan A recently joined Springvale Learning’s Marketing Executive Stacey Whitley to urge young learners to put a spring in their career prospects by signing up for a course at its art college situated on the Springfield Road in Belfast. Established in 1993, Springvale Learning is one of Northern Ireland’s leading providers of...
Hotel market boosts Belfast
Hotel expansion in Northern Ireland means Belfast is likely to break the 10,000 room barrier by the end of 2018. Between new builds and expansion projects at existing hotels the city smashed the 9,000 barrier in June, helped by the opening of Northern Ireland’s largest hotel, the Grand Central, swiftly followed by new brand, Hampton...
Join Northern Ireland’s growing IT sector
Graduates interested in developing a career in the thriving IT sector are being offered the opportunity to participate in a ten week training academy. The Deloitte’s Cloud Academy is a pre-employment training programme, backed by the Department for the Economy, to provide graduates with the skills and knowledge to work in the fast growing area...
How to… write an alluring 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 organisation and the nature of the job being advertised. What to include: Introduction Explain why...
Better management and leadership skills improve productivity
Do you have a good boss? Perhaps you are a boss, wondering how to get the best out of your team. I’m sure we can all think of examples of bosses we would have run through brick walls for and those we had voodoo dolls commissioned for. Some might think that quality of management and...
New report reveals NI digital technology sector now employs 9,000
A report produced by Tech Nation has revealed the number of people employed in Northern Ireland’s digital technology sector rose to almost 9,000 last year. The data also suggested that the number of digital businesses started in the region more than doubled between 2011 and 2016. Tech Nation said 97 digital tech businesses were launched...
Profits almost double to reach £7m at Galgorm Resort and Spa’s parent
The group company behind luxury Galgorm Resort and Spa in Co Antrim and other hospitality businesses has reported a near doubling of pre-tax profits to £7m. Tullymore House Ltd, which also owns two Fratelli pizza restaurants, also increased revenue from £19.9m to £23m in the year to October 31 2017. During the year it also...
Young people lead the way for business start-ups in NI
The Ulster Bank global entrepreneurship monitor has found that younger adults in Northern Ireland were more likely to be starting their own business than their peers in Scotland and Wales. It said the entrepreneurial activity rate is highest in Northern Ireland among those aged 25 to 34 (10%). That was up from a figure of...
210 jobs created by NI aviation firm Mallaghan
A multi-million pound investment will see Co Tyrone aviation manufacturing firm Mallaghan double its workforce, taking on 210 new staff. Family-run company Mallaghan Engineering currently employs 206 staff and manufactures ground support equipment for aviation including catering trucks, de-icing rigs, passenger stairs and cabin trucks. The business is extending its premises in Dungannon as well...