How to… Negotiate The Best Starting Salary
Understandably, many people find discussing salaries uncomfortable and embarrassing during an interview. However, most interviewers expect some bartering and, if it motivates you to put more into the job, it is worthwhile for both the applicant and the employer. Tips for negotiating the best starting salary: Know your value: Prior to the interview, research the...
Food For Thought
Fifteen food companies including Irwin’s Bakery, Suki Teahouse and White’s Speedicook are hoping to give a major European importer a flavour of Northern Ireland produce during a trade misson to Germany. Invest NI hosted a three-day visit by a senior executive of D&E Handels in Hamburg, which has a distribution network throughout Germany that includes...
Boost For Food And Drink Industry As Farry Launches Three-Year Acton Plan
Northern Ireland’s largest food company, Moy Park has pledged its commitment to addressing the skills needs of the agri-food sector by working with the Department of Employment and Learning to drive forward the Food and Drink Manufacturing Sector Plan. The plan was launched by DEL Minister Dr Stephen Farry at Moy Park’s processing plant in...
Project To Focus On Gay Rights In The Workplace
Northern Ireland’s Rainbow Project is working to raise awareness among employers on the issues affecting those who are gay, lesbian and bisexual in the workplace. The support organisation for the gay community won the two-year awareness-raising as a result of its submission entitled Through our Eyes. The report detailed the experiences and perceptions of lesbian,...
Designer Claims A Medal Of Excellence
A landscape designer from Co Down has won a coveted award at the recent Euroskills 2012 event in Belgium. Aaron Jamison from Crossgar bagged the Medal of Excellence for Landscape Gardening and Design. Having recently completed his extended diploma in horticulture at the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE), Greenmount Campus, Arron is...
Firms urged to use social media better
FIRMS in Northern Ireland need to be smarter about how they use social media, according to a top academic. Professor Mark Durkin from the University of Ulster’s Business School was speaking at a Business In The Community event at the Waterfront Hall, where he urged companies to use Twitter, Facebook and other social media platforms...
Finance Jobs: Expert calls for better training
More targeted investment in financial services training is vital if the sector is to fulfil its jobs potential in Northern Ireland. That was the message today from Dr Lisa Bradley of the University of Ulster’s Business School following the creation of 70 local financial services jobs through Invest NI’s Assured Skills programme. “The Ulster Business...
Invest NI scheme gives business boost to Blue Zinc
Invest NI’s Boosting Business programme is creating over 50 jobs in companies across Northern Ireland. To date 18 firms have been able to boost their workforces by over 25 through the programme which provides mentoring support to help strengthen in-house management teams. The latest company to benefit is Blue Zinc IT Ltd in Belfast which...
Go south to build
New Zealand is looking to fill thousands of job vacancies in the construction sector, using skilled migrants from GB and Northern Ireland. Paul Arthur, director of migration experts The Emigration Group said: “Industry experts in New Zealand are predicting that they will need more than 23,000 construction workers by mid to late 2013. New...
Firm shows the Love for IT with new gongs
Specialist recruitment firm Lucas Love is launching a new award recognising excellence in the IT field in Northern Ireland. IT’s All Happening, awarding outstanding contribution to the IT sector will reward employees at all levels of an organisation who have contributed to the development and deployment of innovative IT systems improving business operations or enhancing...