Recruitment in Carlow

No. Carlow is covered from our Waterford head office, under an hour away on the M9, at Unit 1B Cleaboy Business Park, Old Kilmeaden Road, Waterford, X91 DVY8. Our Dublin office is about an hour the other way.

Since 2001. Hartley People was founded in Waterford, where our head office still is, and has recruited across Ireland ever since, alongside our Dublin office.

Rather than make that claim for ourselves, we’d point to what’s verifiable: recruiting across Ireland since 2001, a Waterford head office under an hour down the M9, and a track record across the industries that drive Carlow’s economy. We think that’s worth a conversation, but you should judge any agency on its own history and results, not marketing copy.

We recruit across 19 specialisms in Carlow, including Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Engineering, Technology, Accountancy & Finance, HR, Sales, Construction, Logistics & Supply Chain and Executive Appointments, reflecting the industries that actually drive employment in the county.

Yes. We recruit across Carlow town, Tullow, Bagenalstown, Leighlinbridge, Borris, Hacketstown, Rathvilly and St Mullins, and into the wider commuter market including Graiguecullen, Kilkenny City, Athy, Portlaoise and Bunclody.

Yes. Tullow is the county’s second-largest town and has an established engineering base, including Burnside Autocyl’s hydraulic cylinder plant, so manufacturing, engineering and operations roles are a natural focus there.

Yes. Bagenalstown sits on the Barrow with its own station on the Dublin line, and is home to Carlow Brewing Company, makers of O’Hara’s, so production, operations and sales roles all feature.

Yes. Census 2022 counted 3,431 Carlow commuters travelling an hour or more to work, and some would happily stop. We also reach candidates in Laois, Kilkenny and Kildare, and Carlow people abroad, through a 150,000+ candidate network.

Yes, through Hartley People Recruitment: permanent hiring across all 19 specialisms, delivered by our recruitment team from our Waterford head office.

Yes, through Flexiforce, part of the same group: temporary staffing, high-volume recruitment and workforce solutions for Carlow employers.

Yes. MSD’s Carlow site makes the county one of the South East’s biopharma centres, and we recruit across the quality, validation, engineering, manufacturing and supply chain roles the sector depends on.

Yes. Engineering is one of Carlow’s most active recruitment areas, given the county’s biopharma and precision manufacturing base, from CNC and maintenance roles to process engineers and engineering leadership.

Yes. Carlow has a real technology base for its size, with Unum’s technology centre and Netwatch’s headquarters in the county, and we recruit software, cybersecurity, IT and business analysis roles.

Yes, through Burton Sinclair, our specialist executive search business, and through SearchPLUS for senior and hard-to-fill appointments within Hartley People Recruitment.

Through our 150,000+ candidate network, direct sourcing, LinkedIn Recruiter, market mapping and referral networks, combined with recruiters who understand who’s actually working where across Carlow and the commuter belt around it.

Yes, through SearchPLUS, our specialist sourcing solution for difficult-to-fill, strategic and mid-to-senior appointments where advertising alone won’t reach the right candidates.

Fees depend on the seniority and complexity of the role and which service is involved: permanent, temporary or executive. Get in touch and we’ll talk you through pricing for your specific requirement, no obligation.

It depends on the seniority of the role and how niche the requirement is. We’ll give you a realistic timeline once we understand what the hire needs to achieve.