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Niall from FINEOS, on life as a graduate developer

Niall, Development Team Lead in FINEOS, talks about his experiences of joining them when he was a graduate. FINEOS is a leading provider of core software solutions for insurance and government social insurance.

“I joined FINEOS in 2005 as part of a graduate program along with 14 other graduates from an array of different universities. While I was already impressed with how FINEOS operated during the interview stage of the program, it was the obvious effort and investment which took place during the initial few months of training which has left a long lasting positive impression with me.

Niall FINEOS

Throughout my career in FINEOS, I have had the pleasure of working in multiple parts of the organization both in the Dublin office, but also in their Australian and New Zealand offices too. FINEOS is an organization with countless opportunities for people not just to expand their existing skill set, but also to develop new skills.

From starting as a graduate developer, I was straight away put onto production work with strong mentoring and guidance, from there I have had opportunities to lead teams on customer sites and I am currently the Development Lead in their Product Development Service department. These opportunities are down to FINEOS being in an environment which is constantly looking to grow their employees’ abilities and allow them to grow within the company.

Having recently been heavily involved in the graduate program for 2012, I can see that the same effort and investment is still present with the training program offered to me, being even more elaborate and ensuring that graduates joining FINEOS now are ready both technically and mentally for a healthy career in the IT industry.”

For details of current graduate opportunities at FINEOS visit their grad page and careers page.

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IT students create apps of the future

IT graduates at NUI Galway have won awards recently for new technologies including a musical score app for mobile devices, computer security, and an online hotel booking system.

The prizes were awarded to recent Information Technology graduates at the university who had excelled in their final-year projects. Continue reading

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Find out about careers, courses and jobs in Ireland’s energy sector

The panel taking your questions about the energy sector

“What school subjects did you find useful when you went on to study engineering?”
“Do you take on people on work experience?”
“Would you recommend working in big companies or in start-ups?”
“How do you see the energy sector developing in the next few years?”

These are just some of the questions you’ve been posting online to people working in the energy sector in Ireland. Continue reading

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NewsWhip tracks how news stories spread

NewsWhip founders Paul Quigley and Andrew Mullaney

Paul Quigley and Andrew Mullaney from NewsWhip.com

A pair of Irish graduates are taking on the likes of Google News – from offices on the same road as Google’s European HQ in Dublin…

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Career Stories: Jennie Masterson, SAP

  • Jennie Masterson
  • Enterprise Support Advisor
  • SAP

Just ten days after completing her university coursework in May 2011, Jennie Masterson started her job at SAP in Citywest, Dublin. She’s an Enterprise Support Advisor dealing with clients around the world, and is also active in promoting careers in IT to university students. But when she was making her choices for the CAO, Jennie wasn’t sure that a career in ICT was for her.

Read how Jennie chose Computer Science

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