Looking for work

Delta_Raven1

does any one know any places that are takin people on???

hoody

Hey ryan91, there was 3 pages of jobs in the Advertiser this week, definitely worth checking out. If you could say what kind of job you are looking for and what experience or qualifications you have, that might help people to give you a more specific response.

Delta_Raven1

sorry, i've seen those but i'm kinda lookin for a job in retail, stackin shelves that kinda stuff, i'm in college doin business now and used to work for tesco.

cooperguy

I dont know if your interested but somebody on here might. The KFC in Briarhill that is being built at the moment has a sign up on the scaffolding saying they are looking for people.

Its probably opening in a month or two.

Delta_Raven1

CHEERS!!!!!!

baldshin

Millets (outdoors store) in the Galway SC are looking for part time staff.

moonflower

Don't suppose anyone saw a number or email address on the KFC scaffolding? I googled them and got nothing.

hoody

Not sure if I have it remembered correctly but the email address on the banner is recruitment@mbccfoodsireland.com, MBCC Foods being the parent company of KFC in Ireland...

Google threw up this as contact details for MBCC.

Xiney

I live right near there - I'll have a look at the sign on KFC tomorrow for you

Jordan Berbatov

i think a couple of the head shops were looking for staff, and saw champion sports were too.

duckygalway

I saw signs in The Skeff for waiters and The Kings Head for doormen!

mink_man

Jordan Berbatov wrote: »

i think a couple of the head shops were looking for staff, and saw champion sports were too.

any contact numbers for these??

Dempo1

mink_man wrote: »

any contact numbers for these??

Joe Duffy at RTE should be able to supply contact details:)

mink_man

duckygalway wrote: »

I saw signs in The Skeff for waiters and The Kings Head for doormen!

would ya need the bouncin thingy for the door job???

bigeasyeah

Yep and itll cost ya!

Wompa1

Subway on Foster Street and Hogans Centra for a deli assistant

Jordan Berbatov

mink_man wrote: »

any contact numbers for these??

sorry just noticed them as i was walking by. Champion sports is on the bottom floor of that shopping centre with pennys in it, and the head shops are just off shop street. I know possibly the worst directions ever!

Jordan Berbatov

weird this website just came up on my facebook as I switched windows after posting the comment above. They specialise in part time work for students, no harm checking it out.

http://www.dabble.ie/

dmcg90

Jordan Berbatov wrote: »

weird this website just came up on my facebook as I switched windows after posting the comment above. They specialise in part time work for students, no harm checking it out.

http://www.dabble.ie/

Website dosent work for me, cant search or sign up

Jordan Berbatov

dmcg90 wrote: »

Website dosent work for me, cant search or sign up

oh crap, didnt try it myself, but my intentions were good

Wurly

Hi there,

After a redundancy in Dublin late last year, I decided to move to Galway to live with my boyfriend.

I am having difficulty finding work here. I've joined all the recruitment websites I can find, have email alerts on the job websites, physically gone into places with my CV.

Im going to keep trying obviously but does anyone have any suggestions of what else I could be doing. I'd do anything really. Preferably not pubwork though as I have a commitment in Dublin on a Friday evening.

Thanks for your help.:)

Xiney

There's nothing.

Welcome to Galway!

galwayrush

Never give up.Something will turn up.:)

Malice

Best of luck searching. I found Galway to be a dead end in my line of work and so I had to leave to get something.

majiktripp

Very hard to find anything out there, incredibly difficult especially in Galway, these days it's nice just to get a reply saying "Thanks, but no thanks" rather than the usual run of the mill of not getting any response at all.

Das Kitty

They've been hiring operators in Medtronic through Cregg recruitment. It's not secure work but they're projected to be busy for the rest of the year so chances of staying are good.

You can apply for jobs internally that would have more security once you're in.

Mrs OBumble

Welcome to the Galway Unemployment Club!

More jobs have been opening up lately: I applied for a whopping FOUR today, and have another two to apply for tomorrow. One or two are even in my field, and the others are ones that I do have a vague chance of being considered for, even though they're vastly different to what I've done before (and fairly close to minimum wage).

This is a lot, compared to what there was before.

That said, jobs are still very tightly held here, I'm sure there's a lot of who you know mattering most.

Avaya (aka Nortel) are hiring order managers.

Wurly

Hey folks.

Thanks a million for the responses on the thread. It means a lot.

Sorry to hear that there are people in the same boat as me. But in a way, it's comforting. All I hear from my Dublin friends is 'it's hard but there ARE jobs out there'.. And i'm like - not in Galway there ain't.;)

I'm going to follow up on the suggestions given too, really appreciate that.

It just appears that unless you're an engineer or a software developer, you're pretty much screwed.:rolleyes:

I have a small business that i'm going to set up here in Galway but due to so many people being out of work, I don't know if i'll get much business. That's the worry. If I had even a few part time hours somewhere, it would help so much.

I'll keep trying though.:)

TristanPeter

I was going past the off-licence (Slainte, near the private bus depot) about 3-4 days ago. They have a notice up looking for part-time staff. I don't know the working hours/days but it may be worth looking into if you don't mind the work. Better than a pub I'm sure.

Wompa1

Jobs going in Subway on Foster Street, They were looking for staff in The Skeff and Cookes..but that was a while ago. Hogans are looking for a Deli assistant. KFC are looking for an Assistant Manager and Team Leaders and will most likely be looking for assistants too. Happy Days are also looking for staff. HP seem to be looking for weekend workers for demo'ing printer,laptops etc.

biko

Unfortunately with its smaller size Galway will be more difficult to find work in than Dublin. Summer coming the tourist start arriving and with them the need for more short time workers.

blond45

Happy days are always looking for staff. musgraves will be gone at the end of june. so mr blond will have to go into the social office for the first time in 20yrs, its going to hit him hard (him and 140more)

Wurly

Hey folks - pardon my ignorance as a Galway newb... but who/what are 'happy days'?

Is it the newsagents? Thanks a mil for the tip.:)

muppetkiller

Happy days is a newsagent at the Tesco Shopping centre.

The Red Square are looking for part time staff too I think.

toadfly

Trí wrote: »

Hey folks - pardon my ignorance as a Galway newb... but who/what are 'happy days'?

Is it the newsagents? Thanks a mil for the tip.:)

Yes newsagents in headford rd shopping centre, at the front near BoI. Was in there myself today! What work are you looking for? Smyths HO are looking for 2 buyers. PM for more details if its in your field??

Thargor

Creganna out in Parkmore are filling positions for weekend/nights now because of some new orders, get your CV in fast and emphasise previous line/cleanroom experience.

cranky bollix

a lot of employers are just taking the p1ss, these days unfortunately :mad:

Xiney

you have got to be freakin' kidding me.


Cleaning washrooms is not what that program is for. FFS.

TristanPeter

cranky bollix wrote: »

a lot of employers are just taking the p1ss, these days unfortunately :mad:

Why would anyone clean toilets for free Or does the "no salary" part mean that it's wage-based job i.e. work from week to week and see how it goes? I noticed a lot of "placement" positions on the FAS website that offer no salary. Good of them :rolleyes:

Madame Razz

Maybe these jobs are actually Fás placements; i.e. you get your Fás allowance/payment but they place you to work for this company??

Xiney

these are WPP scheme jobs.

Basically, you keep your dole, the company doesn't pay you, but you get experience to add to your CV. Oh, but you have to eat your travel costs, so in many cases you're worse off working financially - if you're barely making ends meet on the dole, good luck.

Unfortunately, I doubt that "cleaning toilets" is such worthwhile experience that it should be included in this scheme - especially since it has a 6 month minimum duration. I mean seriously how long could it possibly take to learn how to scrub a goddamn toilet?


Then there's the employers who are looking to hire people under WPP but they're demanding 3+ years of experience. That's not the point of the WPP either - it's for people who have no experience!




Finally, there's the fact that in this country, the longer you're unemployed, the more programs are open to you. So after a while, your months of unemployment start to be a bit of a currency that you can trade in. But if you go on one of these WPPs and you don't get a job at the end (because what's stopping them from replacing you with some more free labour with another WPP person?) you're back to square one, 0 months unemployment, and have to wait another 12 until you can avail of stuff like BTWEA or BTEA.

Blank_

I think the only way to find a job in Galway is to leave your CV everywhere, really everywhere! Was out of work for 2 months, got another one after around 100cvs left. Its really hard but not impossible

Oh and this WWP thing is a joke!! Saw the same for sales assistant few weeks ago, like WTF?

Amhran Nua

Those adverts can be reported to FAS, and I'd advise anyone that sees them to do so, they are usually pretty good about taking off the worst of them.

Mrs OBumble

Amhran Nua wrote: »

Those adverts can be reported to FAS, and I'd advise anyone that sees them to do so, they are usually pretty good about taking off the worst of them.

Got a link or anything we can use to report?


(I'm currently hatching a plan for a new, but yet manageable, way to share information about jobs in the more casual/low-exerience end of the market. Suffice to say "paid work only, no work experience programmes" is one of my criteria!)

Malice

cranky bollix, you are so right, that ad really is taking the mickey. 6 hours a day, 5 days a week for no pay? Why would anyone sign up for that?

snubbleste

Malice_ wrote: »

cranky bollix, you are so right, that ad really is taking the mickey. 6 hours a day, 5 days a week for no pay? Why would anyone sign up for that?

Say you're 23 and unemployed, you'll get €150 in JA but if you undertake a WPP, that increases to a whopping €196. Plus you get seriously fantastic experience.

snubbleste

I saw one earlier for an office worker which duties included editing the boss's Phd thesis

Xiney

snubbleste wrote: »

Say you're 23 and unemployed, you'll get €150 in JA but if you undertake a WPP, that increases to a whopping €196. Plus you get seriously fantastic experience.

afaik, you only keep your payment, ie, what you were getting before.

Xiney

snubbleste wrote: »

I saw one earlier for an office worker which duties included editing the boss's Phd thesis

lmfao.

I worked at a place where one of the girls in the office did the boss's coursework for his degree - degree was related to his profession :rolleyes:

snubbleste