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GUEST COMMENT: Why the new competency requirements will make financial sector recruitment decidedly more drawn out

Next year, job-seekers in Ireland’s financial services industry don’t just have to worry about the buoyancy of the market, they will also have to deal with employers’ increasing stringency when it comes to recruiting new staff. From December, the vast majority of people working in the financial services (with the exception of call centre staff) [...]

By Elaine Liston , 29 November 2011 • 0 comments

GUEST COMMENT: Why I turned down a role at NAMA

When I returned to Ireland this year, it was after ten years working abroad (latterly in the Middle East) within senior private equity and asset management roles focused on the real estate sector. It was clearly evident that, in terms of volume hiring, the National Asset Management Agency (NAMA) was just about the only gig [...]

By Anonymous, 3 November 2011 • 0 comments

Irish IT jobs taking off – in Dublin and Belfast

Irish IT hiring is still hot, in both the island’s capital cities. According to a recent BusinessWeek article, Northern Ireland now has 15,000 IT employees. And Dublin IT recruiters say financial services employers have lifted their IT hiring freezes. That’s not to say it’s all rosy. Ailish McDermott, IT consultant with Brightwater in Belfast, says [...]

By Henry Harington, 6 June 2008 • 1 comment

IT boom in Belfast

Belfast is emerging as a top centre of IT expertise, say recruiters. “We’ve recently been asked to place staff for the financial services sector in Belfast, although we mostly source people for greater Dublin,” says Fergal Keys, IT recruiter at The Panel. Fujitsu, Lagal Technologies, Liberty Technology, Northbrook Technology NI and Wombat Financial Software – [...]

By anonymous, 26 June 2007 • 0 comments

Soaring IT pay, but where are the candidates?

Rising vacancies and a dearth of candidates have driven up pay in the Irish IT sector by as much as 20% in the last year, according to a recruitment consultant for the industry. Demand for IT staff is especially high at financial services companies, says Hugh McCarthy, IT team leader at recruitment agency Brightwater in [...]

By anonymous, 2 March 2007 • 0 comments