Graduate: Fifty graduates will get the chance to work in offices across the world as part of new roles created by computer software company First Derivatives, reported the BBC. The new roles are part of a second intake of the Newry-based firm's graduate recruitment drive, boosting its workforce to 450 people. Candidates in the two-year programme will have the opportunity to work across a range of fields including finance, IT, marketing and operations.
Banking: HSBC has announced it is opening five new branches in Northern Ireland and creating up to 50 new jobs at the bank through the initiative. The new branches will be opened over the next two to three years and will almost double the banks presence in the region, according to the Belfast Telegraph.
Government: The Health & Safety Executive has announced the creation of 52 new specialist inspector roles, according to recruitment agency Randstad. The new recruits will replace HSE inspectors who are set to retire over the next few years.
Retail: A new TK Maxx store in central London is set to open its doors to 95 new members of staff. The high street discount store opens on Gracechurch Street in October this year and will feature a 'boutiquey feel', according to a press release from the chain.
Working abroad: Unusual jobs such as beer tasting, shark tagging and koala catching are being advertised to tempt Brits to work down under, according to the Daily Mail. The South Australian government marketing campaign has used the examples in a bid to convince workers that life on the other side of the world offers more exciting opportunities than those available to in the UK.
Hospitality: The opening of a chain of budget hotels in central London will create hundreds of jobs, according to hospitality industry website Caterer.com. Plans have been made for Malaysian budget hotel chain Tune Hotels to open 15 news hotels in the capital by 2017.
Environment: A £200m green power plant planned on Teesside in north-east England will create up to 200 jobs during its construction phase, according to The Northern Echo. The plant, a joint venture between Sembcorp UK and Sita UK, will also provide 50 permanent jobs once it is operating.
Sales: Unemployed women are the focus of a recruitment drive by cosmetics party plan business VIE at home. The company has launched a TV advertising campaign to help spread the word about the 4,000 consultant roles it aims to fill in the next three months.
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