The IT sector is a great illustration of the fact that while there can be plenty of work in some areas, even while a broader recession taking place. Fortunately the economy has picked up again, however, we are also in a period where many aspects of work are changing rapidly. With this in mind, it makes sense to think about the work you do, and what aspects of it are more or less likely to become automated first. It’s...
Categories: General, IT Recruitment, Software Placements View ArticleHere are some great jobs you might be interested in applying for For a wide range of reasons, Ireland is a great place to come and work. If you haven’t considered working in Ireland before then now might be the time to do so. Uncertainty around the future of the UK in relation to staying in Europe is a factor for many companies we have spoken to recently. Even though the formal exit process has not been triggered yet, many...
Categories: General, IT Recruitment, Software Placements View ArticleWhy it’s a great time to be working in IT in 2017 RTE news recently said that among Irish employers “87% planned to hire additional IT staff in 2017 and 50% planned to pay bonuses.” This is great news if you have the right skills. Interestingly too “IT roles were proving the hardest to fill” according to 80% of companies polled. Many Irish IT companies are also looking to hire more people, and were hoping to expand their companies if...
Categories: General, IT Recruitment, Software Placements View ArticleSoftware development is booming. More and more people want to live their lives, pay bills, book tickets, interact with others, and be entertained through their mobile devices. As a result, there has been a phenomenal rise in the demand for skilled programmers and software engineers to help companies deliver these services and products. At Software Placements we have many many great coding positions we are looking to fill. There are many programming languages out there, and it is important to...
Categories: Coding, General, Software Placements, Tips View ArticleIf you are in IT there are lots of great jobs out there. Software Placements can help you to find the next high potential job in your career. To help us to help you, here are some tips to make sure you get noticed by the right people. Is your LinkedIn profile up to date, and including all the relevant keywords? Make your LinkedIn profile do your work for you. Make sure is up to date, with a good, professional...
Categories: General, Software Placements, Tips View ArticleIn the tech world now we are fortunate that there are so many great events taking place with frequent regularity. These events offer you a great opportunity to expand your career opportunities and stay in touch with new relevant industry trends. At Software Placements we recognise the value of these types of events with our ongoing sponsorship of Dublin Beta, Startup Grind as well as attending many other events too. We thought it would useful to share some conference tips...
Categories: General, Software Placements, Tips View ArticleWe’re pleased to announce that DublinBeta is back for a final show in 2016, and it will be the 20th Edition! At Software Placements we are really pleased to announce our sponsorship of the latest event. We chatted with Gene Murphy to get the lowdown on the event and its history. Gene explained when it began ”we started all the way back when (2011), to showcase awesome product from our ever growing tech startup community in Dublin, and coming up...
Categories: dublinbeta, Events, General, Software Placements View ArticleWe’re pleased to announce the latest Startup Grind event is on this month on November 23rd. Tickets are available here but get one soon as previous events had sold out. The Dublin Chapter of Startup Grind will be welcoming Fiona Slevin to the stage. Fiona has had an unbelievably interesting career backstory, with senior change management and leadership roles at global giants such as Diageo, and Goldman Sachs, before returning to Ireland to begin her startup journey. Fiona founded her...
Categories: Events, General, Software Placements, Startup Grind View ArticleLatest events sponsored by Software Placements At Software Placements we believe it is important to put something back into the software development community, and it is important to stay in touch with the impressive existing and up and coming talent in Ireland. To support this goal we were delighted with the turnout and quality of the speakers and startups at our latest two sponsored events, Dublin Beta and Startup Grind. https://twitter.com/dublinbeta/status/788064757894873088 It was great to see an impressive range of...
Categories: dublinbeta, Events, General, Software Placements, Startup Grind View ArticleAre you a great Ruby, and / or Ruby on Rails developer? If so Software Placements would like to hear from you as there are some great positions available in many attractive cities in both Ireland and Germany including Dublin, Berlin and Munich. We spoke with Michael Brennan, Co-Director of Software Placements and lead Ruby recruiter to find out more. Michael explained that overall he is now seeing a big demand for good Ruby developers.” Ruby on Rails is a...
Categories: Coding, General, IT Recruitment, Ruby, Ruby On Rails, Software Engineer, Software Placements View ArticleWhy working with data is a way to future-proof your career Data is an extremely popular topic at the moment. We have lots of great data science jobs (see this most recent example and keep an eye here for all the latest jobs we have). There have also been lots of studies that suggest that there will be more jobs in this area. See this piece by Techrepublic for example that lists 16 jobs that will be required in the...
Categories: General, Software Placements, Tips View ArticleExciting news for Dublin Startups as Elizabeth Yin from 500 Startups comes to Dublin to share her insights and wisdom here in Ireland. Here at Software Placements we are also really excited because this is the first event as part of our sponsorship of the Dublin Chapter of the Global Startup Grind community. Software Placements has actively supported a number of initiatives to help the wider tech community including Dublin Beta, Coder Dojo, and the Dublin Social Media Summit among...
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