CCP Recruitment

Here at CCP we are completely transparent: we have got nothing to hide because we’re damn good at what we do! However we know some people might not be as knowledgeable as others, so we’ll do our best to bring you up to speed.

Here are a few...

“You may have Silicon Valley, but we’ve got…Cork.”

An outlandish statement on first viewing, but one which proves true on closer inspection – Cork has become a tech-hub for large multi-nationals and if you are looking for work in this industry,...

Are you considering relocating to Cork? Why wouldn’t you be - with a thriving industrial sector and a rich cultural heritage, the Rebel County has something to offer most tastes.

Here are just three reasons why Cork could be a great option...

With the new Finance Act officially being signed into law, it has become increasingly difficult to keep up to speed with the rules and regulations regarding pensions. We hope that this summary keeps you informed on how the new changes affect...

HP has applied for planning permission to build a new 87,000 sq-foot R&D and cloud facility in Galway that will house up to 700 workers.

The facility will house software R&D, cloud innovation and business services for HP...

According to the latest figures from Eurostat, the statistics office of the European Union, unemployment across the EU rose slightly in February 2013, while year-on-year comparisons show Ireland’s unemployment rate to be much improved.

The...

Waterford awoke to some thrilling news this morning, that the region is to benefit from 200 new jobs as medical-device player Nypro Healthcare revealed plans to establish a state-of-the-art facility in the south-east of Ireland.

Nypro’s new...

An end user folding up 5.25-inch floppy disc in order to fit it into a 3.5-inch disc drive is only one of the most ridiculous things IT administrators have ever seen end users do, GFI Software’s second annual IT Admin Stress Survey says.The...

A new partnership between the Centre for Next Generation Localisation (CNGL) and Xanadu Consultancy will result in strategic innovation projects over the next 12-18 months and five new highly-skilled jobs in Cork.Xanadu Consultancy and CNGL will...

Realising that Irish third-level institutions are not providing graduates with sufficient sales training, visual surveillance provider Netwatch has decided to develop its own graduate sales development programme.The year-long programme combines...

Twenty new highly skilled jobs have been created in Dublin at Natural Power, an international renewable energy consultancy specialising in onshore wind, offshore wind, tidal energy, biomass, solar PV and hydro energy.The Department of Jobs,...

Cloud-based sales management software company OnePageCRM has raised €575,000 from Enterprise Ireland and other investors. The funding round will enable the company to create 12 new software engineering roles in Galway covering web, mobile...

Global insurer Zurich is to establish two new IT hubs in Dublin that will result in the creation of 112 new technology jobs. The two hubs will serve the IT service and security needs of Zurich’s businesses globally.One hub will support...

Three Irish designers have been included in the recently launched international publication Women in Graphic Design 1890-2012 and to follow that recognition, this week’s career memes place graphic designers in the spotlight.Women in Graphic...

Here at CCP we’re a little obsessed with social media – we know it is the future and we’re happy to be on-board. As a job-hunter you should also be ready for the change.

In a recent blog post I touched on the importance of social networking whilst...

It is a dilemma as old as time itself – you are just out of college and searching for work, but all the desirable positions say “some experience required.” If you are one of the many graduates facing this issue in the coming months then worry not,...

It is common knowledge that in the recruitment industry people are your greatest asset. So it makes sense to take advantage of the best ways to connect with these people.

At the moment Facebook has over 500 million members and surpasses Google on...

Security software giant McAfee is to establish an R&D centre of excellence in Cork and with it, up to 60 new jobs.

IDA Ireland is supporting the establishment of the worldwide Centre of Excellence for Enterprise Security Solutions.The ...

Security software giant McAfee is to establish an R&D centre of excellence in Cork and with it, up to 60 new jobs.IDA Ireland is supporting the establishment of the worldwide Centre of Excellence for Enterprise Security Solutions.The enterprise...

Yahoo!’s operations centre in Dublin is growing and the internet giant is to create more than 200 jobs as a result of the expansion in the Irish capital.The company, which opened its doors in Dublin in 2003, has already started recruiting for...

LinkedIn is the one social media site that seems to have a stronger impact on companies than it does on its members, a new infographic suggests.The site is a treasure trove for recruiters - delivering more recruits at less expense - whereas for...

Domain services company Demand Media is to open an international office in Dublin that will employ between 20 and 40 people in Dublin by next year. The opportunity was made possible by ICANN’s plan to open up the market for generic top-level...

Traditional marketing roles are fading away while digital marketing is taking over, thanks to more and more social media channels in which to promote products or services.The number of social media channels has increased in just the past few years....

Sheenagh McCullagh has been elected the 22nd president of the Irish Security Industry Association and is effectively the organisation’s first female president.The ISIA is the representative body for the private security industry in Ireland...

Online learning provider Aurion Learning has just announced the creation of four new permanent positions at its Belfast headquarters, with further jobs expected to be created in future.Aurion Learning is currently seeking candidates to fulfil the...

Employment in Ireland’s digital gaming sector grew 90pc between 2009 and 2012 and this growth rate can be sustained and accelerated over the next three years, the annual Games Fleadh in Thurles, Co Tipperary, heard today.Some 2,500 games...

Fast-growing Dublin-headquartered education and training player Digital Marketing Institute (DMI) is to create 30 new jobs and will open a new office in London.The organisation in the past year has signed up more than €8m worth of global...

Dublin digital media firm Jam Media, which specialises in kids’ animations, entertainment and mobile games, is to create 40 new jobs with the establishment of a world-class production and special effects facility in Belfast.Positions are...

Six leading private-sector figures have been called on by the Irish Government to join the Action Plan for Jobs Implementation and Monitoring Group and will help to implement seven ‘disruptive reforms’ planned for 2013.The six industry...

International Women’s Day has been and gone, but Silicon Republic’s Women Invent Tomorrow campaign has just begun. We spoke to visitors to Accenture Ireland’s International Women’s Day event in the RDS last Friday to find...

The web would be a pretty dull and sparse place without web developers, so this time our career memes of the week turn the spotlight on those professionals who help give us a reason to bookmark websites.A web developer’s job is to build and...

Law firm McDowell Purcell has urged companies to clamp down on cyberbullying in the workplace and has warned that unlimited access to Facebook and Twitter by employees carries a high risk of bullying and harassment.

In a paper,...

Law firm McDowell Purcell has urged companies to clamp down on cyberbullying in the workplace and has warned that unlimited access to Facebook and Twitter by employees carries a high risk of bullying and harassment.In a paper, Cyber-bullying in the...

Waterford call centre company Eishtec, which in December announced 250 new jobs, is planning to recruit an additional 100 people.The company is to hold a Jobs Fair at the Theatre Royal in Waterford today and tomorrow.The company’s co-founders...

Today was a landmark day for Silicon Republic with the launch of our year-long campaign to highlight the role that women play in the areas of science, technology, engineering and maths, and to inspire more to follow in their footsteps.Women Invent...

One month ago, an initiative called Rails Girls rolled into Dublin for the first time thanks to RedHills web developer Emily Castles. We caught up with Castles, fellow organiser Fiona Hyland from the NDRC, and a participant from the Dublin event to...

International Women’s Day, 8 March, sees the launch by Silicon Republic of ‘Women Invent Tomorrow’, a major year-long initiative that will highlight the importance of closing the gender gap in the science and technology-based...

University of Limerick (UL) has received funding to offer 100 free places on two of its full-time diploma courses covering cloud computing and software development. The university has been funded under the Higher Education Authority’s ICT Skills...

Pay rates for IT and project management professionals fell again during 2012 but the decline slowed compared to 2011. However, the tradeoff is higher expectations of productivity, with 55pc of IT pros saying they’re expected to work additional...

Research carried out by IrishJobs.ie confirms the greatest skills shortage in Ireland at the moment is in the area of IT skills, along with languages, finance and sales. However, the shortage is particularly marked in the area of mid to senior...

Some 249 out of 270 actions under the Irish Government’s Action Plan for Jobs have been implemented and 12,000 private-sector jobs have been created in the past year, the country’s Jobs Minister Richard Bruton, TD, said this morning.

When the...

A new skills pipeline of up to 40 new medical software graduates a year has been established to support the booming medical-devices sector in Ireland, following research by software engineering research centre Lero and the Dundalk Institute of...

As the unemployment rate in Ireland remains unchanged, Chambers Ireland’s chief executive says not enough is being done to stimulate domestic demand and support job creation, while a survey from Morgan McKinley shows a positive outlook for...

LinkedIn now has 200m reasons to smile – that’s the number of members the business social network has amassed in more than 200 countries and territories, at a rate of two people joining the site per second, the company has announced.

“This...

Global ICT solutions provider Huawei will create 50 jobs for highly-skilled research professionals with its opening of a new research and development centre spread across Dublin and Cork cities.

Initially, the centre will focus on Huawei’s...

Some 12,722 new jobs were announced by IDA Ireland during 2012, the State agency revealed in its end-of-year results, out of which client companies added 6,570 net new jobs. The agency also said job losses at client companies were at their lowest in...

Enterprise Ireland export companies increased employment by 3,804 jobs in 2012 – the highest net gain for Irish companies in six years. Total employment in Enterprise Ireland-supported companies now stands at 300,000 people – or 15pc of the total...

From today, Abbott has separated into two listed public companies and nearly 400 Irish staff in Sligo, Cork and Dublin began working for AbbVie, the newly established global research-based pharmaceutical company.

Building on Abbott’s 125-year...

At the end of December, The Digital Hub in Dublin opined that Ireland is coming of age digitally. I agree with this to an extent – Irish consumers are coming of age digitally. But Irish industries have a long and difficult road to travel and while...

Today we complete our countdown of Ireland’s top jobs announcement stories of 2012. It was the year companies in sectors that are thriving despite the downturn – technology, science and pharma – created jobs in their organisations, ranging from...