Historic Montalto Estate creates 70 new jobs
A historic Northern Ireland estate will open its doors to the public this autumn, creating 70 new jobs. Montalto Estate will welcome visitors for the first time, creating 30 new full and part-time jobs in the tourism sector as well as employing 40 construction workers. Located in County Down, the rural estate is minutes away...
Employment law and Brexit: the crucial cross-border differences
As the employment law division of DWF, we regularly advise NI and GB-based employers on their operations in the Republic of Ireland. As the UK approaches its departure from the European Union, we anticipate demand for specialist advice from local businesses to increase, with many NI based companies having already taken the decision to establish...
Carrick business park expansion has the potential to create 100 jobs
Carrickfergus Enterprise has revealed expansion plans for its existing 60,000 sq ft site. The business park, which opened in 1994, has 39 units with 13 high-tech offices. Key sectors currently represented at the park include manufacturing, ICT services, research and development, life sciences, fabrication services and financial services. After hitting full occupancy for the first...
How to… promote your online brand
IN her latest blog post for nijobfinder leadership coach and founder of Generation Women, Sinead Sharkey- Steenson shares her top tips for building your personal brand. Being online to build your brand requires a strategy. If you were to market a product, you would create a strategy to do it well, and this is the same....
15 tech jobs to be created in Belfast
Lightyear, a specialist in the accounts payable and procurement sector, is establishing its international base in Belfast, creating up to 15 new jobs. Local brothers Chris and Roger Gregg founded the global software company and have decided that Belfast’s “emergence as a leading innovation hub for fintech”, alongside Invest NI’s support, has persuaded them to...
City Quays 3 construction could create 600 jobs
The huge £15m, 17-storey City Quays 3 building looks set to be built by construction giant Farrans. The building, located at Belfast Harbour, is the latest and largest of the City Quays office schemes in the docks area, which could create 600 construction jobs. The firm’s Darrell McGuckian said: “Farrans are delighted to be working...
10 tips for publicising your personal brand online to increase career success
“In the future, everybody will be world famous for 15 minutes” was the prediction of Andy Warhol. We may not want to be world famous, but if we’re smart we can get our names out there for all the right reasons especially when it comes to our personal brand. Using social media cleverly isn’t just...
Banking on future success
A new apprenticeship programme will offer school leavers the opportunity to get paid work experience in the banking sector while studying for a degree. Danske Futures, a partnership between Danske Bank and Ulster University, is a three-year higher level apprenticeship programme for students who have completed their A-Levels and is the first collaboration of its...
Home grown talent boosts economy
Northern Ireland is starting to see the reversal of the brain drain generation, which saw hundreds of school leavers move away for university and subsequently stay away for better employment opportunities. That is according to the latest figures from recruitment firm, Brightwater Northern Ireland which show a 14% increase in the number of indigenous Northern...
How to… explore graduate work opportunities
If you’ve recently graduated and aren’t having much luck securing employment then don’t panic. There are plenty of career opportunities out there for students willing to display some initiative and imagination. Join a small business Thanks to the massive campus marketing efforts of the major graduate recruiters, it’s easy to forget smaller employers. They may...