Professionally speaking
Jackie Magure, CE, Meath County Council 16th Feb 2017
Two highlights of the just published Irish Employment Monitor (January 2017), written by the international recruitment consultants Morgan McKinley (MM), caught my eye. The first was;
- “More niche skillsets are being sought after for regional fund operations in private equity and real estate and the market has been able to meet these demands largely due to talent willing to relocate outside of Dublin.”
- And the second; “One in two professional positions available in the first month of the year represented regional opportunities which is a new trend when compared to the same period in 2016 when the trend was towards more urban centred positions.”
Ready, willing and able
As Dublin is the main population centre it’s understandable that the Morgan McKinley commentary has a Dublin bias. But I think it’s important for potential employers to understand that because of the unusual concentration of professional employment in Dublin that many, many thousands of people commute from Dublin’s hinterland to service the demand for professional services in the capital. Understandably most of those people would prefer to work nearer their chosen homeplace. They wouldn’t have to ‘relocate’ if the work was in Meath – Ireland’s most accessible county.
Big professional names already here
For those companies like the European insurance giant Generali @Generali that have chosen to locate in Meath, finding the talent they need has not been difficult. Those thousands of Meath based based professionals and more than happy to work in Meath, when and as the opportunities arise.
The people are already here
I mention this because I wouldn’t like companies currently considering moving to Meath or those who may do so in the future, to think that there are any issues in finding people the right people to work for them. Quite the opposite is the case. Our #MakeItMeath campaign was set up to attract more work to Meath, to keep Meath people working in the Meath.
We’re all in one place
Which brings me to the 2nd point in the @MMKIreland report. The Meath County Council [ @MeathCoCo ] Economic Development Team tells me that they too are seeing more activity from professional services companies wishing to know what Meath has to offer. So, if clients of @TraycKeevans at @MorganMcKinley or others wish to know more, we’ve put it all here; www.makeitmeath.com all in one place. Interested? Then don’t hesitate. Call us today. We are Europe’s most business-friendly region after all.
16 Feb 2017