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100 new retail jobs across Ireland

Maxi Zoo will create 100 new jobs across the country as part of a major Eur10.0m expansion. The company is part of German Fressnapf group and began operating in Ireland when it opened its Ballincollig store in 2006.

The pet supplies firm is planning to open 20 new stores in this country over the next four to five years. The company currently has operations in Cork, Limerick and Longford. The first stores are due to open in Dublin and Kildare in November.

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ESB Jobs – 3,700 New GREEN JOBS with ESB in Ireland

THE first 500 of 3,700 new jobs announced by the ESB will be offered to new recruits this year. The massive employment boost for thousands of workers was announced this week and is part of a €1bn a year investment in new green technologies. It should be pointed out that most of the jobs will not be in place until 2013. Still positive news all the same.

New recruits to ESB will work across a range of renewable technologies to reduce CO2 emissions. One such technology is the smart meter allowing householders to reduce their energy bills.

The 500 new jobs to be created this year will work on the rollout of free energy efficiency surveys for 25,000 households and the installation of insulation in homes. An additional 550 workers will work on a construction project revamping the old ESB headquarters in D2.

A part of the hiring drive ESB will also take on new engineers and provide training opportunities for 800 apprentices. This figure will include 400 FAS apprentices who lost their jobs during the recent economic slump.

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IKEA JOBS in Ireland – Careers in IKEA

There have been over 4,500 applicants for 50 supervisor jobs in the first Ikea superstore to open in the Republic in July. Great company to work for OR only company with jobs?

IKEA will hold the final stages of its recruitment drive this weekend at the Ballymun Civic Center between 10am and 5pm. The company has 280 additional jobs to full and hope to meet suitable part-time and full-time staff this weekend. The 280 jobs will be on top of 120 management and general roles already filled.

A total of 500 direct staff will be employed at the store which is significant in these times. The breakdown is 10 senior management, 55 managers and 50 supervisors although nearly all workers will be titled co-workers within company culture and their “humble” management structure.

Almost all the new hires will be from Ireland as the company here and has emphasised hiring locally through its initiatives with the Ballymun Partnership.

There will be certainly big interest in the recruitment drive BUT also the opening in July. The Dublin outlet will be 31,500 sq ft representing one of Ikea’s flagship stores and it will include a restaurant and a creche.

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There are many ways to find a new job. Unfortunately most jobseekers are lazy when job hunting. They often say they are looking for a new position but when I investigate they have not been doing very much. Below are 5 key strategies to help you find and Irish job.

Recruitment Agencies to find Irish Jobs

I guess there are 400 – 500 agencies in Ireland to help you with your search. I would use a targeted approach to identify the suitable agencies for your needs. Agencies in Ireland fall into 2 categories generalist and specialist. I am often asked “how many agencies should you register with?” There is no right or wrong answer. It is more important to register with relevant agencies and then manage your relationship. These posts may help – managing recruitment agencies and a list of agencies in Ireland.

Job Boards to find Irish Jobs

Job Boards are a great resource. I think is accepted that online is the way forward for job advertising globally moving away from traditional printed media. I guess that is why most media own these job boards. One such site is EmployIreland but there are others.

Networking to find Irish Jobs

Jobseekers do not network enough in Ireland to help progress their career or find Irish Jobs. When you consider that over 50% of jobs are never advertised it makes it essential to use this strategy to access the hidden jobs pool. If you don’t like formal occasions why not start with your own immediate network of friends, family and work colleagues past and present.

Speculate your way to finding Irish Jobs.

This approach is all about getting your hands dirty and sending CV’s off on spec. Jobseekers do not like it because it is inevitable that you will get a lot more dead-ends and rejections. And lets face it we do not like rejection. The secret to speculative applications is to start off quite specific like a target defined location or industry. This post will help you with speculative CV’s.

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