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18/09/2015
New State-Of-The-Art Jobseekers Website Announced
A new state-of-the-art jobs website is to be developed by BDO Ireland, who won the contract for the development and operation of the new site in partnership with an Irish tech start-up - The Hire Lab based in Carrigaline, Co. Cork.
The contract which is valued at some €4.5m will lead to the creation of up to 25 high skilled jobs in The Hire Lab and will deliver a free, cutting-edge recruitment and employment website for use by jobseekers and employers throughout Ireland.
The existing JobsIreland.ie website, first developed in the late 1990s, is the largest such website in use in Ireland with almost 100,000 jobs advertised in 2014. Its replacement will improve services for jobseekers and employers alike in several important ways, including:
• Enabling jobseekers to submit CVs and apply for jobs on-line
• Enabling both employers and jobseekers to search for each other using competencies and skillsets
• Operating in the background to automatically match candidate CVs to job specifications posted by employers, and notifying candidates and the employer when such a match is found
• Integrating with the Department of Social Protection's Intreo service in support of programmes such as Community Employment and Tús
Announcing the new site, Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection, Joan Burton, said: "Today is about unlocking potential - about transforming JobsIreland.ie into a cutting-edge service that will benefit both jobseekers and employers alike as we speed up progress in tackling unemployment.
"It's about unlocking the potential of every person on the Live Register to return to work and build a better financial future for themselves, and their families, over time. The Government is driving a jobs-led recovery that is now adding 1,300 jobs a week, and unemployment has fallen by a third since its crisis peak. But we've more to do. And BDO Ireland and The Hire Lab will help us do that through this very important contract."
(MH/CD)
The contract which is valued at some €4.5m will lead to the creation of up to 25 high skilled jobs in The Hire Lab and will deliver a free, cutting-edge recruitment and employment website for use by jobseekers and employers throughout Ireland.
The existing JobsIreland.ie website, first developed in the late 1990s, is the largest such website in use in Ireland with almost 100,000 jobs advertised in 2014. Its replacement will improve services for jobseekers and employers alike in several important ways, including:
• Enabling jobseekers to submit CVs and apply for jobs on-line
• Enabling both employers and jobseekers to search for each other using competencies and skillsets
• Operating in the background to automatically match candidate CVs to job specifications posted by employers, and notifying candidates and the employer when such a match is found
• Integrating with the Department of Social Protection's Intreo service in support of programmes such as Community Employment and Tús
Announcing the new site, Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection, Joan Burton, said: "Today is about unlocking potential - about transforming JobsIreland.ie into a cutting-edge service that will benefit both jobseekers and employers alike as we speed up progress in tackling unemployment.
"It's about unlocking the potential of every person on the Live Register to return to work and build a better financial future for themselves, and their families, over time. The Government is driving a jobs-led recovery that is now adding 1,300 jobs a week, and unemployment has fallen by a third since its crisis peak. But we've more to do. And BDO Ireland and The Hire Lab will help us do that through this very important contract."
(MH/CD)
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