Questions need answering

donhughberto

Hi

I got an interview next week and i have been told the salary is 20k-25k, i have a degree in computer science, whats it like living in Dublin on 20k plus, how much is rent etc?

I am also hearing impaired and have been since birth. i wear hearing aid etc and i cant say it doesnt affect my work cause sometimes it does. Do i tell them up front?

Thanks in advance

NeVeR

Sh!t i get over 20K a year and i have no degree,,,

Ask for more.

Ask for rent,.. that depends on where your staying.

could go from €100 - €1000+ .. location loaction location

As for your hearing ,, i dont know what you should do. maybe be honest so you dont make a fool of yourself afterwards.

seamus

It's very possible to live in Dublin on less than €20k. It depends on a few things though, and the operative word here is living. You'll have enough to eat and live comfortably, go out one night a week, but other than that disposable income will be limited. You may have enough to make a purchase of €200 at the start of the month, but that's about it. The problem is when you're just out of college, you want to go spend your money and buy loads of new things you've been lacking while you're in college.

There's a definite pick up in jobs, both in the number of them, and how much they pay. Don't settle for anything that seems like peanuts for a reasonable amount of work, or a job that you think you won't like, just so you have a job.

Rent in the city is variable depending on where you live. Obviously you want to live close to your work, but if that's city centre, rent can be crippling. Best indicator is to try find somewhere with a decent bus service that will take you within 1km of your work, and that costs at most between one fifth and one quarter or your monthly wage. Any more than that and you could find yourself heavily stretched financially.