CAO points for Medicine are up again

                      According to the Irish Medical Times, the points requirement for undergraduate medicine is up again, following the recent initial round of Central Applications Office offers for third-level courses.  Trinity is up 10 to 741, the RCSI is also up 10 to … Continue reading

Doctor Doctor!

  Well folks, it’s a Bank Holiday weekend and just the right time for a ‘Doctor Doctor’ joke –   Patient – ‘Doctor Doctor, I feel like a pair of curtains’ Doctor – ‘Well, well, just sit there and pull yourself together’   Enjoy the Bank Holiday weekend folks and … Continue reading

Jobs on the Increase

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 … Continue reading

Doctor Doctor!

  Kicking off the weekend Doctor Doctor theme –   Patient – ‘Doctor Doctor, I feel like a pair of curtains’?   Doctor – ‘Well sit down and pull yourself together’!

Follow the money!

Follow the money! A maxim often quoted in recruitment when looking for the areas of activity where recruitment is taking place. At present it certainly appears that the medical device manufacturing industry is ploughing ahead in new Research and Investment Projects across Ireland. Where as the beleagured construction industry is … Continue reading

Remember to STAR in your interview

Remember to STAR in your interview if you want to get the next job you are interviewed for. What does STAR mean I hear you say?  Well STAR means:- Situation:- being able to give a sense of perspective or background to the job you were in.  Task:- Detail the tasks you … Continue reading

Facebook is taking up more space

Facebook is taking up more space at the docklands as news comes of a further 70 jobs being created in the social networking sites head quarters based in the heart of the Dublin Docklands. These badley needed new jobs are being created in engineering, sales and  finance and are further testament … Continue reading

It’s not all bad news?

Its not all bad news on the jobs market. IDA Ireland have announced in the past month alone a number of new expansion and investments by major multinational clients involved in Pharmaceutical manufacturing, R&D, software production, customer and financial services who will be creating several hundred science jobs  over the next … Continue reading