In solidarity with those affected by the war in Ukraine, we at Fastnet - The Talent Group will be climbing Carrauntoohil on April 30th 2022. We will be keeping the people of Ukraine in our thoughts and raising money in aid of the Irish Red Cross.     Red Cross teams are on the ground ...

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Éimhín O’Driscoll 6th March, 2022 Effective leaders realise that creating the conditions for a more empowered, passionate and purposeful workforce will benefit their organisations in the long run.  Both employees and business leaders are longing for an emotional connection to the work tha...

Employee engagement is the top challenge for business leaders in 2022, according to a survey of senior managers by Fastnet Executive Search, one of Ireland’s leading executive recruitment and search firms. Of those surveyed, 88% cited employee engagement as the most critical challenge over other issues such as di...

Move towards valuing adaptable skills and culture fit over industry-specific experience Recruitment in life sciences sector widens search (irishtimes.com) - Olive Keogh Éimhín O’Driscoll is a science graduate who has worked in recruitment, predominantly in pharma and life sciences, for more th...

Eoin Burke-Kennedy had a recent article in The Irish Times captioned ‘Irish exports hit record €15.7bn in March as demand for medicines surges’. Quoting the latest figures from the CSO he went on to advise that: “goods exports rose by €4.3 billion or 38 per cent in the space of one month in ...

It is well documented that organisations who have successfully aligned Talent & Organisational strategy have built high performing workplaces and cultivated inspiring leaders who focus on lifelong learning & development and embrace diversity.  Fastnet is proud to sponsor ‘Joining the Talent Dots&rsq...

IRC Global Executive Search Partners recently held its EMEA Regional Meeting themed “Leadership Transformation: Strategies in a Disruptive, Uncertain & Digital World”. A diverse group of over 35 IRC EMEA Regional Leaders from 24 countries, and external guests of different industry backgrounds gathered i...

Over the last 12 months, more than 40% Irish companies and multinationals have filled senior management roles, according to Fastnet – The Talent Group Survey 2017.   With executive hires set to become an important focus given the economic recovery in Ireland and inadequate leadership pipelines in many o...

The IRC Global Executive Search Partners has significantly increased its global presence of boutique retained executive search firms in recent years and is now in the top 4 globally. Fastnet Executive Search are delighted to be the IRC Ireland member firm. The Annual Global Conference which was held in New York in Oct...