3 sure-fire ways to tame your inner imposter
Ever felt like a fraud at work? That one of these days you’re going to get found out that you aren’t as good as people think you are? You’re suffering from Imposter Syndrome. It’s that feeling that you’re not worthy of your successes, that really you’re just lucky, so you end up working twice as hard...
Emma Bond
Role: District Commander Company: PSNI Track Record: During her 18 years with the PSNI Superintendent Emma Bond has enjoyed an interesting and varied career. HOW I BECAME A DISTRICT COMMANDER SUPERINTENDENT Give a brief outline of your career to date. I have been in the PSNI for 18 years and currently serve as a District...
Awards to recognise and celebrate diversity in the workplace
EMPLOYERS across Northern Ireland are being encouraged to enter the Northern Ireland Equality and Diversity Awards 2018 to showcase their commitment to advocating diversity in their organisations. The awards are organised by Legal-Island, a local independent multi-award winning workplace compliance company, in association with NICVA and sponsored by Diamond Recruitment Group. They are open to...
Final Call For Little Wing Little Stars Bursary
Three weeks left to apply for the bursary scheme Little Wing Pizzeria is spreading its wings into the local community and dishing out eight bursaries to local children’s clubs next month as its Little Stars scheme returns for the fourth year. Since the scheme launched in 2014, eighteen clubs from across NI have benefited and...
New facility to deliver customer engagement solutions
A NEW customer engagement centre has opened in Belfast. Global business services company, Concentrix has opened the purpose-built facility on the site of the old Maysfield Leisure Centre and it reflects the company’s continued commitment to outstanding facilities and exceptional customer engagement solutions for the world’s best brands. This centre of excellence also marks the...
Fertility clinic creates nine new jobs
THE expansion of a health, wellbeing and fertility clinic has created nine new jobs. The new larger premises on Belfast’s Lisburn Road will allow Logan Wellbeing and Medical to offer a wider range of treatments. Clinic Director Ruth Ellen Logan said: “The time and opportunity were just right to expand our offering in a different...
Twenty scholarships for new professional qualification
A NEW partnership between Ulster University (UU) Business School and PwC will see up to 20 students receive scholarships to complete an elite professional qualification. The UU Business School’s BSc Hons programme in Finance and Investment Management will now include professional qualifications awarded by the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI). CISI is the...
Andy McKnight
Role: Developer in Test Company: Neueda Track Record: A training scheme led to a change of direction and an exciting new career in software development for Andy McKnight. HOW I BECAME A SOFTWARE ENGINEER Give a brief outline of your career to date. I left school at age 16 and completed an NVQ in Fabricating...
Expert lineup up to inspire hospitality sector
NORTHERN Ireland’s hospitality conference, Hospitality Exchange, will bring together experts from the worlds of banking, economics, marketing, hospitality, tourism and global trend analysis in a two day conference. The event on October 17 and 18 in Belfast’s Crowne Plaza will feature a great lineup of inspirational speakers and top industry figures. Janice Gault, Chief Executive...
Investing in the engineering sector
A NEW initiative is aiming to address the skills in the engineering sector and help to develop a labour pool to support the local industry. South Eastern Regional College (SERC) has partnered with Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council and Lisburn-based employers Fabrite, Spence Engineering, Spanwall, KME Steelworks and Environmental Fabrications to recruit and train engineers...