Social Workers Invited to Contribute to New Project
SOCIAL workers in the voluntary sector across Northern Ireland are being invited to contribute to a new publication which is the first of its kind here. Extern, the social justice charity, supported by the Department of Health, has created a new virtual book project which is being written by social workers for social workers. Over...
Improving Online Performance of Businesses
A RECENT digital conference gave advice to businesses on how to maximise their online performance. The Google Digital Garage opened to more than 700 members of the local business community as part of the Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NI Chamber) Annual Networking Conference and Business Showcase at St George’s Market in Belfast....
What is your personal brand?
Today marks the first day of our new biweekly blog from Sinead Sharkey of Generation Women, this week she explores your personal brand and how to get it right. Sinead is the Founder of Generation Women and is a Career and Leadership Coach. She has almost 20 years’ experience of developing leaders in global corporates....
How To… Avoid Interview Pitfalls
WITH competition fiercer than ever for good graduate jobs, you need an edge. This means interview preparation and learning to avoid pitfalls. Director of LifeSkills, Kirstie Mackey shares the biggest interview errors and her tips to avoid them. Showing off It’s natural to want to impress in your interview but instead of reeling off achievements,...
Top accolade for engineering student
A SOUTH Eastern Regional College (SERC) apprentice has been crowned the UK’s best Heavy Vehicle Engineer. Michael Kelly from Ballynahinch travelled to Stephenson College to compete at the National Qualifiers of the IMI Skills Auto Competition which took place from July 5-7. The competition, organised by the Institute of the Motor Industry, aims to find...
‘STEAM’ ahead for job prospects
BY incorporating the Arts into the STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) curriculum Northern Ireland can use creative innovation to ensure a prosperous future, according to local teachers. “For some time the focus has been on STEM subjects but now a movement is gaining momentum in the UK, in the wake of what’s happening in...
Recruitment difficulties revealed
A RECENT survey has revealed that 81 per cent of manufacturers and 71 per cent of services businesses who were recruiting say they had difficulty filling positions in the second quarter of this year. That is just one of the findings in the latest Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NI Chamber) and BDO...
Northern Ireland employers take on international talent
EMPLOYERS from across Northern Ireland are strengthening global links through an international exchange scheme. Businesses, including Translink, Armagh Planetarium and CDE Global, have taken on 20 international students through the International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience (IAESTE), a programme managed by the British Council. Through the initiative, these students, from science...
New lab lends support to Health & Life Sciences sector
A NEW multi-million pound Advanced Biomedical Engineering Laboratory has been officially opened at Ulster University. The laboratory is a strategic partnership between Invest Northern Ireland, Ulster University, Randox Laboratories and Heartsine Technologies and will offer expertise and equipment to assist companies to develop prototypes for the biomedical, engineering, electronic device and aerospace sectors. Welcoming the...
Adrian McNally
Role: General Manager Company: Titanic Hotel Belfast Track Record: Adrian McNally has travelled the world with his career as a hotel manager. HOW I BECAME A HOTEL MANAGER Give a brief outline of your career to date. After graduating from Ulster University’s (UU) Magee Campus I began my hotel career in London before moving to...