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Career Zoo Jobs fair

  • 11-02-2012 7:35pm
    #1
    floorpie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,492 ✭✭✭


    I couldn't see a thread on this anywhere, so apologies if i've just missed it.

    Has anybody been to the fair today in the mansion house? Any opinions?

    I have to say, i was fairly disappointed. I'm not sure what i was expecting, but every stand effectively just said "We're really really desperate for developers (i'm a graduate (with experience) of computer science) but ehhh, i dunno, check our website for vacancies or something, i guess". Or alternatively, "we're really desperate for developers but we're not taking on graduates, sorry".

    I don't know what the point in the fair is. Was there some sort of secret handshake i was supposed to know?


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  • #2
    BFassassin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,149 ✭✭✭BFassassin


    Im thinking of going tomorrow. Is there anything much for engineers?


  • #3
    Piriz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,269 ✭✭✭Piriz


    i was not at this one but i think a lot of these companies at similar events are there for marketing and brand promotion etc. rather then anything else..


  • #4
    mysteries1984
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 553 ✭✭✭mysteries1984


    The company I work for are there, and they are hiring, software engineers in particular.


  • #5
    floorpie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,492 ✭✭✭floorpie


    I wasn't specifically looking out for engineering roles, but there really wasn't much in the way of software development etc.

    I would say go and have a look yourself, but honestly, you'd save a lot of time by just getting the list of exhibitors, and just going to the careers page on the websites for each company, because after the company spiel, that's what they told everyone to do anyway.

    I saw a lot of people who had come suited up, with briefcases full of CV's, there was no point in that type of thing.

    As Piriz said, brand promotion seemed to be exactly what was going on more than anything.


  • #6
    experiMental
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,137 ✭✭✭experiMental


    BFassassin wrote: »
    Im thinking of going tomorrow. Is there anything much for engineers?

    I was there. What kind of engineering are you looking for? If it's for medical device/pharmaceutical-related engineering, then there are some opportunities. If it's for any other type of "engineering", there's nothing else. Maybe ask Valeo, but they were looking more for software engineers. However, if you're looking for IT-related positions, there are plenty.


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