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Working Abroad

  • 18-01-2009 7:19pm
    #1
    PH4T
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 931 ✭✭✭


    After seeing the graduates on the Late Late on Friday who are emigrating to Oz and Canada I was wondering what are the options for Irish people who want to work abroad but don't have another language?

    Sydney seems to be flooded with Irish.

    In what other cities around the world are there more opportunities?


Comments

  • #2
    krust
    Closed Accounts Posts: 32 ✭krust


    South Africa, UK?

    Netherlands also has a reputation for hiring english speaking people.


  • #3
    pepsicokeacola
    Closed Accounts Posts: 309 ✭✭pepsicokeacola


    surely germany. i dont know why german is not nearly mandatory in school considering its the largest economy in the eu so everyone should have a basic level of it at least to open more doors for us here.

    so yeah if you can afford it take a few german classes, and then try germany even though its hardly escaped recession there would be more possibilites than ireland.

    Netherland would be a good option but it has a small economy so is probably suffering from recession.


  • #4
    MagicMarker
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 32,865 ✭✭✭✭MagicMarker


    lol, yeah, take a ''few'' german classes and you're sorted!!

    If you want to work abroad without a second language then go to an English speaking country.


  • #5
    pepsicokeacola
    Closed Accounts Posts: 309 ✭✭pepsicokeacola


    eh no u clown.

    clearly i meant to try get a basic level, for example just saying hello, i want to enquire about a job, meeting new people and telling them in german i am only learning german now.

    im sure in germany there are plenty of english speaking jobs.


  • #6
    MagicMarker
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 32,865 ✭✭✭✭MagicMarker


    pepsicokeacola wrote: »
    eh no u clown.

    clearly i meant to try get a basic level, for example just saying hello, i want to enquire about a job, meeting new people and telling them in german i am only learning german now.

    im sure in germany there are plenty of english speaking jobs.
    Why would you need basic German to inquire about an English speaking job? Surely anyone working there would speak English already?


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  • #7
    oldscoil
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 574 ✭✭✭oldscoil


    I was thinking of the recession as I was watching the late late show.....
    ....cos I'm usually FCUKIN OUT ON A FRIDAY NIGHT!!!!!!:mad:

    Anyhoo, joking an all aside, did anyone else get the feeling that some of the clowns being interviewed were delighted they had an excuse to go on a holiday to Australia for a year. It seems there's no work over there either but hey...at least its sunny.

    Alos I was debating on whether or not to open a new thread on the "Polish remark" Pat mentioned.

    Some aul one in my job said it to me last week, and I walked away politely.
    Later that day a young one (who's studying to be a primrary school teacher) mentioned it again. I bolliked her out of it for being a fcukin idiot (haven't spoken since :P) ....

    But now I'm hearing it on national television, I'm wondering is there any truth behind it.....

    ....Anyone have actual solid proof that this is true???!!?

    I'm hoping its not.


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