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CAREERS IN HARDWARE A look at HAI’s latest activities in promoting career opportunities in the hardware industry, including attendance at recent careers fairs.
Careers in Hardware
A look at HAI’s recent activities as part of its Careers in Hardware campaign, including its participation in the Worldskills Ireland Careers and Skills fair in Dublin.
Hardware Jobs at Worldskills Ireland
Hardware Association Ireland (HAI) was delighted to attend the Worldskills Ireland careers fair for a second year. The national event took place over three days in mid-September in the RDS Simmonscourt. It successfully promoted apprenticeships, traineeships and other career opportunities in Ireland. The show demonstrated to young people (including 2nd and 3rd level students) and career officers that they are attractive career opportunities in the hardware and builders’ merchant sector. The event saw over 16,000 students meeting employers and industry experts to learn more about trades and professional careers. HAI, along with employers and managers from Murdocks Builders Merchants and the Sanbra Group, who joined the HAI team over the three days, met with many students and careers officers from schools and universities to talk about available jobs and how to get started in the industry. Following this highly successful event, HAI will be working with several careers officers in the coming weeks to present to secondary school students on career opportunities in the industry. HAI members are welcome to get involved.
Upcoming Careers Fairs:
Following the success of the World Skills Ireland careers fair, HAI will be participating in regional 3rd level careers fairs in the coming weeks: • UL Autumn Career Fair - University of Limerick • UCD Science, Engineering & Technology Fair • MTU Careers Fair - Cork Campus
For any employers interested in joining the HAI team at any of the above events and to talk to visiting students and careers officers about careers, graduate programmes, work experience or other initiatives, please contact aoife@hardwareassociation.ie.
Other ways to get involved
HAI members can advertise vacancies and publish a company profile for free on www.hardwarejobs.ie, giving them an additional platform to promote vacancies via HAI’s social media channels. • Display HAI’s Careers in Hardware brochure on your trade/sales counter
This brochure will help guide skilled jobseekers, students and graduates looking for advice on how to find new career opportunities, while promoting the benefits of choosing a career path in the sector.
This brochure is available in printed and digital format, if you would like copies for your business please email aoife@hardwareassociation.ie. • Advertise your vacancies instore with our recruitment poster template
A poster has been produced for HAI members to promote career opportunities in their stores and businesses.
If you would like a copy of this poster to display in your store to promote your job opportunities to visitors, then email aoife@hardwareassociation.ie.
If you are an employer, and have any vacancies you would like to promote, contact aoife@hardwareassociation.ie today about advertising your vacancies on www.hardwarejobs.ie.
