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Jobs on the Increase

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Light at the End of the Recessionary Tunnel!

Light at the End of the Recessionary Tunnel!

It seems that jobs are on the increase and that there really is a map in place for new jobs coming up in the next 2-3 years in Ireland.

There have been various reports on the news about Ireland coming out of this recession in the next 3 years and slow as I am to admit it, it does seem like the investments keep coming!

From semiconductor producers investing in their Irish plants to US call center giants  creating 400 jobs in the gaming industry, to a Galway company winning a space agency contract, one cannot argue with the facts in plain sight - jobs are on the increase!

Plus don’t forget all this talk of Nano-Technology – however, that may be just a little longer than 3 years!

So whether you gained all your experience in the semi-conductor world or you have worked in a call centre all your life, things really do like they are turning for the better.

Slowly but surely we will get there!

It’s All in the Details

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Details Details Details

Details Details Details

Whether you are applying for a Medical Sales job, a Nursing Job or a job in the Medical Device industry, your CV says everything about you from first glance. Whether you get that second glance depends on the contents of your CV. It’s all in the details you have provided.

Where as once upon a time, your title in the medical company you worked for and the dates you worked there were all self explanatory, these days a little more fine tuning is required in the details of your CV.

For example, if you are a Nurse, it is no longer acceptable to simply give the name of the hospitals you have worked in and your title of “Staff Nurse” and hope for the best. You need those extra details of not just the hospital, but the type of ward, the specific duties you carried out on a daily basis. Whether you are Orthopaedics or Cosmetics… it is all in the details.

Similarly, if you are working in the Kitting Department of a Medical Device company, you cannot just assume that your next potential employer will automatically know what your current job entails:

  • Do you deal with QA? How so?
  • Do you have regular contact with R&D? In what capacity?
  • Do you have detailed involvement with Product Development? Explain the details.
  • Have you named or detailed the specific projects you have worked on?

It is a very difficult mission, and although a bit daunting it will be worth it in the end. It is those extra details in this day and age that could get you that second glance.. possibly the job!

Where are all the Jobs?

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A Diverse range of Medical Devices are manufactured today

A Diverse range of Medical Devices are manufactured today

Where are all the jobs? A question a lot of people are asking these days as they scour job boards and recruitment agency sites after months of news about redundancies, layoffs and wage cuts which have forced people to look at pastures new.

Well within the science and technology sectors, it does appear as if there are still some job opportunities for engineers and professionals within the green sciences and medical device manufacturing sectors.

Companies such as ESB, Open Hydro and Aertricity are investing billions in green renewable energy technology projects and are attracting attention from overseas as well as at home. All of these companies retain considerable hope and expectation that these markets will not just be in demand this year but will expand further in the years ahead as the global energy market shifts away from our reliance on fossil fuels.

Over 140 companies in Ireland export €6 billion  euros in medical devices which consutitutes nearly 9% of total exports. Medical device manufacturing now employs over 25,000 people in Ireland and  is spread through out Ireland covering aspects such as R&D, imnno assay test kits, precision tooling and moulding, micro component, manufacture, New product development. 

The geographic spread and range of  products and services offers potential  to science and technical graduates through out the length and breath of the country offering employment opportunities within every region in Ireland. This is a positive as it reduces the strain on civil and commercial infrastructure that has previously been exerted upon Cork and Dublin as a result of certain industries clustering in on regions that offer strong IT and Utilities infrastructure.

Several Irish Recruitment Agencies are now gearing themselves to support these paticular sectors including Jackie Brown Medical which has dedidcated Science and Technology desk covering all aspects of life science recruitment covering Medical Device manufacturing jobs, Green Jobs, plastics jobs, moulding jobs and a host of other related science and medical jobs in Ireland today