Careers and Jobs

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.

Please see a list of counties with stands at the recent FAS show at Croke Park. If you are out of work or just fancy a change worth investigating these locations.

One country not on the list is Australia – Sound good to me!!

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.

The Banking & Finance sector is buoyant in Ireland dispite recent turmoil in the Global Markets. Over the next few weeks I will outine some key employers in the Sector especially in the IFSC.

Over 430 international operations have approval to trade in the IFSC in Dublin. Another 700 managed entities are approved to do business under the IFSC programme.

Recruitment Agencies and Job Boards in Ireland will have various opportunities and vacancies in Hedge Funds in the IFSC but here is a list of Hedge Funds companies you can approach directly.

Remember if you need help approaching companies directly you can read this article.

Is information about a potential employer important?

It certainly is and it is a key component to proper interview preparation. There are a few of reasons. It shows the interviewer that you have prepared for the interview and provides evidence that you have a focused to job hunting. Secondly it benefits you by confirming that this is the company that you want to join.

Sources of information.

The Internet – Most companies will have a website that can provide valuable information. It is important that you search beyond this. Do online searches to find up to date information that could help you stand out from the competition. Most of the competition will just use the company website.

People working for the company – A great resource providing valuable insider information. If you don’t know any employees then ask your network of friends, work colleagues or family.

Competition – Request information from competitors about the potential employer and information about the competitor.

Papers – Many interviewers will ask what news caught your eye in the morning papers so have a quick read before any interview. It is important that you do not miss any information about the company. I have seen this happen.

Article provided by Paul Mullan a Career Coach in Ireland

Seven companies in Limerick and five companies in Galway are to create more than 200 jobs in the regions.

The seven companies in Limerick currently employ 42 and will create an additional 115 over the next 3 years. The firms include; You Book In, Crescent Diagnostics, Broker Episensor, Kneat Solutions, Stokes Bio and Biotechnology Solutions.

The five firms in Galway currently employ 21 and will add another 55 new jobs to this figure. The companies in Galway include; Chipright, TradeCert, Digital Services, Gaelstorm Software Solutions and Embricon.

The Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Employment Micheal Martin did not do his figure before this announcement as 115 + 55 = 170. But we will let him off as he has other things on his mind!!

Two of Ireland’s biggest banks have put up the “not hiring” signs. This is largely due to the difficult market conditions and property situation. These efforts to control staff cost has come about after sharp cuts in the share prices of both banks. What does this signal for the banking sector in Ireland?

Looks like the Northies are robbing our jobs again.

Kingspan has announced that it has created 40 new jobs in Newry as a result of a 6m euro investment by the groups Environmental & Renewables subsidiary.

Looks like it is all positive news for Newry at the minute. Newry has City status, Sainsbury’s (cheap shopping), 40 new jobs and even David McWilliams is writing about the town (I mean City) in today’s Independent.

What does the south get?

We get an announcement that NEW start up companies will create 800 new jobs over the next 3 years. This is on top of the 600 created by these companies so far. There are two ways you can look at this announcement.

Negative: Micheal Martin has nothing else positive to say and need some spin to deflect all the negative job loss announcements. I mean come on!! This would not have even made the papers two years ago.

Positive: This is great news for the Economy as we are breaking from the reliance of US multinationals. They created the Celtic Tiger and now these budding entrepreneurs are creating the Eccentric Tiger. Hey got to get a new name in before McWilliams does. Anyway don’t they always say that entrepreneurs are a bit different?