Recession-Proof Industries

• 
  The Six Top Growth Industries in Ireland today

  The top growth industries include IT Services/Computer Software/Hardware, Accounting and Auditing, Innovation and Intellectual Property Related Enterprises, Green Sector Jobs, Business Services and Medical/Health



• 
  Recession-Proof: Fast growing demand for career coaching

  Paula King of Executive Coaching Solutions talks to Debbie O'Halloran about the increasing demand for good quality career coaching in today's economic climate.



• 
  Skills shortages in many sectors including computers and biotechnology

  In the next few years graduates may find it more difficult than it has been in recent years to get started in lucrative careers.



• 
  Widening skills gap in IT, Science & Healthcare sectors

  The trend-driven Generation Y is seeking a career to fit its 'image'. As a result, the less-popular areas such as IT and Science are suffering.

back to top

Accounting

• 
  Chartered Accountancy: An exciting career path that will take you anywhere in the world

  Chartered Accountants Ireland's Student Services Manager, Diarmuid Breathnach, describes the Top Five reasons why students should elect to become Chartered Accountants.



• 
  Accounting Technician - A career you can count on

  Accounting technicians enjoy excellent career prospects and there is always a strong demand for their skills in the marketplace.



• 
  Recession-proof Job – Even in an economic downturn, demand for accountants remains strong

  Accountancy spans many different roles and for people starting out on this career path the initial challenge is to decide on which qualification to pursue. 

back to top

Digital Media

• 
  Get in the game: Careers in the gaming industry

  This growing and exciting industry needs graduates. Colleges are now getting in on the act and offering courses specifically tailored for the games market.



• 
  Digital Media rapidly emerging as Ireland’s next economic success story

  The Digital Hub will employ more than 3,000 digital media workers by 2012. Debbie O’Halloran talks exclusively to Philip Flynn, CEO of the Digital Hub Development Agency.



• 
  Digital Hub prepared for next year’s challenges

  Digital Hub companies are weathering the economic downturn well.

back to top

Engineering

• 
  Engineer a fantastic future for yourself

  What qualification is able to guarantee challenges, future job opportunities and the chance to travel all over the world while shaping its future?



• 
  Engineering jobs to increase by a third

  Ventures into the green economy, IT and medical devices will be fundamental in steering recession hit Ireland back home



• 
  Engineers Wanted

  Just because a course doesnt have a high number of CAO points doesnt necessarily mean there are no jobs to be had at the end of it.



• 
  Engineering a good career

  A qualification in the area of technology is a passport to a wealth of career options for today’s Leaving Cert students.

back to top

Green Energy

• 
  Emerging Industry: Have you got the energy for success?

  A Guide to Careers in Energy



• 
  Graduates Needed for Energy Sector

  The operator of the national grid has urged students to choose engineering as a career



• 
  €40m investment from BioSpark to create 180 green jobs

  Green Energy The investment comes as welcome news for the West, with the potential of growing 300 jobs within three years in Ireland's burgeoning green industry.



• 
  Green economy provides opportunity to create quality jobs

  The High Level Action Group on Green Enterprise will comprise leading lights in the green-energy area

back to top

Information Technology

• 
  Perception gap fuels skills shortage

  Ireland's IT sector has many well-paid job opportunities for skilled graduates - so why are they going unfilled?



• 
  Number of computer graduates alarmingly low

  Empty places now exist on virtually all full-time college computing courses.



• 
  IT sector struggling to fill 5,000 vacancies

  IRELAND'S technology sector is struggling to fill thousands of vacancies and has been resorting to hiring workers from abroad



• 
  Technology: It’s Where the Jobs Are

  There is no better time to be getting into IT as job markets continue to grow in Ireland and globally.

back to top

Law

• 
  Audio: With the downturn in conveyancing, what are the growth areas in the legal sector?

  Listen to Lex Consultancy Director Michelle Nolan's Podcast here.



• 
  An Overview of the Legal Industry in Ireland

  The legal industry in Ireland is undergoing major changes at present, as the demand for different skill-sets follows current market trends, writes Michelle Nolan.



• 
  Solicitors are the latest profession to feel the pinch from the property crash

  The sharp drop-off in activity in the market has left lawyers with little conveyancing work.



• 
  Audio: The Outlook for the Legal Sector

  Brendan Murphy of Osborne Recruitment gives his predictions for the legal profession

back to top

Pharma/Medical

• 
  Medical recruitment: In good health

  The medical recruitment industry is not reporting the same dismal problems seen in some sections of the recruitment industry



• 
  The Medical Devices Sector in Ireland

  Ireland is one of the leading global medical devices centres, with a strong reputation for excellence in manufacturing and research driven activities.



• 
  Audio: Thinking of a Career Change into Pharma?

  In these times of economic uncertainty, more and more people are turning to recession-proof careers. Patrick O'Loughlin of Pharma Careers Ireland talks exclusively to Debbie O'Halloran of Findajob.ie about how to break into the pharma/life sciences sector.



• 
  Pharmaceuticals: One Industry, Many Careers

  The growth in the pharmaceutical sector here has seen companies expand their operations and activities to provide a growing number of career paths

back to top

Sales/Marketing/Multilingual

• 
  Audio: An overview of the Sales Sector in Ireland

  John Bloomer, Director of SOS School of Sales, discusses the job market in the sales sector.



• 
  Sales positions are recession-proof with companies taking on extra sales people

  With the downturn in the economy, many companies are taking on additional sales people to compensate for reduced levels of incoming business.



• 
  Starting a career in Medical Sales

  Medical Sales as a profession is an attractive proposition to many people. It is also a difficult career to break into and very competitive once you are working in it.



• 
  How can I move into sales?

  Sales jobs are plentiful at the moment, but moving into sales is not an easy option.

back to top