move on or stay and hope

foxyboxer

Hi All,
I am currently working in a tech support role in Cork. realising there's no future and i want out. Having browsed the boards for months now, it seems that Dublin is the place to be in terms of employment prospects within IT (testing role). My concern is that being in a job at the moment it is a bit inconvenient having to go to interview venues in Dublin and making up excuses in my own job. Basically what I’m asking is should I just tell my employer that I am looking to move on (without handing in a notice period, until a new role is secured ) or do I hand in my notice then use the new found freedom to chase jobs. Has anyone just moved to Dublin on a whim looking for work. How long would it take to get a job. (namely software testing entry level)

Kernel32

I can't comment on entry level testing jobs in Dublin. Regarding leaving your job I would say don't do it. It's easier to get a job when you have a job than when you don't have a job. Even if you explain why you don't have a job some interviewers will still wonder.

You also have no bargaining chip when it comes to salary. You are going to an interview with no salary. It doesn't matter what your old salary was, you now have no salary which means your more likely to accept an offer below what you really want.

leeroybrown

As Kernel32 says the old axiom is that it's easier to get a job when you already have one. I definitely wouldn't give up my job to go look for another.

The whole issue of time off for interviews is just something you'll have to work within the constraints of your own workplace and manager. It really does depend on how easily you can get time off and how well your boss would take you interrupting their workplace to look for a new job. Personally speaking I wouldn't go running into my boss telling him/her that I was looking for a new job but I also wouldn't go sneaking behind peoples backs inventing appointments, etc.

Also, if you are using agencies to look for the jobs be careful that they are not pushing you towards loads of interviews for jobs you don't really want or won't get.

Red Alert

always remember that agencies work for employers not you.

godtabh

Why dont you send out a load of CV's looking for jobs sat for the 2nd week of September (or a time that suits) and take the week off and do them all in one go.

I've done that while looking for hobs in London.

foxyboxer

thanks all for the replies