Cpl’s CEO, Anne Heraty Comments on the Latest CSO Results

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Cpl's CEO Anne Heraty blogs on the CSO reportThe Live Register figures from the CSO published today highlighted that the unemployment rate fell slightly to 14.2% from 14.3% in December and that when adjusted for seasonal factors, was the lowest since April 2010.

Recent good news job stories from Accenture, Google, BSKYB and Allergan highlight that even though there are still huge challenges for jobseekers we still are being seen as a great place for employers to set up and to grow their resources. We are still seeing skill shortfalls in certain areas of healthcare, technology, science, engineering and some areas of healthcare. While there is recent news stories around those being better off on welfare then working all the research would highlight the importance of working not just from a skills but also from a mental wellbeing perspective.

Cpl is delighted to highlight that it will be running its National Jobseeker Roadshow again this year from April 23 – April 30 which will provide seminars around the country on helping jobseekers find jobs and improve their ability to create a cv and improve their interviewing skills. This proved very popular last year with some very powerful stories from jobseekers and some great results on jobs gained on the back of it.

From a legislation perspective, the Agency Workers Directive Bill will come into law later this month and there are still some areas to be specifically defined like the retrospective period and the definition of pay and conditions. This is very important to ensure we still have some flexibility for employers to be able to set up in Ireland. Let’s hope the powers that be take note.

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Peter Cosgrove Discusses Emigration, the CAO and Re-Skilling with Chris & Ivan on Newstalk

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Peter Cosgrove on Newstalk's Career ClinicCheck out this interview on the Chris and Ivan breakfast show with Cpl’s Director Peter Cosgrove, a regular commentator on Newstalk’s Career Clinic. This week, Peter discusses emigration, the jobs market in Ireland and the importance of re-skilling.

To listen to the radio interview, click on the link below:

Cpl’s Director, Peter Cosgrove discusses emigration, the CAO and re-skilling with Chris and Ivan on Newstalks Breakfast Show.

One of the issues raised by the listeners was in relation to the 100,000 former construction workers made redundant. re-skilling will take time. If you’re considering a change of sectors, look at areas that would suit you and where there might be vacancies. Here are some sectors with a shortage of suitable candidates:

  • The Technology sector is currently expanding rapidly in Ireland
  • The Food Science sector is also very strong at present
  • Financial services despite the recent layoffs (Ulster Bank) in areas such as Audit Risk and Credit have roles available.
  • It’s about finding where the jobs are within the sectors and transferring your skills if necessary.

In terms of emigration the Irish brand is very strong abroad with the knowledge we have excellent skills and the ability to effectively network. Here are some tips if you’re considering emigration:

  • Research your sector and chosen country and prepare effectively
  • It may be beneficial to create a video CV as it can be more powerful than a document
  • It’s important to have an address and phone number in the country of question as you could often be screened out of the process if you are not currently in the market. If you have a friend living in the area you’re relocating, ask them if it’s ok to use their address.

The advice on CAO form filling is clear:

  1. Caution telling students to pick a career where there will always be jobs as this is constantly changing
  2. Look at the courses and see if there is a practical element where one can gain work experience
  3. Engineering is a discipline that individuals can enter into any area
  4. Look at your choices and see if there is a practical element in final year as this provides individuals with some experience on exit of college.
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The Future of Recruitment

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Cpl's Director Peter Cosgrove to host 'The Future of Recruitment' - A Cpl EventOn the 28th of February, Cpl will be holding an event on the Future of Recruitment. The evening will be hosted by Cpl Director and regular commentator on the industry, Peter Cosgrove. We are inviting all those interested to attend the seminar where Peter will be highlighting tips to help you stay ahead of the competition.

What Is It?

The seminar will outline the major trends impacting our industry including the growth in mobile and social media and the challenges that many companies have in finding the right talent.

Who Should Attend & Why?

The seminar would be most suited to HR and recruitment professionals, however hiring and line managers and anyone interested in the recruitment industry are also very welcome to join us on the night. The seminar will take you through best practice case studies on recruitment to help you to maximise your spend and give you the chance to learn ways of  attraction of top talent to your work with your business.

Register for the Future of Recruitment Event

How to Register

This event is free to attend however you must book your place through our website. Click this link; or simply click on the image to the right.

Time & Venue:

The discussion will last for around 50 mins followed by a Q&A session. You are then invited to stay for a drink in the cafe where you will have the opportunity to network amongst your peers.

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Start Time:  5.00pm
Date: Tuesday 28th February 2012.
Venue:  Paccar Theatre,
The Science Gallery,
Pearse Street,
Dublin 2.

(Click on this link for directions)

Click on the links below for other presentations hosted by Peter Cosgrove

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Cpl Solutions – IT Market Update and Salary Survey 2012

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Cpl SolutionsThe IT sector continues to show strong demand for specialist IT skillsets and the outlook is that this trend is set to continue for all of 2012.

The areas showing the most significant demand are skills in software development such as Java/J2EE, ASP.NET and C#. There are growing requirements in the space of business intelligence, data analytics and mobile related technologies. The growth and development of the apps market is further fuelling this demand. Also in increasing demand are project and programme management skills.

Over 70% of our clients are highlighting that within the IT sector they are struggling to match their requirements and have been looking overseas for skilled professionals. We have also seen an increase in contract daily rates which will continue to happen through 2012 as demand increases for specialist services.

Aside from the New Year bringing an overall increased demand across all specialist areas for contract resources, Cpl Solutions are delighted to see a surge in demand for project teams working on a fixed term project basis. Industry experience in the telecoms and financial services sectors are essential for our projects. If you have experience across PMO, Project Management, Technical Design, Solution Architecture, Senior Software Developers, Transformation and Change Management, Business Analysis and Infrastructure Support we would welcome your call. Our dedicated specialist recruiters will be able to discuss our client projects with you in further detail.

If you would like to read our Salary Survey for 2012, just click the link below:

Cpl Solutions Salary Survey

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Cpl Has Recruitment Offices in Northern Ireland

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Paul Bacon, Director of Cpl-NI

Established in Newry in 2007 and Belfast in 2009 Cpl N.I. Ltd is fast becoming the staffing solutions partner of choice to candidates and clients in the Northern Ireland market place. We source, profile and select key talent for all business sectors and industries. Our clients range from private indigenous firms to large global multinationals, government and semi-state organisations so there is no project too big or small.

Our mission is to be the leading provider of staffing solutions for the Northern Ireland market place. Adding to our proven track record of recruitment services and our flexible portfolio of products to our energetic, committed and dedicated professionals ensures that we will provide superior services and extensive opportunities for our candidates and clients within the province.

Our team is a highly talented group who specialise in providing high quality service and recruitment solutions to our clients. In Northern Ireland, Cpl specialises in IT and Technical Engineering – spanning pharmaceuticals, medical devices, mechanical and electrical engineering. We have a dedicated CPL Professional division, which recruits in the sales & marketing, retail and financial areas and we also run an industrial staffing solution operation (Flexsource), which provides temporary workforce members for a range of customers including hotels, manufacturers and contact centre operators all over the region.

Cpl Northern Ireland it is one of few recruitment firms to have invested in a CRM & ATS platform to expedite candidate sourcing, report performance and forecast future trends. Jobscience™ – part of the Salesforce.com platform – represents an investment of £1.7m. This allows us to accurately source candidates from within our own database of over 1 million candidates cutting down on time and delivering better results every time.

We can also source both active and passive jobseekers via Google, Facebook, twitter and LinkedIn using accurate search mechanics. We tap into talent pools other agencies cannot access which helps us to delivers a richer, deeper candidate selection for our clients.

We’ve put a lot of hard work into establishing our Northern Ireland operation and into growing our market share to become one of the leading providers of recruitment and staffing solutions in Northern Ireland. If you would like to discuss our services, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.

CPL Newry

CPL Belfast
Granite House,
31-35 St Mary’s Street,
Newry, Co. Down,
BT34 1LR		 20 Adelaide Street,
Belfast,
BT2 8GD,
BT34 1LR
t: +44 2830 253 450
e: newry@cpl-ni.com		 t: +44 (0) 289 072 5600

Information for Jobseekers:

CPL already supplies a range of staffing and managed services through a number of specialist divisions within top global multinationals. It operates at a European Union level, drawing staff from 20 European countries. The resources, capability and know-how to deploy this service can be applied to similar organisations across Europe and globally.

Cpl N.I Ltd. specialises in providing Permanent, Temporary and Contract Recruitment, Outsourcing, Managed Services Solutions, Training, Payroll and Health and Safety Services to companies across Northern Ireland.

Cpl was founded in 1989 by Anne Heraty and was floated on DCM of the Irish Stock Exchange and AIM of the London Stock Exchange in 1999.Cpl IT

Clare Sinanan, Gigi Wong, Neil Corrigan and Fiona Price actively recruit within the IT space and are always keen to hear from IT candidates looking for permanent or contract roles. Here’s a live list of our current roles which you may be interested in. To contact the IT team, register your details today by emailing IT@cpl-ni.com or call us on 028 9072 56000.

Cpl Professional

Andrea Corrigan & Dominika Polanska specialize in Recruiting candidates for Sales, Retail, Marketing, Finance and Office Solution jobs in the North. (click on the links to view our current roles in these sectors.) If you would like to get in touch with one of our recruiters, send us an email Professional@cpl-ni.com or give us a call 028 9072 56000.

Cpl Technical

Clare O’Hare & Aaron Davidson specialize in recruiting for engineering, Oil & Gas, Power, Utilities, Renewable Energy & Waste Management. The team recruits for indigenous Northern Ireland & UK companies along with clients based in Canada, Norway, Middle East, North Africa & South East Asia. We are always keen to hear from candidates seeking roles with engineering experience within these industries so feel free to get in touch. Technical@cpl-ni.com or Call 028 9072 56000

Flexsource Solutions

Ciaran Murphy, Eveanna Duffy, Sheena Crosbie and Arlene Hawthorne specialise in the supply of flexible and cost effective workforce solutions to the FMCG, Distribution, Manufacturing, Call Centre and Hospitality Sectors.  With a client base that includes some of the best known brands in Ireland today we offer our clients the transparency and flexibility to maximise on opportunities within their sector. We currently have vacancies for Production Operatives, Warehouse Staff, Drivers, Catering staff, Call Centre (multilingual) and office support as well as management opportunities in all industry sectors.  Register your details today at  or Call 028 9072 5600

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How to Hire and Hold Top Talent

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Dublin Chamber of Commerce Cpl JobsOn the 18th January, Cpl’s Peter Cosgrove conducted a comprehensive seminar on the best ways to hire and more importantly retain great employees. Despite the 7.30 start, the seminar was booked out with over 100 business professionals in attendance.

The event was run by the Dublin Chamber of Commerce in conjunction with Cpl and provided some key insights into how implementing basic changes to your recruitment practices can improve employee retention, reduce costs and increase productivity.

Below are some of the main points outlined in the presentation:

  • Understand the people you want to attract.
  • Make the hiring of talent a top priority among all levels of your business.
  • Ensure the hiring process involves more than just HR.
  • Don’t rely on interviews alone as they only give a brief snapshot of the candidate.
  • Find out your employee value proposition and carry out a company ‘Health Check’.
  • Keep your staff engaged in your organisation.
  • Don’t presume that candidates will find you, find them.
  • All recruitment initiatives should come from the top down.

Remember; the wrong hire will cost and not just financially, but a great hire can transform your business so it’s worth getting right.

Here’s a copy of Peter’s slides. If you’re having problems viewing this slideshow,  click here to view the full presentation



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Working in Galway – The City of the Tribes

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With a New Year comes New Year’s Resolutions.  At this time, lots of people are thinking about their careers and may be considering career move.  This always gets us thinking about why we like living and working where we are.  So here is just a short piece about why we think Galway is where you want to work.

Whether you want history and picturesque scenery or a bustling nightlife with the best in entertainment, Galway has what you are looking for.  You can walk along the Promenade in Salthill and explore Connemara by day, and at night enjoy excellent restaurants and a world famous music and arts scene.  During the summer Galway is home to Arts and Film Festivals, Music and comedy events, and of course The Galway Races.  In 2012 the city will proudly host the Volvo Ocean Race once more which will bring with it an atmosphere not to be missed.

Galway Shop Street

Shop Street, Galway

At the mouth of Galway Bay, the modern and historic meld, with a vibrant culture and a fascinating mixture of locally owned speciality shops and the best known brands.  The city itself is comfortably compact, allowing a nice mix of big city and small town.  This means that many people that we meet come to Galway initially on holiday and then find themselves job-hunting, eager to stay.  There are plenty of jobs in Galway and opportunities are becoming ever more diverse.  Multi-Lingual, IT and Engineering sectors are going from strength to strength and these jobs are attracting talented people from around the globe.

Our recruitment team in Galway is a mix of home grown and international talent.  With Roots in France, Scotland America, England and of course Galway itself we are familiar with the allure of Galway and why once you experience life here it is very hard not to call it home.

If you are thinking of relocating to The West of Ireland then we are ready to help find you that perfect job! If you would like to find out more about our available jobs in Galway, give us a ring on +353 91 509740 or email info@galway.cpl.ie. To find our offices, simply click here.

Good luck in your job hunt!

The Recruitment Team at Cpl Galway

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Ulster Bank Announces 950 Job Cuts Across Ireland: Interview with Lisa Holt on RTÉ’s Morning Ireland

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Lisa Holt discusses Ulster Bank Job Cuts on Morning IrelandLisa Holt is Managing Director of Careers Register which focuses on Accounting and Financial recruitment. Here’s a clip of Lisa on Radio 1’s Morning Ireland show today discussing Ulster Bank’s recent announcement of 950 job cuts across the Republic and Northern Ireland.

RTÉ’s Morning Ireland Radio Show, 12th January 2012:

Click here to listen to Lisa Holt advise those affected by redundancies.

As a result of these redundancies, many Ulster Bank employees will find themselves back on the job market. We understand that this can be a very tough time for those affected but it is important to remember that the jobs have been made redundant; not the employees.

According to Lisa, here are some recommendations for those looking for a new role:

  • Focus on the transferability of your skills into similar employment areas and remember all you have achieved and how skilled you are. Self belief is key in a new job search and it will take time and hard work but it will be worth it.
  • Redundancies can provide an opportunity to re-train into a job category that you have an interest in. Take time to think about what you really want to do.
  • Be sure to use your network of relationships. Get in touch with everyone who know in an influential position.
  • Be open to contract and temporary roles as companies may begin to move away from offering permanent placements. The market is moving this way and you have to move with it.
  • Be open to all opportunities, say yes to all invitations and be open about your situation, you are looking for a job and are proud of all you have achieved. Use this to your advantage.

If you would like to talk to a Careers Register recruiter about vacancies in the financial sector, please phone +353 1 5005900  or email info@careers-register.com.

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How to Hire and Hold Great People

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In an environment where specialist skill-sets are in huge demand; you need to know how recruitment is changing. Don’t let your competitors get the edge or worse, take your employees.

How to Hire and Hold Great People

Peter Cosgrove Speaking at the National Recruitment Federation Awards 2011

Cpl in conjunction with the Dublin Chamber of Commerce invites you to a seminar on ‘How to Hire and Hold Great People to Drive your Business’. The event will be taking place from 7.30-9.00am on Wednesday the 18th of January 2012 in the Conrad Hotel in Dublin 2.

Peter Cosgrove, a Director of Cpl with 20 years in recruitment and a reputable commentator on the industry will be hosting the event and is inviting all interested parties to attend. The seminar would be most suited to Managing Directors, hiring managers, HR and recruitment professionals and line managers but all businesses interested in how to hire and more importantly hold on to great people are more than welcome.

Why you should attend?

A recent survey of Hr professionals, directors and business owners which was conducted by Cpl found that 69% of businesses found it difficult to hire the right staff in 2011. This seminar will not only help you to get the right people into your business but also how to make sure you retain them.

What we will cover:

  • The challenges companies are having hiring and retaining staff.
  • The recruitment mistakes being made by employers.
  • How to engage with the new generation of candidates.
  • The growing trends in recruitment including the explosion in social recruiting.
  • Tips on how to get ahead of your competitors and hire the best talent.
  • Examples of new practices companies are undertaking to hire staff.

To register for this event please email sarah@dublinchamber.ie

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Irish Independent awards Cpl ‘Best small company 2011′

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Cpl wins best small company of the year 2011 - Cpl CEO Anne HeratyThe Irish Independent polled more than 40 of the top fund managers, investment chiefs and analysts from Ireland and the UK. We are delighted to announce that Cpl topped the survey as Ireland’s best small business in 2011; a great acolade considering the tough jobs market in the last year.

Cpl’s CEO Anne Heraty has built Cpl up over the course of the last 22 years. With international offices in the UK, Spain and Eastern Europe, it is now Ireland’s largest recruitment agency and over the course of 2011, we managed to place a total of 22,000 people into jobs.

Cpl would like to take this opportunity to thank our staff for their tireless work and dedication to providing a tailored recruitment experience to all who use our services. We would like to wish both our clients and candidates the very best over the Christmas period  and well into the New Year.

Happy Holidays from Cpl

 

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