Recruitment Research

CPL RESOURCES PLC
21 July 1999


                              CPL RESOURCES PLC                               
                                                                              
  1,100 Telecommunications jobs available, says recruitment specialists CPL   
                                   Telecoms                                   

Over 1,100 jobs will be created in the telecommunications industry in Dublin
alone this year. These jobs will be worth a total of £30 million according to
research released by CPL Telecoms, the first Irish recruitment company
specialising in meeting the skills needs of the telecommunications industry in
Ireland. CPL Telecoms is part of CPL Resources plc which recently floated on
the Dublin and London Stock Exchanges, was officially launched yesterday by Ms
Mary O'Rourke T.D., Minister for Public Enterprise. 

Mr Gerard Doyle, Manager, CPL Telecoms said that 1,180 telecommunications jobs
will be created in Dublin over the coming months with an average salary of
£25,500 per annum. The strong demand is for IT professionals in
telecommunications with over 1/3 of Ireland's telecoms companies reporting big
demand for customer care and billing systems.  

The research also shows that 73% of Ireland's telecoms companies use external
contractors. Experienced mobile telecom contractors can command between £2000
- £2500 per week. CPL Telecoms is currently looking for contractors for
clients both in Ireland and Germany.

'CPL Telecoms will be providing specialist recruitment for all areas of the
rapidly expanding telecommunications sector for permanent and contract staff.
We specialise in both permanent and contract employment.  Our team has a
proven track record in the recruitment of GSM/Switching, Terrestrial, Embedded
Software and Hardware Engineers, Asic/Analog Designers and Customer Care and
Billing systems, ' he explained.  

CPL Resources plc is one of Ireland's leading technical recruitment companies.
Based at 83 Merrion Square, Dublin 2 the company also has offices in Limerick
and Galway.  CPL Telecom's clients will have access to the full range of
services from these offices. The latest in state of the art technology for the
recruitment of specialist personnel in the computer, engineering and
telecommunications industries are also available to clients.

The key areas where skill are required include Software Development, Hardware
Design, Embedded Systems, GSM/Switching, Customer Care and Billing,
Terrestrial, Test Engineers, ISDN/PABX Engineers, Telecoms Project Managers,
Asic/Analog Design, Telecoms Contractors, Digital/Audio and Video Engineers
and Graduates. 

Using CPL Resources plc's existing database of over 20,000 personnel, CPL
Telecoms complements the services available to the current client list, while
facilitating those companies seeking to recruit telecommunications staff in
Ireland and internationally.

For further information contact:

David Curtin, Carr Communications
353-1-278 5000/087 2832 123