Categorised as: Careers And Employment & News
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Digital Marketing Institute launches 180-day course to fast-track students into jobs News
15.04.2013 In response to the digital skills shortage in Ireland, the Dublin-based Digital Marketing Institute has devised a new course that will prepare graduates and professionals for... -
Don’t let digital dirt derail your career (infographic) News
13.04.2013 Most job-seekers are probably aware that having a good online presence can help them secure a job offer or two, and a new infographic goes even further to outline how job... -
Getting over the language barrier: how Irish job seekers can improve their career options News
12.04.2013 Ireland has become a base for a number of global tech companies, including major multinationals like Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter and PayPal. This booming technology... -
Microsoft creative head reportedly leaves company after Xbox tweets News
11.04.2013 Microsoft’s head of Creative Studios Adam Orth has left the company following his tweets in response to rumours that the new Xbox will only work with always-on internet... -
Samsung names two new co-CEOs News
15.03.2013 Samsung Electronics now has three people sharing the CEO role, what with the appointment of presidents Yoon Boo-keun and J.K. Shin as co-CEOs. They join vice-chairman and CEO... -
Strong CIO and high-profile IT pros are key to cloud migration News
10.04.2013 Successful cloud projects need a strong CIO and an IT team prepared to take a more public role in their organisations by helping end users get the most out of technology. -
Kells Stainless Limited inks agreement with Turkish engineering firm UMDE News
10.04.2013 Meath-based Kells Stainless Limited and Turkish engineering company UMDE have signed a strategic alliance agreement covering the development of a biomass system to convert... -
Irish Govt reforms to provide 2,000 additional ICT graduates in coming year News
10.04.2013 A series of reforms to enhance Ireland’s standing as the internet capital of Europe will provide 2,000 additional ICT graduates in the next year through the education system and... -
Monthly tracker shows slow progress for Irish jobs market News
10.04.2013 The latest figures from Morgan McKinley’s monthly Irish Employment Monitor show a decrease in job opportunities in March compared to the previous month, but overall the number...Categories: Recruitment, Careers and Employment -
Glen Dimplex to create 37 manufacturing jobs in Portadown News
10.04.2013 Developer of electrical heating products Glen Dimplex is making another investment in research and development and is to create 37 manufacturing jobs in Portadown, Northern... -
Groupon appoints new senior VP of engineering and operations News
10.04.2013 Daily deals site Groupon has a new senior vice-president of engineering and operations: Sri Viswanath, former vice-president of research and development for mobile computing at...Categories: Web, Leadership & Management, Internet, eCommerce, Consumer Tech, Careers and Employment -
Let your girls play computer games – Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg News
09.04.2013 Let your kids play computer games to foster their interest in a potential computer science career, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg has said, while also speaking about the lack of... -
Novartis to establish business services centre in Dublin, creating about 100 jobs News
08.04.2013 Novartis, the world’s second-largest pharmaceutical company, is set to grow its presence in Ireland with a new regional business services centre in Dublin, creating about 100... -
Career memes of the week: entrepreneurs News
09.04.2013 A couple of weeks ago, 17-year-old Nick D’Aloisio sold his news summarising app Summly to internet giant Yahoo! for a rumoured US$30m. D’Aloisio developed the first version of... -
Ireland’s unemployment rate sixth-highest in EU News
03.04.2013 According to the latest figures from Eurostat, the statistics office of the European Union, unemployment across the EU rose slightly in February 2013, while year-on-year...Categories: Careers and Employment -
Career memes of the week: cloud computing News
02.04.2013 Cloud computing shows no signs of letting up. Gartner has forecast the public cloud services market to grow 18.5pc this year to reach US$131bn worldwide, up from US$111bn in 2012. -
BlackBerry co-founder Mike Lazaridis to leave company in May News
28.03.2013 BlackBerry co-founder Mike Lazaridis will retire as vice-chairman and director of the company on 1 May to focus on his new venture, Quantum Valley Investments. -
Zynga CIO Debra Chrapaty appointed CEO of Nirvanix News
26.03.2013 Zynga CIO Debra Chrapaty is leaving the company to take the helm of enterprise cloud storage firm Nirvanix in April as its CEO. -
End users do the strangest things, IT admin stress survey reveals News
27.03.2013 An end user folding up 5.25-inch floppy disc in order to fit it into a 3.5-inch disc drive is only one of the most ridiculous things IT administrators have ever seen end users... -
Xanadu Consultancy teams up with CNGL, to create 5 jobs in Cork News
27.03.2013 A new partnership between the Centre for Next Generation Localisation (CNGL) and Xanadu Consultancy will result in strategic innovation projects over the next 12-18 months and...