The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
Professional Services Professional Services And Management Consultancy Activities Of Head Offices; Management Consultancy Activities 70.2 - Management consultancy activities
100 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
8 March 2007
Employment effect (start)
12 March 2007
Foreseen end date
Description
Accenture, one of the world's biggest management and technology consultancies, plans to create 100 high-level jobs in Dublin as economic growth boosts demand for its services. The managing director of Accenture said the company would start a major recruitment drive from 12 March 2007, to hire 65 experienced candidates and 35 graduates for its traditional consulting business. The new recruits will increase Accenture's Irish workforce to 1,600.
Sources
9 March 2007: The Irish Times
Citation
Eurofound (2007), Accenture, Business expansion in Ireland, factsheet number 65061, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/65061.
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