Almac has announced 1000 new jobs in Northern Ireland. Almac is creating 1,800 jobs across its global network, with 1,000 set for Northern Ireland at its sites in Craigavon, Londonderry, and Belfast. This announcement is on top of 100 new jobs already announced for County Derry. To see these jobs as soon as they’re [...]
VistaMed Announce 100 New Leitrim Jobs
VistaMed has announced 100 new jobs in Carrick-on-Shannon, County Leitrim. The expansion is on the back of strong demand from new and existing customers and will see 100 new jobs added to the 525 people the company already employs in Leitrim and Roscommon. To see these jobs as soon as they’re advertised, be sure [...]
Boston Scientific Announce €30 Million Investment In Cork
Boston Scientific has announced a €30 million investment in Cork with the creation of 70 new jobs. The investment will allow Boston Scientific to accelerate the development and manufacturing of minimally invasive medical technologies. To see these jobs as soon as they’re advertised, be sure to keep an eye on Ireland’s Largest Pharmaceutical Jobs [...]
Zoetis Announce Up To 100 New Offaly Jobs
Zoetis has announced up to 100 new jobs at their Tullamore site in County Offaly. The expansion of the site will allow Zoetis to significantly increase its capacity for producing veterinary monoclonal antibodies, one of the latest breakthroughs in animal medicine. To see these jobs as soon as they’re advertised, be sure to keep [...]
The Pharma Industry on YouTube
Whether you're trying to get to grips with what working in the industry "looks" like or you're preparing for an interview, it's always valuable to hear directly from employers. YouTube is a great place to do this. Not every company has a YouTube channel but those that do, are a really valuable resource. We've [...]
Bumper Week of Investment & Jobs in Irish Pharma
The end of July saw a series of investment and related job creation announcements in the Irish pharma industry. Hot on the heels of Bausch + Lomb's announcement of 130 new jobs in Waterford, there have been three other companies announcing investment in the sector... To see these jobs as soon as they’re advertised, [...]
Bausch + Lomb Announce 130 New Waterford Jobs
Bausch + Lomb has announced 130 new jobs in Waterford on the back of €90m investment. The investment will increase capacity for the manufacture of the company’s range of contact lenses and the new production lines are expected to be running by 2023. To see these jobs as soon as they’re advertised, be sure [...]
How to Write a CV – Part 8: Formatting
If you’ve worked through these articles in order, you’ve seen how a CV builds section by section. We’ve thought about the content that should go in every section so that you’re doing the best job possible at selling yourself to potential employers. We’ve also talked a little about layout options for each section. This [...]
How to Write a CV – Part 7: References
As soon as you start your job hunt you’ll need to consider who you can use as references. You’ll typically need 2 people, at least one should be a previous employer (and usually you’ll need to include your last employer). Former employers are legally obligated to give basic reference details for their employees but [...]
How to Write a CV – Part 6: Skills, Hobbies & Interests
The Purpose of this Section: To give an employer an insight into how you spend your personal time and the type of person you are You might historically have viewed this section as a tick-box exercise that you only include because you “should”. But this section can actually be [...]
How to Write a CV – Part 5: Employment History
Purpose of this section: To give an employer a full but concise overview of your employment history, highlighting relevant experience and skills The “Employment History” section of your CV should be far more than dates and a list of the duties of your job. By adding in specific achievements, tangible [...]
How to Write a CV – Part 4: Education & Other Courses
Purpose of this Section: To give an employer a useful overview of your academic history The Basics of this Section This should be a quick and easy section for an employer to read and understand. They likely won’t spend a lot of time on this so you need [...]