Better of not working for a period

scoopmine

In regards to getting experience are you better off on the dole for a period. I have thought about and it seems like for some people it is the best way forward. Alot of great experience is available through Jobridge and i some cases its seems unfair I cannot apply. I understand for alot of people the dole is not a choice but in many cases it seems the government are forcing either a period on the dole or to emigrate to get experience.

NewsMeQuick

I'm wondering the same.

I just finished college and have been working hard to find work since the first day of my final year. I'm on a bunch of shortlists but no job yet. I swear it's harder to get work this year. I applied for the dole and the place was full of grads too so I didn't feel so bad. On the first day, I asked could I apply to the Jobsbridge thing and bypass the 3 month wait since I'd rather work than wait 3 months to apply. They said go ahead, apply, some companies might accept that. Well they didn't. Now I've started saving my dole money for Canada/Australia.

I would strongly prefer not to take up some crappy job just for the sake of it, I want a career. In that case, I'm wondering should I stay on the dole and save for emmigration.

Tom_Cruise

The system is backwards.

adrianjohn

If theres no total entry level graduate type employment for your work, then yes your best off go for job bridge straight away by becoming unemployed, so long as you find a decent one you will get very real working environment experience in the field your looking for.

Sadly it aint the boom times anymore when companies were willing to take on graduates with no experience because it was the graduates market, not the employers market!!

Are you employed now? Are you finished college this year? You'll probably have no problem getting onto job bridge scheme as soon as you are unemployed. I think they are fairly relaxed about the requirements so long as you're unemployed.
Its a messed up system in a way, but in another way, it works, if you go straight to job bridge you are not only furthering your career and becoming a higher tax payer, but you are freeing up the low skilled job for someone else.

tony81

Op has a point.

Employers even save on 10% er prsi.

Mr. Loverman

Guys, you should emigrate.

I emigrated about 18 months ago and it was a great decision.

You could even do something easy like teach English in China or Korea or Japan or wherever you want to go.

Ireland is going to be screwed for quite a while so you may as well cut your losses and go have fun and earn money in a different country.

tony81

Mr. Loverman wrote: »

Guys, you should emigrate.

I emigrated about 18 months ago and it was a great decision.

You could even do something easy like teach English in China or Korea or Japan or wherever you want to go.

Ireland is going to be screwed for quite a while so you may as well cut your losses and go have fun and earn money in a different country.

It's not for everyone. Personally I have zero interest in teaching english in china!

NewsMeQuick

Mr. Loverman wrote: »

Guys, you should emigrate.

I emigrated about 18 months ago and it was a great decision.

You could even do something easy like teach English in China or Korea or Japan or wherever you want to go.

Ireland is going to be screwed for quite a while so you may as well cut your losses and go have fun and earn money in a different country.

Yes, this is what I'm thinking. I know not everyone's circumstances permit it, but I've engineered my life to allow for snap decisions. I've studied and interned abroad (Italy and Germany) so I'm not afraid of it. I find everything foreign exciting and curious anyway. Where did you go buddy?

Teaching abroad like that doesn't fit in with my career plans, but sometimes I'm more than happy to take a leap in a new direction like that and see where the world takes you!

Mr. Loverman

NewsMeQuick wrote: »

Where did you go buddy?

I've been living in Beijing for about 15 months. I was a student here for a while but now I just sort of bum around.

I'll probably move to Hong Kong in a few months. I'll have to get a job there though as it is way more expensive than mainland China.

Franticfrank

I'd try and learn some French/German/Dutch while you're saving to emigrate and head someplace in Europe. Usually, its more fun and just a two hour flight home.