List of jobs at this weekends working abroad expo

Rossin

http://www.workingabroad.net/expo/pdf/dublin_job_list_online_mar_2012.pdf


Quite a wide variety there, worth a look even if for for friends, family etc!



here's a list of most stalls that will be there

http://www.workingabroad.net/expo/pdf/dublin_profiles_mar_2012.pdf



(note mod: I know working abroad site has been linked but it wasn't till my 3rd look that I saw these links and I think people will find them quite useful!)

Postgrad10

Thanks Rossinn, I am going to head up to it at the weekend. Even if the recruiters are not suited to my degree at least I'll find out about visas etc. Been putting off going to something like this for a while now but its come to the stage were I cant get even get unpaid work experience, time to go:(

m.j.w

Im heading upto this, in my final year of electrical apprenticeship and will be heading off somewhere in December. How does this work? Do you bring cv's with you and give them to employers or do they just give you info.

Rossin

Im bringing my cv cause there a are 2 jobs listed that id be interested in and a few agencies that might help me get a job lined up before I go over. If you're not available till December I doubt there'll he much use for it at this stage but bring it anyway I guess! at careerzoo there were a few jobs I was interested in but sure when they heard I wasn't available till may they more or.less said check back closer to the date cause the jobs will be diff

Rossin

If anyone is heading up buy your ticket online the queues are beyond redic

dvcireland

from April 2000, the Irony:

Thousands of Canadians attend FAS jobs fair in Newfoundland


http://www.rte.ie/news/2000/0430/jobs.html

c0rk3r

I arrived at 11:05 thinking, "oh i better get there early to avoid the queues". Wrong !

I spent 15minutes waiting in the general queue until a guy shouting "Pre-paid tickets on your left" came around. I then moved up and waited 2.15hours to get inside. When i left around 14.15-ish the queue was snaked back to the gate and beyond. They were only letting in ticket holders and turning everyone else away. If you didnt have a ticket i imagine the waiting times could be up until 3hours or more !

When i got in it really wasnt worth it, well from my perspective anyway(chemical / Pharmaceutical). Again once you got inside you had to queue for the likes of visa specialists. So my advice to you is get there early, real early, 9.00 early.

It was interesting to see the diversity in the people in attendance. From middle aged builders to graduates to mothers with small kids.

Postgrad10

Oh I hope it was really worth the wait ! Was doing up my Cv and my laptop went on the blink , eek !

Rossin

I queued for 3 hours and was out in 30min, feeling a bit silly , one desk for an IT company and we had a nice chat but in the end she just asked me to apply via the website. Tbh id be surprised. If there's anything there that can't be done online,I reckon it's more use for those in construction that wouldn't know where to start when it comes to immigrating

freeze4real

my mum just came back she said over 300/3000 were there.

dvcireland

c0rk3r wrote: »

I arrived at 11:05 thinking, "oh i better get there early to avoid the queues". Wrong !

I spent 15minutes waiting in the general queue until a guy shouting "Pre-paid tickets on your left" came around. I then moved up and waited 2.15hours to get inside. When i left around 14.15-ish the queue was snaked back to the gate and beyond. They were only letting in ticket holders and turning everyone else away. If you didnt have a ticket i imagine the waiting times could be up until 3hours or more !

When i got in it really wasnt worth it, well from my perspective anyway(chemical / Pharmaceutical). Again once you got inside you had to queue for the likes of visa specialists. So my advice to you is get there early, real early, 9.00 early.

It was interesting to see the diversity in the people in attendance. From middle aged builders to graduates to mothers with small kids.

what kind of work are you looking for in chemical / Pharmaceutical?

duckysauce

went there at 3 o'clock gates closed , health and safey too many people :rolleyes:jesus

Rossin

consider yourself lucky that you didnt queue for hours only to be sent home!

theg81der

Today FM said there was 5000 at it - not a chance I`d say 50,000 if not far more Couldn`t believe it :eek:

duckysauce

Rossin wrote: »

consider yourself lucky that you didnt queue for hours only to be sent home!

yep would have lost the plot if that happened , they should have spread it over a week.

Postgrad10

Is there any point going or could I get the immigration info online ? My friends claustaphobic and there's no way she could handle the queue . There are no relevant employers for either of us anyway . Any word of them doing another week ?

dvcireland

I am not sure if this company were at show, but they are looking to hire for positions on Atlantic coast of Canada:

Engineering, Environmental and Technical Staff

http://www.findajob.ie/jobs--Engineering-Environmental-and-Technical-Staff-Canada-Atlantic-Provinces-Stantec--1733640-inline.html?cs=true&

Postgrad10

Anyone there today ?

Quiet you

I was. I tried yesterday but took one look at the que and ran for the hills.

I got out there at nine this morning and the que was already mad but luckily i got my ticket bought before they closed last night and got in without much of a wait.

It was well worth the effort. Three job offers because I applied for the working holiday visa to canada which bumped me to the top of their list.

I just heard on the radio that they've closed their doors to everyone bar pre paid ticket holders but if you're serious about making the move, bite the bullet and go to the cork one. If you have a trade you'll get a job in canada there, possibly New Zealand too. The Aussies seemed more interested in talking to engineers and architects and likes.

Rossin

wow well done!

here for those that feel they might of missed out there's an info nite on Australia & Canada jobs and visas in the crowne plaza dundalk 22nd March 7pm, might be of use!

denballs

Basically they want the qualified people who can already get jobs here......I was told that social welfare are advertising this as a big deal trying to get some people off the live register....but how would those who have no qualification/experience get any of these jobs...its a joke.....

Genius idea..send our qualified people away and keep the untrained ...without offering them any help.

Rossin

I heard there was a guy walking along the queue looking for painters/decorators, taking their cv, giving them his card and saying if he rang them on monday they had a job!