April is Stress Awareness Month, a time when people all over the world are encouraged to become more aware of the effects of stress on their physical, mental, and emotional health. At Fastnet - The Talent Group, we see this month as an opportunity to learn more about stress and how it can impact our lives. It is ...

Fastnet Participates in GT5K Challenge Our Fastnet colleagues recently took part in Grant Thornton Ireland’s Corporate 5K Team Challenge (GT5K) which was held in Cork on Wednesday, 12th June.  Now, in its 5th year, the Cork race took  runners through the heart of Cork city centre and around some of Cor...

May 19 2018 12:00 AM There are now more opportunities than ever in Ireland, with a booming Life Sciences Industry that is set to grow even further. This is particularly good news for anyone who is thinking of relocating to Sligo or, better yet, already living there. Over the past 10 years, the Biopharmaceutical In...

We recently examined the impact technology has on our work life balance – and our findings suggest it is not for the best. In the 1930s, economist John Maynard Keynes confidently predicted modern technology would deliver a 15-hour working week, with people choosing more leisure as their material needs were satis...

The world of HR and recruitment has been revolutionised since I first started on this career path nearly twenty years ago! – The rate of change over that period has been really phenomenal. At the risk of stating the obvious, technology has probably been the single biggest driver of change over this period and it ...