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Jobsireland.ie has advertised more than 101,000 jobs to end November 2013.

This service, provided by the Department of Social Protection, allows employers to advertise posts on www.jobsireland.ie and provides job-ready candidates to help employers fill vacancies. These services are provided at no cost to employers.

The Department’s National Contact Centre (NCC), based in Edenderry, Co Offaly, which operates the free job advertising and matching service, provides employers and jobseekers with information and profiles about prospective jobs and staff through:

• the websites www.jobsireland.ie and www.welfare.ie,
• smart phone apps,
• self-service kiosks in Department of Social Protection Intreo Centres nationwide and
• FREEPHONE service 1800 611 116.

Social Protection Minister Joan Burton said:

In 2013 to the end of November, the National Contact Centre handled 24,377 vacancy calls and 23,625 emails from employers, which resulted in 101,379 positions for IT professionals, the hospitality sector, account clerks and production workers among others.

Through the Freephone number jobseekers can also contact experienced Department staff in order to get up-to-date information and advice on current job vacancies and career information.

I would strongly urge employers to avail of the Jobs Ireland service from my Department, which is registering very good levels of satisfaction with employers.  Employers wishing to register their company and advertise a vacancy can avail of the free service at www.welfare.ie or via the Freephone number 1800 611 116.

Employers may find that they are also entitled to financial support when they recruit a person who is unemployed for more than 12 months through JobsPlus, the wage subsidy incentive for employers.  Already JobsPlus has helped to create more than 1,000 new full-time jobs since its launch last July.