Careers and Jobs

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 has been negative jobs news for two counties in Ireland – Donegal & Dublin due to announcement by two major employers IBM & Boston Scientific.

IBM is seeking 120 voluntary redundancies at its plant in Mulhuddart as it moves the manufacturing of high-end computer servers to a base in Singapore. Those workers taking redundancy option are expected to leave by the end of April. This news continues the trend of manufacturing moving from Ireland to cheaper cost base countries.

Boston Scientific has dealt a blow to Donegal. The company plans to move the manufacturing facility from Letterkenny to Galway. The plant employs 120 staff in Donegal and according to the company some of these workers can move to Galway plant.

After 6 months of negativity, recession talk and job loss announcements this post is like gold at the end of the rainbow. Three companies Duolog Technologies, Solaris Mobile and Digiweb have all made positive announcement which will create many new jobs particularly the IT / Technology sectors.

Duolog Technologies develops software for the chip design industry. It current employs 80 staff at the UCD Innovation Center and has a design center at Galway. The company is hoping to increase its revenue to EUR15m by next year which will mean a potential increase in headcount.

Digiweb has announced aggressive plans to recruit 40 new staff to support the rollout of 4G mobile broadband. This jobs are part of an overall recruitment increase of 200 staff planned by the company.

Solaris Mobile will create 50 new highly skilled jobs in Dublin. The company will locate its HQ in Dublin and is part of a joint venture. Solaris will be recruiting these staff over the next 3 years. The will be recruiting graduates with a knowledge of space, mobile and communications sectors.

Let’s hope that this announcement will bring a bit of sunshine back to the jobs market in Ireland.

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Today has seen mixed irish jobs news for Longford. One announcement saw the creation of 140 new jobs for the area BUT another announcement saw the loss of 66 jobs in the area. This means 74 net additional jobs for Longford.

The positive jobs news saw Cameron Ireland announce the creation of 140 new jobs. Cameron Ireland develops technology for oil and gas flow regulation. Cameron’s products include sub-sea chokes and actuators which are designed and manufactured in Longford. Cameron is well established in the region and has been based in Longford since 1978. It employs 220 staff so the news will see the workforce almost double.

The negative jobs news in Longford came from Kimball Electronics that said it would be closing its plant with the loss of 66 jobs. Kimball Electronics provides a variety of services including design, manufacturing and packaging. The company had been making losses in recent months and had tried to sell the facility but failed. Manufacturing will be transferred from Ireland to Poland.

Hopefully many of the employees at Kimball will be able to gain new employment at Cameron but this will depend on the jobs skills match.

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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