Careers and Jobs

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.

Measurability for expert career coaching and outplacement services in Ireland.

As many multinationals head for the exit door in Ireland future employment will rely more on Irish SME’s. It is interesting that most graduates rush to join an IBM or an Intel and often ignore potential opportunities with SME’s. Is this because they don’t want to join a smaller organisation OR that they do not know they exist. Well – here are 6 small companies that achieved awards at the recent SFA Awards. Think of the perks you would get at Aran Candy – they make Jelly Beans!!

The full list of winners in SFA Awards 2008:

INNOVATOR: (up to 50 employees): Easy Fix Rubber Products
MANUFACTURING: Ecocem Ireland
FOOD & DRINK: Aran Candy
SERVICES: Home Instead Senior Care
OUTSTANDING SMALL BUSINESS: Atomic Sports
BEST IN HR DEVELOPMENT AWARD: CCP Recruitment

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!!