WIT News

BBS update 16 Nov Posted: Mon, November 16, 2009

For our latest statistics, follow this link.  Note that the 'CV sent' column indicates how many CVs were sent to prospective employers and some CVs have been sent to more than one employer. 

1 job was secured directly by a student last week at Autolaunch.  However two jobs were lost at Hilti as the company failed to get approval for the two jobs they had offered to our students; one of these jobs had been counted in the 19 reported last week.  This is the first time this has happened and is due to the current economic downturn.  We are awaiting formal confirmation from the employers for four other jobs sourced directly by students.

CVs were sent last week to Microsoft.  There are CVs with 19 companies at the moment. 

Interviews: There were interviews last week for NVD and St Canice’s Credit Union.  Interviews will be set up for other companies in due course.  We will notify the students called for interview before the event.  Note that the work placement team are available to do a short mock interview if you would like to avail of this before a real interview.

Opportunities

Woodpecker Energy in Cahir, Co. Tipperary: This is a relatively new company with eight employees in the green energy business, making and selling wood-pellet boilers.  They have an exciting opening for a general business person to help with their start-up, doing general office work.  You should be a good all-rounder able to work on your own initiative and be very flexible as the work will be very varied.  This will be a very fulfilling experience for the right person.  A student from any stream could do this work but you must have some proficiency and interest in accounting work.  The manager of this company has worked with us before and he provides excellent coaching and leadership to the students involved. 

Irish Country Meats at Ferns/Camolin in Wexford has an opening for a HR student.  Irish Country Meats is Ireland's largest sheep meat processor, with a philosophy of specialisation that delivers unrivalled expertise in quality lamb production, cold chain management, processing efficiency and after-sales service. There are 200 employees at this modern plant. Reporting to the HR Manager, the student will be doing general admin support work in HR and some work in health and safety area.  An enthusiastic “can-do” person required with good IT skills.  Website: http://www.irishcountrymeats.com/.  Note that this position will pay less than the minimum wage.

Co. Wexford VEC has an opening for a General Administrative Assistant, working closely with and under the direction of the Senior Staff Officer with responsibilities for assisting with bank lodgements and reconciliations, preparing regular reports, analysing spending, paying creditors, preparing for annual audit etc. – full job description on the board at D18.  Note this is a non-paying internship.  We have placed students here in the last two years and it is a very good experience for a student.

Let us know at bbsplacement@wit.ie if you want your CV sent to any of these companies. 

Job Location Preferences:  Note that you can change your location preferences for work placement (as per your Student Response Form) at any time – call into Annette.

Interview clothes
We remind you to have your interview clothes always available in Waterford so that you are available for interview at short notice.  We try to give as much notice as possible but sometimes this is not possible.
 
Check e-mails, website and mobile phones
Again we remind you to check your e-mail at least twice daily and check the website regularly in case e-mails are not getting through to you.  We are sending e-mails to your WIT e-mail address only.   Check your text messages regularly and respond immediately.   You may miss out on a possible interview should you fail to do so.