[djkoustubh]

Hello Forum,,

I am an Asian and intend to get employment in Ireland. Can some one tell me how is the current job market esp IT .

I am having 4+yrs experience in QA (IT).

Also are there any trusted placement agencies that I can contact ..


PLEASE HELP !!!

[Sleepy]

The market's pretty bad to be honest. I'm a Technical Apps Consultant / DBA with 6 years experience and I had to move to UK for even short-term work.

Trusted recruitment agencies? Can't say such a thing exists!

One word of warning is that many of the jobs you see listed on the job sites aren't real, they're recruitment agencies gathering CV's so don't get disheartened if you don't hear back from a lot of them.

[helimachoptor]

My friend you would most likely be better off wherever you are

[macca1983]

Originally Posted by djkoustubh

Hello Forum,,

I am an Asian and intend to get employment in Ireland. Can some one tell me how is the current job market esp IT .

I am having 4+yrs experience in QA (IT).

Also are there any trusted placement agencies that I can contact ..


PLEASE HELP !!!

Stay where you are!!You wouldn't get a job in Ireland at the moment even if you were a rocket scientist!

[Max Power1]

Originally Posted by macca1983

Stay where you are!!You wouldn't get a job in Ireland at the moment even if you were a rocket scientist!

Probably better off moving to the us to work for NASA if youre a rocket scientist tbf

[macca1983]

Originally Posted by Max Power1

Probably better off moving to the us to work for NASA if youre a rocket scientist tbf

True!

[Priapus]

I'd also recommend staying where you are. There is very few jobs available here at the moment. It is not a good time to come to Ireland.

[mikemac]

Would you need a work permit as a non-EU citizen? Or maybe an employer to sponsor your application?

I don't know a lot about the process but unless you have exceptional and needed industry skills then I don't see why you should be given a work permit if there are many EU candidates available for the jobs

[Columbo]

Agree. Without a work permit it will be near impossible. Stay where you are

[ixoy]

In the last couple of years, we've managed to more than double our unemployment rate. It's not a good time for jobs, in any sector including IT (I've a few friends who can't get work in the sector). Best to try one of the other 193 countries...

[KTRIC]

Whats the IT Support contracting business like these days ?

[Morlar]

There are way too many people who have been made unemployed and are still looking for work here at the moment. The UK would be a better bet.

[KTRIC]

Originally Posted by Morlar

There are way too many people who have been made unemployed and are still looking for work here at the moment. The UK would be a better bet.

Enough with the generalising. Too many what made unemployed ? Builders, bakers, candlestick makers , SQL Database administrators ??

[fat__tony]

Bloody awful, to be honest.

The UK would be a better bet

It's not that much better, nearly 3 million unemployed.

[Raskolnikov]

Originally Posted by djkoustubh

Hello Forum,,

I am an Asian and intend to get employment in Ireland. Can some one tell me how is the current job market esp IT .

I am having 4+yrs experience in QA (IT).

Also are there any trusted placement agencies that I can contact ..


PLEASE HELP !!!

If you have a work permit and at least two years of decent experience then I think you have a good chance at getting a QA job. You might have to be flexible about where you'll relocate to in Ireland though.