Charlie Mernagh, a director of Munster HR Associates Ltd, is a qualified coach and trainer. He coaches, mentors and trains jobseekers, staff, senior management and business owners. He manages training delivery, securing employment for jobseekers through training and education and building brand awareness through targeted marketing.
Charlie brings a wealth of experience from various industries enabling him to understand what jobseekers and employers require for improving their performance. He has worked with clients from different sectors such as hospitality, motor, higher education, engineering, science, financial, food and drinks, building, and many others from the small and medium to the multinational and public sector.
Charlie holds a recognised qualification in Training and Education through NUI Galway and a HETAC qualification in sales coaching (QSC).
Mary has extensive experience in coaching, HR and payroll. She has worked with a number of clients in Ireland and the UK.
Mary is a motivated and experienced coach and mentor. She has managed and delivered career training programmes and workshops to jobseekers and clients seeking a career transition, as well as on payroll Level 5 HR Management Level 6 on the National Framework of qualifications. She has also implemented Change Management projects and of managing communications initiatives with employees.
Mary is currently studying for an MA in HRM, CIPD qualified, and holds a BA in HRM, Prince2 qualification, Certificate in Training and Continuing Education and Coaching.
Jobs Expo is proud to announce that Yelp will be recruiting at our Cork event on June 23rd.
One of the best known companies in the world, Yelp was founded in 2004 in San Francisco to help people find great local businesses and now operates in major cities across the US, Canada, UK, Ireland and France. With over 102 million reviews on the site, Yelp is a trusted source for honest appraisal and has fundamentally changed the way consumers make buying decisions by taking word of mouth online. They bring transparency to the local business market, and help consumers make smarter and more informed decisions about where to spend their money. During the first quarter of 2016, more than 90 million unique visitors logged onto Yelp via the company’s app or via the mobile web. The company offers employees a rewarding career, personal development, a solid compensation package, and great training.
After a successful Jobs Expo Dublin event, Dalmac has decided to join us at Jobs Expo Cork this June. Dalmac are an official training and recruitment partner for Ryanair. The company was established in 1989 and they recruit cabin crew candidates for training and deployment on Europe's premier low-fares airline.
Dalmac also organises international training courses as well as information and interview days throughout Europe. Candidates do not need cabin crew experience to apply, and they are not charged unless they pass the course. Dalmac is a fully licensed recruitment agency with a highly qualified and experienced team.
Any jobs announcement is good news. Here is a rundown of what happened on the employment front over the past four weeks.
Wayfair, the online homewares retailer, is to create 160 new jobs in Galway. The company currently employs 200 people in Ireland, and the jobs announcement is a major expansion of their Irish operations. Wayfair will be exhibiting at Jobs Expo in Cork on 23 June.
Salesforce, the marketing and sales software company announced it was to create 1,200 new roles as part of their European expansion. It is as yet unclear how many of those jobs will be in Ireland. The company currently employs a staff of 700 at their office in Dublin.
LotusWorks, technical and engineering firm, announced plans to expand its workforce with 100 new roles over the next eighteen months. The company currently employs 470 people at their Sligo headquarters.
The tech recruiter Harvey Nash plans to expand with 100 new roles to become available in the company’s Dublin and Cork offices over the next two years.
Storage company, Smart Storage is adding 60 people to their staff in Ireland. The roles will be in sales, marketing, logistics, operations and manufacturing.
Maxol is to create 50 new jobs in Mayo. The company is investing €2m to restore its station on Newport Road and open a new outlet in Castlebar.
Deloitte, the accountancy giant, is to open a “blockchain” technology lab in Dublin, which will employ up to 50 people.
Pizza Hut Delivery is to expand across Ireland and the UK. It is believed that this will create 3,000 jobs across 200 new outlets over the next four years. However, it is as yet unknown how many of these jobs will be based in Ireland.
Cook Medical, the medtech company, announced 40 new jobs in Limerick and plans to create a data centre.
Wayfair, the online homewares retailer, is to create 160 new jobs for Galway. That’s good news for Galway, and good news for anyone attending Jobs Expo in Cork, as the company will be recruiting during the event.
Wayfair currently employs 200 people in Ireland, and the announcement is a major expansion of their Irish operations. Liz Graham, vice-president of sales and services, said that increasing their Galway base was necessary to keep pace with the company’s growing business.
“Our existing Galway team has been instrumental in providing Wayfair customers with an outstanding shopping experience. We are delighted to expand that team with more top-notch professionals in the area as we scale our operations to keep pace with rapid growth of our business,” she said.
The company is looking to fill a variety of roles including positions in customer service, inbound sales, business account management, finance, supplier operations, business analysts, recruitment, training and IT services.
Wayfair is one of the largest online retailers specialising in home furnishings and décor. The company was founded in Boston in 2002 and has grown exponentially over the past fourteen years and now offers more than 7 million items from 7,000 suppliers to help customers find the perfect product at the right price.
Wayfair was named one of America’s Most Promising Companies by Forbes magazine and selected by the Boston Business Journal as a Top Company to Work For. They are headquartered in Boston, and have operations in Galway, London and Berlin as well as in Sydney in Australia. Wayfair generated $2.25 billion in net revenues for full-year 2015 and $747.3 million in net revenues for the first quarter of this year.