Survey reveals Irish employees’ bad tech habits
23.05.2012 Research conducted by Amárach Research for Microsoft shows Irish employees’ lack of concern for data security and protection.
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Science-2-Business forum to focus on business innovation
23.05.2012 A new programme to show how scientific research can be commercialised will take place at the Euroscience Open Forum (ESOF) in Dublin this July, but today marked the launch of that initiative, the Science-2-Business programme.
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36pc of CV padders lose job when found out - survey
23.05.2012 Recent headlines have brought the issue of CV padding under the spotlight and job applicants should also heed the fact the internet provides employers with means to verify information, a new survey suggests.
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Springboard offers 6,000 new education opportunities
22.05.2012 The Irish Government has announced 6,000 new part-time higher education places for job seekers via the Springboard programme, focused on areas with skills shortages.
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WebElevate addresses skills shortage with addition to programme
21.05.2012 With more than 2,500 jobs unfilled in the ICT and gaming sectors, the Digital Skills Academy’s latest programme addresses the skills shortage with a dedicated digital games stream.
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Career advice from top women in tech
21.05.2012 Women in powerful positions in technology today, namely Ursula Burns, Sheryl Sandberg, Virginia Rometty, Marissa Mayer and Caterina Fake, have spoken out about career success and what it takes to claim the corner office. Here, Siliconrepublic.com reveals their career advice.
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Cisco to take on 100 new hires at Galway facility – reports
30.04.2012 Cisco Systems is expected to announce this morning that it is to create 100 new jobs at its Oranmore, Co Galway plant, with recruitment due to start soon, according to reports.
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Cloud start-up gets €300K investment; plans 15 jobs
25.04.2012 Careergro, a new HR start-up that has tapped into the cloud to create a career development tool for employees and companies, has gleaned a €300,000 cash injection from private investors and Enterprise Ireland.
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Galway student scoops €10K for his smart conferencing tech
12.04.2012 NUI Galway student Niall O’Connor has won the NUI Galway Student Enterprise Awards for his innovation called SonorPlex, which draws on cloud computing to make conferences more interactive for delegates.
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Students win TechnoDen prize for VisualEyes invention
02.04.2012 A group of transition-year students have won the TechnoDen competition in Cork for their VisualEyes product, a portable visual aid that’s based on echolocation.