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The Language Recruitment Fair – You cannot miss this opportunity!!

This is largest language and multi-lingual exhibition of its kind ever to be held in Ireland. 2007 saw a wide variety of employers and 3000 multi-lingual professionals attend the event.

The Language Recruitment Fair will be held at the Gresham Hotel on 4th & 5th of April BUT if you cannot attend this one there will be an additional Language Recruitment Fair on 11th & 12th September.

This fair will provide the opportunity to meet many different companies under one roof. The event will focus on positions across IT, Sales, Finance, Translation, Marketing, Administration, Customer Service and much more.

There are a wide variety of companies attending including:

Accenture
Alienware
Canada Life
Cook
Cpl
EMC
Gem
IBM
Manpower
Sportingbet
VMware

If you need professional help with your CV or a professional interview coach to ensure you maximise these opportunities visit the highlighted links.

US firm Eyewonder has announced the creation of 31 new jobs in Dublin. They are setting up European Offices in Ireland with Sales and Customer Support. Eyewonder is based in Atlanta and provide online video and rich media advertising products.

Eyewonder says it picked Ireland as its European base because (of the criac and the Guinness- Joke!!) of the highly skilled workforce. Ireland was picked ahead of some other European countries. Ireland are dropping down the European competitive league but still top when it to craic!!

Have you got CITRIX SYSTEMS experience, GERMAN & ENGLISH and want to work in IRELAND. Below is information on an open vacancy a friend of mine is working on. Read the Job Spec and if you are interested or know anyone who would like this job the contact details are below.

Summary

Technical Support Engineer will be responsible for the support of all Citrix products via the phone, fax, remote access and email.
Requirements
•Must have a strong knowledge of the Citrix Systems products and working knowledge of IBM PC compatible technology.
•Knowledge of Windows 2000/2003 server in a network environment. Must understand admin features of Microsoft Windows 2000/2003.
•Strong knowledge of networking protocols – TCP/IP, NetBeui & IPX/SPX preferred.
•Excellent customer service skills.
•Strong problem solving, analytical and communication skills.
•Ability to work in a fast-paced environment

Qualifications

•Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems or systems.
•At least two years in a technical customer support role or field experience.
•Excellent verbal and written communication.
•Must be fluent in English, and German or another language.

Following on from the post yesterday I have done a bit more research on how to find retail jobs in Ireland.

There are a few key agencies who recruit for retail jobs – Eden Recruitment, RightFit 4 Retail, Excel Recruitment, Star Retail. You can also get access to loads of jobs on the jobboards including EmployIreland and retailjobs365.

Remember my advice on the previous post. Visit shopping center websites as many of them see to advertise all open vacancies on their sites. I think this is a great idea BUT also a great resource if you seeking work in Retail in Ireland.

I pointed out Dundrum & Blanchardstown Shopping centres BUT there are many similar centres around Ireland. The Jervis Centre in D1 does not list jobs but it does list all the shops and contact details – missed opportunity I guess as these shops are probably paying elsewhere to find staff.

I was helping a client with job search strategies and I came across an interesting find. Basically my client wanted a job in Retail and lived in Blanchardstown. My client was focusing on city center retail jobs which is fine. For some strange reason they had not searched locally (must enjoy the congestion in Dublin). I googled “Jobs In Blanchardstown” and the search highlighted blanchardstowncentre.ie. The town centre actually advertises retail jobs on its site – Bodyshop, BT2, H&M, HMV and many more retail companies are advertising. Guess what when I checked out dundrum.ie they do the same – Harvey Nicols, House of Fraser and much more.

This is a great strategy for retail jobseekers. Many will go directly to jobboards or recruitment agencies BUT you can actually check out the retail centre websites directly.

IBM has announced that it is setting up a cloud computing centre in Dublin. This is the first of its kind in Europe and the project will be supported by the IDA. This development will create about 21 new jobs. Nine of these will be research based. OK – it is not many jobs but they are high-end jobs. Its quality and not quantity – that is what the government will say.

The new Dublin-based site will act as the European hub and it will provide research and other services to future facilities across EMEA. The site will also train lecturers at the DIT’s School of Computing in the area of cloud computing.

The Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment – Micheal Martin made the announcement and said that the decision to locate in Ireland highlighted the importance of Ireland in IBM’s global R&D.

Keep your eyes peeled for these jobs over the coming months and for the active readers why not call IBM to find out exactly when these jobs will be coming on stream.

Chase Paymentech Solutions (an electronic payment processing firm) will create up to 100 jobs in Dublin over the next three years at the new European Headquarters in Eastpoint Business Park.

Chase Paymentech is a US joint venture between First Data Corp & JP Morgan. The new HQ in Dublin will be responsible for growing operations, marketing and customer support outside the US.

For the Tribunal Hawks – Bertie officially opened the new offices with Michael Duffy, Chase Paymentech’s president and CEO and MD for European Shane Fitzpatrick.

This is great news for Dublin and particularly the D3 region of the city. Eastpoint Business now houses some key employers in Ireland including Oracle.

We will keep you posted on any new jobs news in Ireland and key information about careers, interviews and CV’s to help you secure these jobs.

I had an interesting conversation with a jobseeker this evening (yes I take work calls on a Saturday). Anyway this person was quite worried about the economy and job security. They said they would love a job with the Council or the Civil Service.

I am sure that many employees in Ireland are having similar thoughts.

There have been many redundancies in Ireland and some sectors are a bit dodgy at the minute. The question remains should you hunt out a safe number or follow a path you will offer fulfillment.

It is different horses for different courses. Personally those environments would not suit me but they will suit others.

I told this caller where to find other possiilites in the public setor and related so I guess I will post the list just in case anyone else is interested.

If you have any views on the above dilemma please post.

p.s – there are educational institutions on the list – not too sure if the would be classed public sector but they would be related.

The IFSC employs thousands of professionals and you can work there too. The Banking & Finance sector is still buoyant in Ireland and you can get a piece of the action.

There are many opportunities in Funds, Banking, Treasury and below we have outlined where you can find Custody and Trustee jobs. We have listed recruitment agencies who recruit for the sector on this site. We have also listed the job boards that advertise the jobs. If you want to approach these companies directly see the list below.

If you are interested in the Banking & Finance sector in Ireland – Citco recently announced new jobs in Cork

This site will also give you valuable career tips and advice for job hunting in Ireland.

Do you want to work in Treasury in Ireland. The IFSC houses some of the biggest financial companies in the world. I have listed some of the companies to approach if you want a job in Treasury.

Direct applications or speculative approaches to companies is something of a lost profession. Most jobseekers will register with a recruitment agency or view job boards online.

If you are struggling to find a job and want to work in the IFSC why not approach these companies directly. Need help with this then check out this blog.