Recruitment firm to hire 40 graduates

Recruitment firm Hays is hiring 40 graduates from Irish universities this year to work in its offices in Dublin, Cork, Limerick and Galway.

The recruitment campaign, the largest the international recruiter has undertaken in Ireland, is aimed at meeting an unprecedented increase in demand for professional positions, the company said in a statement.

"The surge in new job offers has been evident for the past number of months and is expected to be sustained throughout 2011," the statement said.

Hays expects a 40% increase in the number of positions it places in 2011 compared to 2010, mostly attributable to increased activity in the Irish market, particularly among multinational companies and export-led indigenous firms.

Hays is holding a Global Career Event in Dublin on March 28.

For more information go to www.hays.ie/forms/globalcareerevent.aspx