CareerWise Recruitment attended a recent CIPD Midwest event (How are we leading HR now in the Public and Private Sector and what do we need to work on for the future). The event was held on the 22nd of February at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Ennis Road Limerick.
The speaker on the evening was Mary Connaughton, (Director of CIPD in Ireland) and was followed by panel discussion with representatives from the Public & Private Sector.
Pictured left to right: Michael O’Connor (Snr Recruitment Consultant, CareerWise), Prof. Paddy Gunnigle, (University of Limerick), Joe Robbins (Director, CareerWise) and Brendan Long (Executive Search, CareerWise)
Joe Robbins is co-founder of CareerWise Recruitment. A graduate of the University of Limerick (Degree in Business Studies, 1985), Joe worked in the UK for five years where he specialised in materials management, production management and plant management for a number of companies.
He returned to Ireland in 1992 to become Operations Manager for a Cork-based start-up, FMC Automotive Division which was subsequently taken over by Snap-on Equipment. Joe managed the business re-location of this company to Shannon in 1997 before setting up CareerWise Recruitment in 1999.
He is a committee member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) Mid-West region, and a former Director and Vice President of the Shannon Chamber of Commerce. Joe is former Chairperson of the Sixmilebridge Camogie Club and current Chairperson of the Clare County Camogie Board.
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