Tag: Senior Financial
Bye-bye London, hello Belfast, Dublin and Glasgow
Because it’s traditionally been where the jobs (and the money) are, technologists working within investment banks have obviously gravitated towards the City. But, with more development work being ‘nearshored’, is there an argument for moving to a more provincial location? Examples of relatively highly-skilled development work being carried out beyond the confines of the square [...]
Can you get ahead in banking by speaking Gaelic?
The pitch-fork sporting masses have been quick to point the finger at how lavish pay packets are indicative of the elitism inherent in the financial sector, but perhaps they should delve a little deeper into bankers’ linguistic abilities. According to a new paper by academics at the University of Limerick and University of Ulster provocatively [...]
Government seeks to safeguard IFSC jobs and bring in new investment
Employees within the IFSC fear not – the government has got your back. Though Dublin’s financial hub has so far been spared any deep cuts, finance minister Brian Lenihan is considering a PR offensive to ensure international firms don’t scale back their Irish operations and is also hoping to drum up fresh investment. While the [...]
Poles looking homeward for financial job opportunities
They’re well-qualified, desperate for work experience and have helped to shore up the skills-shortage in Ireland’s financial services industry for a couple of years now, but now it seems Polish workers want to go home . They’ll be taking a hefty pay cut though. Around this time last year, we reported that a number of [...]
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