Recruiter announces new jobs in Naas, County Kildare, as part of nationwide expansion

Excel Recruitment has announced that it is undergoing a recruitment drive to fill 100 new roles over the next 12 months as it moves forward with its nationwide expansion.

The recruiters, who provide permanent and temporary recruitment solutions for retail, hospitality, events, healthcare, industrial, engineering and the office support sectors, have said that the growth is driven by unprecedented demand.

Excel celebrated its 20-year anniversary in 2022 by opening their new 5,000 square-foot office in Dublin City Centre, expanding their office footprint by 25 per cent, while increasing their reach throughout the island by opening an office in Belfast to add to their branch network of Cork, Naas and Galway.  

Senior Marketing Manager with Excel, Arlene Tierney, told the Leinster Leader that there are around 10 new jobs planned for Naas, and added: "We will also have numerous jobs available from our clients in Kildare across permanent, temporary, and contract roles."

Speaking at the opening of the new Dublin office expansion, Barry Whelan, Group CEO, said: "We have doubled our growth every year for the last three years, despite the challenges of COVID and with this growth we want to deliver an optimum workspace for our team, whilst investing significantly in Dublin City centre.

"Our commitment to hiring an additional 100 staff is driven by the demands we our experiencing for our services and the positivity we see in Ireland and its economic outlook despite all the challenges that prevail."

He added: "By delivering instant temporary workforce solutions across a broad range of sectors, we are supporting our clients to enable them to deliver their business goals in a time of acute labour shortage.

"Our increase footprint in Dublin along with our island-wide expansion, will give us the workplaces we require to deliver our unique service."

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However, Excel also said that while the jobs market is robust, it is not without its challenges.

Shane McLave, Managing Director at Excel, explained:"Never before have we witnessed such a complex jobs market in this country... on the one hand, Ireland has almost full employment with career opportunities at every corner for those who want them, but on the other hand, economic factors both in Ireland and overseas and a period of hyperinflation are leading us towards a possible recession.

"While at the same time, Covid’s legacy is being forcefully felt by employers who cannot fill roles due to the mass exodus of overseas workers and Ireland’s younger labour force.

"Another consequence of Covid is the increased numbers of employees who want to, and do, work from home – which has transformed the working environment for employers and employees alike and is unfortunately not always possible to implement across all sectors."

Mr McLave continued: "Furthermore, no attention has been given to the issues surrounding Stamp 2 visas and there is no inclination to do so.

"We are again calling on the Government to reconsider its position on this and to introduce some flexibility around the conditions of the Stamp 2 work visa.

"This country is currently home to thousands of students from abroad, many of whom are eager to work.

"However, their Stamp 2 visa model only allows them to work for 20 hours for seven months of the year and for 40 hrs for just five months.

"These students could contribute in a big way to solving our staff shortages  if only our visa system facilitated this."

He said that it is the case that people are 'struggling to exist' on the pay from a 20-hour working week, while employers throughout the country, particularly in the hospitality and retail sectors are 'shouting out for workers.'

"This is an immediate problem and as it stands the solution i.e., the work visa process, is cumbersome and slow and it’s essential that it changes," Mr McLave added.

Excel are currently interviewing for in-house roles for various roles in their five offices throughout the country.