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Adrienne is SL Controls' In-House Recruiter. She has over 15 years HR and talent acquisition experience in specialist and managerial roles in healthcare, manufacturing, medical device, and other industries. Adrienne's responsibilities include designing and implementing effective strategies to source the right talent for SL Controls as well as working closely with key Colleges and Universities to recruit graduates.
Writing a compelling CV will help you land the ideal engineering job – one that pays well, that challenges you, that presents opportunities for career progression, and that strikes the right work-life balance. How do you write a great engineering CV, though? Here are 11 tips: 1. Make Your Engineering CV Relevant Tailor your CV …
SL Controls continues to grow, increasing the numbers of people we employ across the island of Ireland. This means we have opportunities for engineers, particularly those with controls, validation, and automation engineering experience. So, if you’re thinking about progressing your engineering career, here are 12 advantages of exploring the opportunities that are available at SL …
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There are several regional hubs for the pharmaceutical and medical device sectors in Ireland. SL Controls specialises in providing services to companies in these sectors, so it makes sense that we have regional offices in the hub locations. SL Controls’ Leinster location is the Dublin/Maynooth regional office. It is located in Maynooth and is our …
Going through the interview stage is an important and essential part of getting that next job that moves your engineering career forward. To complete the interview stage successfully, you need to answer questions in a way that gives confidence to the interviewers and ensures they remember you after you leave. In most interviews for engineering …
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Ireland needs more engineers today, with most people predicting this demand will go on long into the future. Therefore, there is a skills shortage that must be overcome and women are likely to be a key part of the solution. Just how bad is the skills shortage problem, though? The Skills Shortage Let’s look first …
Are you thinking of making a change in the New Year? Maybe you’re home for Christmas to see friends and family, giving you time to consider your options. With the strength of the economy and the strong (and growing) engineering sector that now exists in the country, coming back to Ireland could be the right …
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It’s the famous jobs market catch-22 – how do you get engineering experience when you don’t have engineering experience. The problem can be frustrating as roles that don’t require experience are hard to find, very competitive, and difficult to secure. Plus, the experience you typically need is in a real work situation. In other words, …
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There is hardly a month that goes by that we don’t hear a significant jobs announcement for the Galway region. Crucially, many of the announcements are for highly paid jobs in engineering, the IT sector, and other industries. In other words, if you are an engineer, there are excellent career opportunities in the Galway region. …
Ireland’s MedTech sector is thriving. It already employs 38,000 people here plus, when you look at the figures on a per capita basis, Ireland has the second largest number of MedTech professionals in Europe. The sector exports €12.6 billion worth of products every year to more than 100 countries. In addition, nine of the top …
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At SL Controls, our engineers get the opportunity to work on a variety of projects for a vast range of clients. In fact, this is one of the key attractions of the job for many on our team. By working on different projects for different clients, they get to experience new technologies, machines, equipment, business …
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Everyone wants to have a stable career. This means a career that gives you personal and professional satisfaction. It also means having a career you are proud of, as well as one that progresses at a rate and in a direction that suits you. So how do you achieve engineering career stability? The specific answer …
Achieving Engineering Career Stability – the Three-Pronged Approach Read More »
If you are a controls engineer or validation engineer, there are lots of locations around Ireland where you can find employment. Why should you choose SL Controls and why should you work in the Limerick office? The team in our Limerick office includes engineers with family connections to Limerick and those that don’t. They choose …
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Writing cover letters is part of applying for jobs, but it’s a part that job seekers often neglect. Many people spend a lot of time perfecting their CV and tailoring it for the job they are applying to, only to then hurriedly throw together an engineering cover letter. Cover letters don’t need to take you …
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