NI’s Leading Jobsite Goes Mobile
NORTHERN Ireland’s job-seekers now have a dedicated new mobile website to help them find recruitment posts while they’re on the move. The nijobfinder website has extended its repertoire by optimising its website for mobile devices. The www.nijobfinder.co.uk site is now the only job portal in Northern Ireland to offer jobs via print, online, iphone app...
Sweet success for chocolate firm
Fosters Chocolates in Craigavon have created a number of new temporary jobs to fulfil an order from Sainsbury’s for its 350 UK-wide stores. With its unique longer lasting recipe the Fosters toffee apple is being stocked by the national chain as part of its Halloween range. Fosters team has been working around the clock to...
Employment Briefs
EMPLOYMENT BRIEFS THE establishment of the Education Skills Authority will boost support for teacher training, according to Education Minister John O’Dowd. Speaking at the NI British Psychological Society’s (NIBPS) annual public lecture recently he said the streamlining of administration through ESA would allow funds to be diverted to frontline services. “Whilst we have much to...
Ministers aiming for more Health jobs
Job creation is at the heart of a new undertaking by Northern Ireland’s Ministers for Health and Enterprise. Under the radical change in health service delivery within the new Transforming Your Care agenda a ‘task and finish’ group will be established to promote economic growth and employment in the health and social care sector here....
Future business leaders log on for new course
Future business leaders will soon be using the latest technologies to help progress up the corporate ladder with a new online course aimed at giving them the skills to take on a managerial role within their organisation. The new innovative online Foundation Degree in Leadership and Management has been launched at South Eastern Regional...
UU Nurses are named among best in UK
The University of Ulster’s School of Nursing is one of the top performers in the UK, according to the professions regulatory body, the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). The NMC Quality Assurance Monitoring results for 2011-2012 show that Ulster’s School of Nursing was one of only two approved education institutions (AEIs) to get ‘outstanding’ for...
QUB seeking staff for new business unit
A pioneering business project at Queen’s University is seeking to fill eight different positions. The recruitment drive follows the £13.9 million opening of the newly-refurbished Riddel Hall as a cutting edge business and management centre. The state-of-the-art facility includes a leading Management School, a Graduate School and a Leadership Institute to meet the needs of...
Showcase all your talents in a portfolio
Portfolio interviews – What are they? You may not have heard of them, but portfolio interviews are becoming more popular as they help people stand out from the crowd in job search. Anne Richardson from the Department for Employment and Learning’s Careers Service, explains Regardless of what you do for a living, you can...
Lucas Love Recruitment Director Shortlisted for the 2012 WIB Awards
Sarah Fowler, Director and Head of Legal, Lucas Love Recruitment has been shortlisted for the 2012 Women in Business Awards. Sarah will be hoping to be named ‘Best in Professional Services’ at the gala awards ceremony at the Ramada Plaza, Belfast on Thursday 22nd November. Sarah is one of more than 30 of Northern Ireland’s...
Employment Briefs
EMPLOYMENT BRIEFS A GLOBAL talent survey has revealed that 80% of employees plan to stay with their current employer in the next year – a significant increase from 2011 when nearly 65% were planning to leave. However, the Talent 2020 survey from Deloitte warns that out of a false sense of security, companies may...