Over the past number of weeks, the Fastnet team has been spreading some Christmas cheer and giving a little something to those less fortunate than ourselves.  Team Hope works with communities to transform children’s lives by tackling poverty and inequality through its Christmas Shoebox Appeal, sustainable d...

As we continue our 20th anniversary celebrations at Fastnet – The Talent Group®, we are today celebrating our colleague Ailish Groarke who has played an important role in the business for 20 years. When presenting Ailish with her service award, Managing Partner Niamh O’Driscoll commented &quo...

Fastnet - The Talent Group®  is celebrating 20 years of Talent and Recruitment consultancy in the Life Sciences sector this week.  Founded in 1999, Directors Niamh and Pat O’Driscoll had a very clear strategy based on three pillars: to be expert in the life sciences sector; to provide an excepti...

After several months of research and development, we are delighted to announce the launch of our newly redesigned website at https://www.fastnettalentgroup.com. The new site features a streamlined modern design, improved functionality, and easy access to essential information.  Our primary goal during the redesig...

Over the past number of years Fastnet has established strong partnerships with third level institutions to ensure we stay connected with the talent of the future and to help students build awareness around career prospects and industry opportunities.  Recently we attended UCC and CIT career fairs. It was highly en...

Gaining a good understanding of a bioprocessing pilot plant and learning about its extensive upstream, downstream, fill-finish and the associated analytical facilities were top of the list for our Fastnet colleagues when they recently visited the National Institute for Bioprocessing Research and Training (NIBRT) in Dub...

In recent years, all digital and social media platforms have realised the power of video for their audiences. They have incorporated video as a key format to disseminate key information fast, and a tool to attract the attention of their audiences.  Video is by far the best format for engagement, reach and raising ...

The Irish Biopharma sector is booming, turning Ireland Inc into a thriving biopharma cluster with a constant thirst for talent.  With over 20 biologics manufacturing sites, and $10 billion in capital investment over the past ten years, the sector is forecast to add 8,400 new jobs up to 2020.  In or...

The Engineering industry in Ireland is currently very strong and supports a broad range of companies across numerous sectors. It is estimated that there are 73,000 engineers in Ireland, with approximately 5,100 students graduating with Level 6 – Level 9 engineering qualifications each year, providing a solid cand...