At present it seems impossible to escape the doom and gloom that surrounds us wherever we go in relation to the Irish economy. Today, due to continued financial pressure,  we had the cost cutting plan from our government which is expected to yield savings (perhaps not the right word, we will have to wait and see what the effects will really be!) of close to €1.5 billion before the end of 2009. As this news was being announced, the value of shares in Irish banks continued to slide and Siemens announced plans to cut almost 17,000 jobs worldwide.  With 1,100 people employed by Siemens in Ireland there will be some nervous people in the coming days and weeks.

But there is good news. At Talent Partners we continue to see a demand for top performers in the Irish marketplace and companies, (both client’s and prospects of Talent Partners)  are still actively hiring. Yes the hiring process is taken more time than compared to 12 months ago but there is also more due diligence being taken by both the candidate and employer.

 Last year the White Paper that Talent Partners commissioned on “The Competition for Talent In the Irish Marketplace” showed us that 92% of respondents found it either difficult or extremely difficult to recruit top performers in the Irish marketplace. Today I believe that figure has reduced downwards in certain areas, but there is still a very strong demand for talented leaders and professionals in the Sales, Technical and Management arena.

We are actively working with a number of clients both SME’s and Multinationals and for some this market presents them with outstanding opportunities and recruiting top professionals will help them to maximise these opportunities.

If you are a Company looking to strengthen your team or a High Performing individual contemplating a move and looking for professional and discrete advice then call us to explore the career options and/or talent available to you.

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With so much negative news and commentary out there I thought I would take the opportunity to brighten your day and give you access to an excellent resource for your business that is FREE. Click on the http://www.yourbusinesschannel.com weblink and let Mark Sinclair, the features editor of yourbusinesschannel.com tell you all about it. Mark is a truly outstanding marketing professional, and I have had the pleasure of collaborating with Mark on business projects in the past and will do so again going forward. In brief, yBC (Your Business Channel) is an online TV channel for business people and shows them ways to achieve continued success and growth and for their business. All the shows are between 3 and 5 minutes in length,(so there is always time to watch them!)  and features experts from leading companies worldwide including Google, Skype and MRINetwork to name but a few.

Whether your area of interest is online marketing, recruiting top talent, listening to top entrepreneurs and learning from their experience, or attracting new customers to your business, my advice to you is to get registered now to identify new ways of solving your business challenges and exploring new opportunities.

The site can also be accessed from the Talent Partners website at www.talentpartners.ie/client or www.talentpartners.ie/candidates.

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