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"A survey by the American Chamber of Commerce in Ireland found 61pc of US multinationals intend to add jobs in Ireland in the next 12 months." Read the full article in today's Irish Independent.

Wage growth in November slowed across economies in Europe, the UK and the US, according to the Indeed Wage Tracker published by the online jobs site Indeed.com. rte.ie/news/business/…

IDA Ireland end of year results are in. What an incredible year for our clients in the Mid West against a difficult global economic environment. Growth is up by 4% and a total of 154 IDA Mid-West Region client companies employing over 26,000 employees.

New plans at pharmaceutical firm @Zoetis_Ireland could add up to 90 jobs to their Tullamore facility IDA Midlands Region Business & Technology Park in Sragh! More on this story at offalyexpress.ie/news/tullamore…

How work meetings are set to change in 2023 siliconrepublic.com/careers/work-m… via Silicon Republic Interesting perspective #futureofwork

Hiring a person without meeting them....??!! Unimaginable!! But, that’s exactly what has been happening As this style of interview continues, click below for some tips to help you perform well: aspirerecruitment.ie/how-to-intervi… #aspirerecruitment #supportingyourcareeraspirations

Hard truth! #culture #EmployeeEngagement #HR #leadership

Irish workers are amongst the most productive in the world. We generate more economic activity per hour of work than anywhere other than Norway. 🇮🇪 (These figures use GNI, not GDP, to eliminate many multinational impacts.) Data from OECD ➡️ Better Policies for Better Lives oecd-ilibrary.org/sites/74623e5b…

David McWilliams: As connectivity improves, more and more young people will flee Dublin, via Irish Times Opinion irishtimes.com/opinion/2023/0…

Great article June Shannon - plenty of feedback in the recruitment industry where accommodation availability is dictating talent availability. It’s a huge problem. Enjoy Limerick! It’s a great city!

What a story this graph tells. Unemployment in Ireland was 5% 15 years ago before the Great Recession pushed it up to 16%. We had a decade of recovery before Covid-19 saw a rise again. But we are now near an all-time low of 4% and our population has risen by 1m over this time! 🇮🇪

IDA Ireland is now welcoming applications for the Graduate Programme 2023 which is due to start in September. Participants will have the opportunity to work in IDA offices both in Dublin HQ, regional offices and overseas. Apply now here: gradireland.com/jobs/ida-gradu… #Hiring

In Limerick today, more good news for the Mid West - 700 new jobs planned as H&MV opens Limerick HQ. ⁦Enterprise Ireland⁩ ⁦Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment⁩ rte.ie/news/business/…

More and more people are thinking of becoming or are being asked to become non-exec directors of companies, charities and other organisation. But what responsibilities go with being at the board table? rte.ie/news/business/…

It’s time the fast pace of increased employer costs were highlighted. Employers want to pay employees correctly but speedy increased costs do not allow adequate budgeting adjustments before costs take effect for employers #costofhiring

"The pace of growth in labour costs will then be the dominant driver of core inflation," the Governor of the Central Bank said. Why we can’t have more joined up thinking between government and economists? We had the fastest lift in employment costs this past year. Sensible? No!

Members of Chartered Accountants Ireland and CPA Ireland have voted in favour of a proposal to amalgamate the two institutes. rte.ie/news/business/…

Ditching in-person meetings and regular hours means companies must think of new ways for colleagues to collaborate. recruitireland.com/advice-centre/…