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Want to work in HR – Check out Back 4 Good today

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The Back 4 Good ” Post a Job” campaign has seen a number of significant partners in the Human Resources  sector posting a number of very interesting and attractive roles .

We are looking to find a skilled and highly motivated individual that will led the development and delivery of people initiatives across a number of different locations .You will partner with the business in relation to the role out of specific people initiatives and programmes which will drive business value, increase personal capability nd embed key cultural behaviours.

You will require a Third level qualification in Human Resources/Organisational Development with 3 years experience in a similar role.

Our partner on the Talent side is looking to source  Talent Acquisition Manager to work on building relationships and network with top talent.You will create and launch regular streams of innovative and powerful talent marketing campaigns targeted to elected talent communities .

You will require solid experience with social media tools and demonstrate that you can manage high-touch ,multi-location recruitment.

In the Health sector we are looking for a Training and Development Manager who has a keen understanding of training trends ,developments and best practice with a relevant degree in HR or related discipline and 2 years experience at manager level in a training and development role.

If you want more detailed on these roles log onto www.back4ggod.ie and apply we will take it from there for you .

If you are an employer and wish to get on board on the fastest growing platform for skilled professionals contact greg@back4good.ie today

 

Excellent Financial Services roles with Back 4 Good

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Back 4 Good has received a strong response to its ” Post a Jobs ” campaign with a number of partners posting some interesting roles in the financial services sector and we would encourage you to support our partners and apply today for these excellent opportunities .

One of our Banking partners are looking to fill a number of roles for Credit Controllers based throughout Ireland .

You should have 3 years experience in a similar role with a strong customer focus .A proven track record in Credit Control and experience working with SAP is important.

In the building sector our partner is looking to recruit a Group Internal Auditor who will take charge of the audit function and work with senior management on audit findings and solutions

You should have 4 years experience in a similar role and be a Qualified Accountant with excellent project management skills.

On the financial sales side our partner is looking for a number of Insurance Product Managers who will support a wide range of projects to help support the clients strategic ambitions .

You should have an excellent track record in meeting objectives within deadlines and budgets, with a strong strategic focus and an ability to identify areas for improvement .

These roles have excellent packages and benefits attached to them .You should send your cv today through www.back4good.ie and we will take it from there for you.

Employers if you want to get on-board and become a Back 4 Good partner with access to our user base and special social media platforms contact greg@back4good.ie today.

 

US companies may locate Talented workers affected by the Trump immigration plan in their Irish operations.

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President Trump’s order banning immigrants from 7 countries entering the USA is having a significant impact on US Multinationals and in particular US Tech Corporations who rely on these skilled workers to advance new and innovation solutions .

The CEOs of Microsoft,Apple,Netflix,Airbnb have denounced the policy which is affecting their own employees working in the US and affecting these companies search for Top talent within the 7 banned countries .

Indeed it is somewhat ironic that Trump’s executive order maybe damaging his core policy ” to make America great again ” as many skilled workers are deciding on other less offensive locations to work thus impacting on US companies and their plans for research and development.

The CEO of the US Internet Association Mike Beckerman said on Sunday ” Internet companies in particular thrive in the US because the best and the brightest are able to create and innovative products and services right here in America ……the Executive Order has troubling consequences ”

Microsoft are providing free legal advice to employees affected by the ban with strong concern about the families of these employees .Indeed Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella an immigrant himself posted a statement on Linkedin saying ” As an immigrant myself and as a CEO I’ve both experienced and seen the positive impact that immigration has on our company, for the country and for the world ”

Apple CEO Tim Cook was strong in his condemnation of the order and has met Trump’s daughter Ivanka and her husband Jared Kushner to strongly demand its withdrawal .In a statement to staff he said ” Apple would not exist without immigration ,let alone thrive and innovate the way we do ” Apple’s founder Steve Jobs was the son of a Syrian immigrant .

Other US multinationals are concerned thatTrump will extend the list of countries and look at deportations and are holding urgent meetings around how the keep the skilled talent on their books and how they attract new Talent based on the hostile environment .

Ireland is on the agenda in that regard as most USA multinationals have the European or World Headquarters  in Ireland and with a favourable work permit system based on skills the option of relocation for employees out of the USA is a very real one under consideration  .

Aaron Levie CEO of Box has indicated that they  will look at legal options first ,” we are trying to take an inventory on who could be impacted and ensuring that they stay in the country for now ” It’s very unfortunate and very disappointing ” he said.

Immigrants account for a significant part of the workforce in the Tech industry in the USA which has for years advocated loosening laws to increase the flow of skilled immigrants to the US .

President Trump’s Executive order may result is the loss of many thousands of jobs within the US and a flight of Talent out of the USA that could result in carnage for many sectors in America .

St Patrick’s week social media campaign opportunities .

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Back 4 Good has announced details of its social media campaign plan for the St Patrick’s week festival .

Back 4 Good will be targeting skilled Irish workers overseas with a number of creative and focused social and traditional media campaigns .

Back 4 Good key audiences for the special week will Irish people living abroad who wish to return home to their own county or city ,Parents and Family of Irish people overseas ,Irish Associations ,Groups and business networks throughout the world .

Back 4 Good will complement our Digital marketing drive with traditional media and the campaign will focus on the many parades taking place .Back 4 Good have requested that their call to action ” Ireland wants you back 4 Good ” be included in each speech and address made by Irish Ministers at these annual parades .

The Back 4 Good – Your future in Ireland initiative was developed with the aim to target skilled Irish professionals from overseas to return to live and work in Ireland and for overseas professionals to come to Ireland to fill many available roles

Back 4 Good went live on the 2nd Nov 2016 and www.back4good.ie is fast becoming the site of choice  for returnees and overseas workers who use the site as a one-stop -shop for independent information on coming to live and work in Ireland .

in February Back 4 Good will be rolling out County sections on the site with matching social media pages on Facebook,Twitter and Instagram this will result in the creation of County Talent registers for each county .

This unique campaign presents many opportunities for Companies to reach out to the Irish overseas during St Patrick’s  week ,if you wish to get involved in our campaign  and want further details contact greg@ back4good.ie today .

Looking to Expand your Talent pool ? Post your Job with Back 4 Good !

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Back 4 Good are offering an exciting new Job postings and screening service for employers and agencies who are looking to expand their Talent pool.

With over 50,000 users on our various platforms and with www.back4good.ie becoming a site of choice for skilled professionals this new service will allow employers to post single or multiple vacancies on the Back 4 Good network .

Back 4 Good will support each posting with a targeted social and digital media campaign that will drive applications to the job posting .Back 4 Good will develop and plan the digital campaign , will script you job postings in our unique style  that  ensures  that the response to each posting matches the Job descriptions key requirements .

We will access the competency of candidates against the job specifications in consultation with HR managers and Recruitment Teams .

Back 4 Good offers a screening and shortlisting service which will involve reference checking and other due diligence checks  which will present a list of suitable candidates to clients for interview and will schedule Skype and Face Time interviews if required.

We can also get involved in package negotiation and and are experts on relocation requirements for professionals that wish to move to Ireland.

Back 4 Good have created strong interest and engagement by skilled workers in coming to Ireland to live and work and this new Talent pool presents employers with an excellent opportunity to fill those difficult to fill roles and also allows employers to meet multiple recruitment needs on our fastest growing skills platform .

Trumps team has a significant Irish gene pool !

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As the world watches on and a nervous Irish Government holds it collective breath in anticipation of the new Trump administration, maybe they should relax a little and start focusing on the strong Irish connections in the new administration some of whom are very enthusiastic about their Irish roots.

One such key strategist is Kellyanne Conway the woman behind the successful Trump campaign and appointed as Counsellor to the President by  President Trump last December.

To try to get an understanding of the Diaspora connection let’s look at Kelly Anne in greater detail .Kellyanne  Elizabeth Fitxpatrick was born in 1967 in Camden ,New Jersey .Her father was Irish and her mother was of Italian descent .

in the 2016 Presidential campaign Kellyanne endorsed Ted Cruz and chaired the pro-Cruz political action committee known as ” Keep the Promise ” .The Cruz  campaign never took off and Trump a long admirer of Conway hired her as a Senior Adviser on his presidential campaign and Campaign Manager .

Ironically  it was Kelly Anne Conway that shattered the ” glass ceiling ” that Hillary Clinton had hoped to do when  she became the first woman to successfully run a Presidential campaign .

Conway is seen as a stabilising  force and is one of just a handful of strategists that Trump takes note of .

indeed her importance to Trump was clearly shown when she was the first person outside of the Trump family that he thanked in his 3am speech on election night .

Conways Irish father owned a small truck company in New Jeresy .

Conway  who is hated by feminists throughout the US ,is a mother of 4 and describes herself as an Irish -American Catholic who makes breakfast every day for her children and then goes to mass ,She is a daily communicant !

Conway reportedly took Donal Trump to meet her local Manhattan priest Father George Rutler who blessed the future President just days before the election .

Conway is proud of her Irish ancestry and continually boasts about about her family’s links to Ireland .

Trumps team have strong Irish connections with Vice-President Mike Pence grandmother from Doonbeg ,Co Clare and his grandfather Richard Crawley also from Clare, they arrived at Ellis Island in April 1923 and he became a bus driver in Chicago .

Pence himself visited Ireland in 2013 .

Meanwhile it is rumoured that Trump will make Brian Burns a businessman and close friend of Trump the new Irish Ambassador.Burns is a grandson of Irish immigrants with strong connections with Co Kerry .

His grandfather was a key adviser to Joe Kennedy father of President John  F Kennedy .

Good news for Back 4 Good is that our Back 4 Good -Your future in Philadelphia social media campaign has 12,000 followers and the concept is on the new administrations radar as they wish to focus on returning skilled USA professionals to their own Cities .

Interesting times ahead for Ireland as it try’s to build relationships with the new administration after putting ” all its eggs ” in the Clinton basket .

 

Marketing Opportunities not to be missed at Back 4 Good .

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Back 4 Good are currently looking for a number of key marketing specialists in a number of sectors and locations .

These roles come with very attractive packages and In some cases carry relocation allowances for overseas professionals.

We are sourcing a key Digital Manager for a major employer in Dublin ,this role gives you complete responsibility to create and execute online marketing campaigns and manage the in-house digital team .

You will require 3 years technical experience in a digital marketing role and a 3rd level qualification in marketing/business/digital or related area .

Back 4 Good are also looking for a number of marketing executives with positions throughout the country .You will require previous marketing experience specifically in supporting the execution of marketing campaigns .

Some project management skills would be highly desirable along with a strong emphasis on customer service and delivery .

We have a number of exciting roles for B2B Marketing Managers with a leading multinational.These roles are for candidates who innovate and like a challenge .You must have outstanding relationship building skills .

You require 2 years plus experience in marketing automation along with 5 years experience in B2B demand/creation/nurture activities.

if you are interested in these roles check out www.back4good.ie today and send your up to date cv to Back 4 Good and we will take it from there for you .

You can return to your own county and renovate your home with Government support .

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The Back 4 Good county strategy took an interesting turn with news today that the Government are to approve a new scheme of renovation grants that will allow you to restore properties in Towns and Villages throughout Ireland.

The scheme dovetails nicely with the Back 4 Good county by county strategy as it attempts to lure all house buyers back into rural communities and for returnees you now have the option of buying a home in your own town or village at far lower prices than exist in the major urban areas .

The scheme is part of the Governments action plan for rural development which aims to create 135,000 jobs in rural Ireland within the next 3 years and increase foreign direct investment in those areas by 40% .

Back 4 Good developed the unique County Talent register strategy which is producing Talent registers for each county in Ireland ,these registers consist of highly skilled returnees from each county augmented by local talent .

The registers will be shared with Development agencies to encourage Foreign direct investment in each county and shared with employers so that each county can start to benefit from the economic upturn .

The renovation scheme is to be approved by the Government at today’s  Cabinet meeting .

 

Deep concern for jobs as industry awaits Hard Brexit .

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As Theresa May is due to announce a “clean break ” from Europe tomorrow in a speech designed to appease the Euroseptic wing of her party, the implications for Ireland are significant and already some firms have closed as a result of Brexit .

The details of Mays speech emerged yesterday the day after the EUs Chief negotiator offered the first hint of compromise from Brussels to ensure that member states continue to have easy access to the City of London .

This morning the pound slipped to a three-month low in early trading with investors spooked by concerns over Britains exit from the European Union and now the single market .Investors are worried that such a decisive break from the single market will drive foreign investment out of the U.K and  hurt British exports .

For Ireland the planned hard Brexit and the absence of a trade deal between the UK and the EU will have significant implications for the border and could see tariffs charged on goods crossing the border or moving between the Republic of Ireland and Britain.

The impact on Ireland could be a permanent loss of 3.1% of GDP by 2030 and the resultant job losses associated with such a contraction .

On the good news front a hard Brexit could see the movement of firms from the UK to Ireland with some major financial institutions already actively considering moving business to Ireland .

With some €1.2 billion of trade passing between the UK and Ireland each week the planned hard Brexit will lead to job losses and falling tax receipts and business and industry bodies are deeply concerned about tomorrow’s speech and fear that many years of hard work recovering from the crash will be loss overnight .

5 mushroom farms supplying the UK  supermarket business have already closed and tourism is another key sector as risk with over 41% of trips to Ireland by overseas visitors coming from the UK ,the tourists will be put off travelling with the pound at over 20% less in value .

Engineers Ireland reported last week that 40% of its members had UK deals deferred or downgraded since Brexit .

A total of 400,000 jobs are calculated to be dependent on Irish -UK trade, with over 40% of all exports from Irish owned firms going to the UK.

Tomorrows speech could be the start of a disastrous period period in trade relations between Britain and Ireland .

400 new positions at Google Dublin

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Google has announced plans to expand its workforce by an additional 400 people bringing its staff numbers to over 6500 with 3000 employees permanent staff and 3000 contract workers .

The occupation mix of these staff is interesting with nearly 2000 employees in sales and marketing, 400 in Engineering and operations and around 450 in administration and other related services .

The massive sales team are driving significant revenue and profits for Google through online advertising with over half the worlds online ad revenue shared between Google and Facebook.

There are a vast range of roles available in the Google HQ including the following ,

Inside Sales and Customer Growth Representatives

Services Operations Project Managers

Deal Desk Specialist

Analytical lead

Mobile App Consultants

Online Sales Account Managers

Privacy Counsel

Cloud Instructors

Based in Dublin’s” Silicon Docks ” the Google facility is home to a diverse employee pool from over 60 different countries ..

The Sales team support over 100 Global markets and the Engineering Division is responsible for the companies fleet of Data centres across Europe .