The PostGradIreland Further Study Fair 2012 will take place tomorrow, February 15th, at the RDS, Dublin.  The fair provides students, graduates and those hoping to return to full-time or part-time education with the opportunity to meet over a hundred universities and colleges from Ireland, the United Kingdom and more, with information available on thousands of postgraduate courses. There will also be specialist seminars, a CV Clinic and a postgraduate advice area.

The event will take place in the Main Hall from 1 to 6pm. Tickets cost €5 on the day at the door, but you can register here for free tickets.

You can find out more about more about the event and who will be exhibited on the day here.

The Morgan McKinley Irish Employment Monitor for January 2012 has shown a 39pc month-on-month increase in the number of new professional jobs, with a 28pc increase in the number of professional job opportunities when compared to the same time last year. There was also a significant increase in the number of people looking for jobs, with an increase of 70pc seeking professional careers compared to December last year.

Karen O’Flaherty, Chief Operations Officer with Morgan McKinley attributes these changes to more active job seekers at the start of the year and seasonal recruitment changes. "The fact that January 12 registered the highest number of professional job opportunities since September 08 is very positive. However, the mood from employers, specifically indigenous Irish companies, SMEs and the financial services sector remains cautious, with multinationals and the export-led sectors the most active and optimistic for the year ahead.”

To read the full Employment Monitor, click here.

A new survey released by the Dublin Chamber of Commerce has shown that Irish businesses are continuing to remain positive in their outlook for the future. The results from the first quarterly business survey of members of the Dublin Chamber found that 81pc of companies said their level of business either increased or remained stable in the past three months. A further 86pc expect their business levels to increase or remain stable in the next three months.

The survey shows, however that while businesses have confidence in themselves they are not as positive about the economy, with 35pc saying their confidence in the Irish economy had decreased in the past three months.

Businesses surveyed said they believed the Government’s top priorities for the future were stimulating the domestic economy (31pc) and managing public finances (29pc).

You can read the full report here.

A new survey from PricewaterhouseCoopers has shown that 59pc of chief financial officers anticipate growth in revenue in their firms, with 55pc expecting growth in net profits and 35pc predicting capital investment levels will grow.

The results showed some mixed reports however, with approximately a third of respondents expecting costs to decline while a similar amount expecting costs to increase. Similarly, around 35pc surveyed believe employee numbers will grow, while 27pc expect them to decrease in the next twelve months.

Overall, 51pc said they did not expect any change in Ireland’s economic situation, however 11pc remain optimistic, predicting growth for the coming year.

CFOs also said they are planning to change their organisational structures and the way they make investment decisions in 2012. The survey identified controlling costs, maintaining margins and a lack of demand as the main challenges facing Irish businesses, with the majority of CFOs (85pc) saying access to finance has improved compared to six months ago.