Reflecting On Our Year – ICE Group’s 2024 Recap

As 2024 comes to a close, we find ourselves reflecting on a year filled with milestones, successes, challenges and growth. We are proud to look back and see what we have achieved with all of our colleagues, clients and candidates here at ICE Group. Celebrating Five Years of the 3-Day Weekend This year marks a…

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Top Skills Employers Will Be Looking For In 2025

As we move toward 2025, evolving work environments and shifting economic landscapes are reshaping the job market and as a result, the skills that employers look for will change. In a world where rapid technological advancements are shaping how we work, employers place a premium on abilities that go beyond technical knowledge. Employers prioritise candidates…

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Using A Recruitment Firm vs Applying Yourself

I will admit, as a recruiter, there will probably be a little bit of bias in this post. Before I began to work in recruitment, I would not have considered the benefit of going with a recruitment company. Since my time with ICE Group I have seen how going through a recruitment company can benefit a job…

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Partner With Us And Be Bloody Brilliant

In this article, I’m going to address one of the main questions I get asked from clients as a recruiter. But we can advertise the role ourselves online for free, what are we ACTUALLY paying you for? It seems every recruiter will be familiar with the above question and reaction, but what is important to…

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Summer Temps – That Little Bit Extra

Summer can be a busy period for us all, but especially for those trying to run a business. It is the time of year when employees everywhere are jetting off to the sun and leaving their work behind and employers can be left feeling marooned and short-staffed during the summer period. The last thing they…

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This Is Your Year To Change How You Recruit Top Talent

“You are not alone; most companies are struggling to find the people that they need”. This is your year to change how you recruit top talent. The fact of the matter is that employers will have to be flexible to retain and attract key talent Gone are the days that you advertise a job and…

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Talent Trends – The Role of Recruitment Agencies

Talent isn’t just a buzz word among HR professionals, it’s a real problem that employers face as the Irish economy turns another corner. Since the lows of the recession caused by the economic crash in 2008 which saw the unemployment rate rise to 16%, Ireland has gone from surviving to thriving in 2019. Now, employers…

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Start 2018 Strong – 3 Best Reasons to Hire Temps

Temp Jobs are growing Last year saw many industries trending above the national average – IT, Manufacturing and Health Care in particular. The New Year has ushered in a renewed focus on the temporary workforce continuing on a growth trajectory as a result of business growth, and the increasingly competitive talent market. In 2017, the…

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Finding it increasingly hard to find Good Talent?

You are not alone!  Ireland’s Jobless rate is at a 9.5-year low. HR seems to be saying the same thing, everywhere we visit: “It’s changed.  For the past 6-12 months, it’s harder to fill our roles internally.  Candidates have a few offers on the table – then we have to start again. It’s wasting so much…

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