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...
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...
Recruitment drive for NI Community Firefighters
A recruitment drive for community (Part-Time) firefighters in 28 Fire Stations across Northern Ireland has been launched by the Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service (NIFRS). The role of Community Firefighters is to help protect the local community and respond to emergency incidents including fires, road traffic collisions and other specialist service calls such as...
Consultancy firm announce creation of 95 jobs in Belfast
EY, a consultancy firm which provides assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services, are to recruit 95 new staff members in Belfast. The company plans to recruit 50 experienced staff and 45 graduates in Northern Ireland. In a major recruitment drive that will add 520 roles across Ireland, the remaining 425 jobs will be spread across...
30 new jobs created by MJM Group
MJM Group, the marine fit-out giant, has announced the creation of 30 new jobs at its Newry headquarters before the end of the year. The company carries out new builds, refurbishment and fit-out services for marine, commercial and private sectors. The recruitment will run across all these aspects of the business. This latest development is...
Navigate a career in urban design
Budding architects and town planners are being offered the chance of a free place on a programme designed for those thinking about a creative career in the built environment. Open to anyone aged 14-18, the week-long Urban Design Academy is an annual scheme organised by local charity PLACE (Planning, Landscape, Architecture, Community, Environment). Supported by...
200 new jobs created by Belfast IT company
200 jobs are to be created over four years by a Belfast IT firm in a software engineering hub in Co Westmeath. Neueda Technologies makes software products for clients including government and utilities. Software development for global telecoms and financial services will be carried out in its new offices on Athlone’s Dublin Road. The firm...
Good weather boosts the Northern Ireland economy
The latest purchasing managers index (PMI) survey from Ulster Bank indicates businesses in Northern Ireland are reaping the rewards of the recent heatwave. Following the hottest June in 170 years, the PMI survey signalled that the private sector ended the second quarter of 2018 on a positive note, observing sharper rises in output and new...