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O`Leary is workers choice to lead Ireland out of recession

In an annual survey of over 1000 workers by leading recruitment consultancy FRS , Michael O Leary has been voted as the person most workers would like to see run the country. Asked which figure from anywhere in the world they would like to see take over the running of the country over 20% of respondents picked O’ Leary as their choice. O’Leary was followed in second place by American President Barack Obama closely followed in third by Economist David McWilliams. Colin Donnery General Manager of FRS Recruitment commented “ In last years survey Barack Obama was the number one choice by about 2 to 1 but Michael O Leary has turned the tables completely this year. What people seem to be saying in their selections is that they want proven business experts to lead the country”.

In a separate question workers were asked who would be the best of the current party leaders to run the country , Labour’s Eamon Gilmore came out on top with 39% of respondents followed by Enda Kenny with 29% , Brian Cowen with 13% , Caoimhin O Caoilain with 11% and trailing in last John Gormley with 8%.

The survey also showed that workers priorities have changed somewhat when considering a new job. “A year ago the number one priority was job security , this year it is actually the job itself in number one spot followed by a good career path and in third place job security. Benefits including pensions , Health insurance etc. was bottom of the list with less than 1% of workers citing it as their most important priority when considering a job move ” Donnery said.

Less workers had fears for their jobs echoing the recent ESRI reports saying that unemployment would remain static . The numbers of workers who had fears for their jobs dropped from 58% in last years survey to 46% in this years survey , Donnery commented “We are seeing a more positive attitude from jobseekers this year and overall in 2010 we have seen an upturn in the number of jobs available , this can be put down to the fact that people are starting to move jobs again , whereas in 2008 and 2009 people were afraid they would be moving from “the frying pan to the fire”. Overall we are still seeing a skills shortage in a lot of sectors like IT , Healthcare , Finance , with vacancies taking longer to fill than 12 months ago.

To arrange an interview or to request survey data, please contact Colin Donnery, General Manager, FRS Recruitment (0505 21891 / 087 7686334 or cdonnery@frsrecuitment.com )

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