Careers and Jobs

INTEL CUT 300 JOBS IN LEIXLIP

Intel has announced that they will be cutting 300 jobs at Leixlip in the form of compulsory redundancy. The company cited fall in demand for products as the key factor in the decision. This is a sever blow for the workers and poor timing for the government who are creating a pr mission on “smart economy” in Ireland

EXEMPLAR SMART NETWORK TO CREATE 350 JOBS

Examplar Smart Network will create 350 new jobs in Ireland. The high tech computer firm is designing a next generation communications grid. This news is part of the government plans to create 30,000 new jobs in a “smart economy” within the next decade.

370 JOBS AXED AT ELEMENT SIX IN SHANNON

WHAT DOES THE FUTURE HOLD FOR HALIFAX IN IRELAND?

450 jobs at risk at CIT but businesses are less pessimistic

A report out by KBC banks indicates that many Irish employers feel we are over the worst of the recession. This assessment was released as a cloud hangs over CIT Group with a subsidiary employing 450 staff in Dublin

Newspapers report that up to 450 jobs at the Dublin subsidiary CIT are at risk if the parent firm cannot convince the government in the US that it should receive debt guarantees to support survival.

KBC Bank found that businesses in general are less pessimistic about the future and are expecting to cut fewer jobs in the coming months. Green shoots in US and UK are the main factors behind the positive sentiment.

Accuris creates 27 new jobs in Dublin

More IT Software Jobs on the way for Dublin. Accuris will invest EUR1.5 million in R&D and will create 27 new high-value software jobs over the next three years. This development is another enterprise ireland backed initiative.

Accuris develops roaming and convergence solutions to telecoms operators worldwide and currently has a team of 51 people across its offices in Dublin, Malaysia and the US.

The new announcement was part of a greater 4 year strategy by EI to develop the software sector in Ireland.

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All the recent talk of “green shoots” but could we actually be witnessing the first signs of spring ….

Alcatel-Lucent has asked the Government for grant assistance for an expansion of its Bell Labs research unit. Dublin is one of the cities being considered for the expansion. The decision on the location of the project will be taken in the next few months. A positive decision for Dublin could see the establishment of an international centre of excellence for basic research.

Randox will boost R&D capabilities at its Antrim facility with a STG9.2m investment package. The company specialises in clinical diagnostics and has pioneered the development of innovative biochip analysing technology.

Boston Scientific will invest EUR21.7m in a R&D and innovation project at its Cork plant.

As many as 2/3 of organisations surveyed recently admitted that they will not survive next year unless there is a drastic change in the current economic conditions.

A recent survey by ISME indicated that many were pessimistic and that they did not see evidence of an upturn in the economy. Instead they faced into reduced orders and difficult accessing credit.

There were 600 companies surveyed and it is no surprise that the construction sector was the most pessimistic. Retail, distribution, manufacturing and services were not far behind though.

This news has a major impact on jobs in the sector with over 40% of those surveyed expecting to let staff go.

Certainly there was no evidence of “green shoots” from this ISME survey.

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Looks like Oracle could be the latest Multinational to cut jobs in Europe. Read article below from ENN

The paper also says that Oracle is planning to cut up to 1,000 jobs in Europe, according to a French labour union. A note on the website of the CDFT union says it has been informed by the company of plans to cut between 850 and 1,000 in Europe, from a total of 17,000 staff. Around 250 positions will be lost in France, the union claims, just over 15 percent of its French workforce. The apparent move by the software giant comes shortly after the company said it detected signs of improvement in its North American business for its fiscal fourth quarter, but indicated that the business environment in Europe remains challenging. An Oracle spokeswoman declined to comment.

Newspapers today have reported some positive jobs news for Dublin and Meath. A total of 38 new jobs will be created in Dublin and Meath as a result of two new announcements.

Printing tool company Wetzel Holding a printing tool company is to create 25 jobs over the next five years in Co Meath at its base in Clonee. The EUR5 million technology production operation as part of the growth of a research and development initiative.

In Dublin Sophis Group, a financial software developer, will create 13 new jobs as part of a EUR1.7 million investment in its research and development facility.

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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Intel, Smart Telecom, Facebook & Telcorp – Weekly Jobs Update in Ireland

SMART TELECOM confirmed this week that they were considering job cuts. Word from the company indicated that there could be up to 30 or 40 positions at risk from the 90 strong workforce.

INTEL announced that it is seeking 300 job cuts at its plant in Leixlip, County Kildare. It seemed like Ireland had missed out on global restructuring with 6,000 jobs cut across plants globally. This news is worrying for workers at the plant even though the company has stressed that the plant has a strong role to play in future.

FACEBOOK will create 40 new jobs in Dublin. We brought you news of this earlier in the year. Although the new jobs numbers created is small it does sent a message that Ireland can still attract big name employers due to its strategic geographical position and skilled workforce.

Mobile services firm TELCORP announced it is going to create 20 new jobs in Dublin. Telcorp was founded in mid 2008. The company is hiring mobile sales and service staff for its office in Sandyford where it currently employs five staff and provides a range of services from mobile handsets to fixed line solutions to IT services.

There have been many job loss announcements in Ireland and job loss can be a tough time. Many organisations provide outplacement services to support jobseekers but there are still many who have little support. A career consultant can help. Attached is an article about career coaching and career tests and how it can help individuals looking for new employment or changing jobs.