The Monday Interview: Niamh O’Driscoll, managing partner, Fastnet

Fastnet in Little Island is a leading talent spotter for life sciences companies. Managing partner Niamh O’Driscoll tells Pádraig Hoare that recruitment is as much about spotting personal attributes as qualifications

There has never been a better time to be a graduate of the science, technology, engineering, and maths (Stem) disciplines — but personality and character go an awful long way also, according to managing partner of recruitment firm Fastnet - The Talent Group.

Headquartered in Little Island, Co Cork, Fastnet was founded in 1999 by Niamh O’Driscoll and her father Pat O’Driscoll, a decades-long veteran of management in Cork’s most lucrative sector, pharmaceuticals.