working abroad expo rds

ladybird23

Hi all just wondering has anyone been before or planning to go to the working abroad expo this weekend in the RDS? Its quite a distance away from me to travel to and just wondering is it worth going to? Main job of interest concrete work! Thanks for any advice! :-)

JustRoss23

dunno thinking of heading up to it myself:D

Scruffy19

JustRoss23 wrote: »

dunno thinking of heading up to it myself:D

You see the list of companys attending? Seems to be a good few for Calgary and Sask. Was going to go but theirs nothing their for me so not going to bouther

JustRoss23

yea i did pity it dont say what jobs they will be bringing:D

ladybird23

JustRoss23 wrote: »

yea i did pity it dont say what jobs they will be bringing:D

There's a button called 'jobs list' click on it!

Scruffy19

JustRoss23 wrote: »

yea i did pity it dont say what jobs they will be bringing:D

ladybird23 wrote: »

There's a button called 'jobs list' click on it!

It tells you whos their and what their looking for

JenL

I went last year and the jobs being offered were mostly for people with engineering backgrounds. If you have any sort of a trade it's worth bringing a few cv's as there are Canadian recruitment companies there (although they wanted a fee off my OH as they wanted to go down the LMO route) there were a few talks by representatives from different parts of Canada explaining why you should go to their city. Went to a New Zealand talk too just in case. In glad I went but not going this time round.

frankspencer

Looked at the jobs list nearly all trades but I want to get into the energy industry in Canada,I have BBS so I reckon Il take a chance and see what I find on Saturday...hopefully there might be something for me

JustRoss23

^^^^^^
what you want on the rigs?

JenL

frankspencer wrote: »

Looked at the jobs list nearly all trades but I want to get into the energy industry in Canada,I have BBS so I reckon Il take a chance and see what I find on Saturday...hopefully there might be something for me

There were a few energy companies there last year. I'd say if you had a chat with their reps they could point u in the right direction. The canadians were very helpful, even refering us onto other stands. Different companies seemed to know each other and what they were looking for. Even though there wasn't much in my interest I got some leads on where to look once I get over.

Lmnover

Hi just wondering would we need to be there really early in the morning to get a better chance of talking to various employers ? We are around 3 hours away so need to plan it

My hubbie is a mechanic and also wondering if he needs to dress smart for interview ??

We are looking for out ticket out of here!
Thanks

frankspencer

Lmnover wrote: »

Hi just wondering would we need to be there really early in the morning to get a better chance of talking to various employers ? We are around 3 hours away so need to plan it

My hubbie is a mechanic and also wondering if he needs to dress smart for interview ??

We are looking for out ticket out of here!
Thanks

Was told to dress smart by someone who was at these events before e.g shirt/decent pullover no trainers etc..

hdowney

Deffo dress smart. You don't necessarily need to go suit and tie - you'd feel a bit like a trussed penguin going round the RDS in that all day I'd think. But smart trousers jumper style combo and shoes not trainers

JustRoss23

anyone no how to get to it from Huston station??:D

frankspencer

JustRoss23 wrote: »

anyone no how to get to it from Huston station??:D

Get luas to O'connell street then bus from O'connell bridge.

hdowney

I keep forgetting you arn't from round this way Ross!

Furious-Red

JustRoss23 wrote: »

anyone no how to get to it from Huston station??:D

Yea get the luas to abbey street , then walk out to O Connell street and get the number 7 bus which will drop you directly beside the RDS

JustRoss23

Cheers mate:D:D

Furious-Red

JustRoss23 wrote: »

Cheers mate:D:D

No Probs , i was thinking about going to the expo but there is nothing there for me job wise

Nemanja91

Would this be beneficial for someone who is due to graduate in construction project management or do you think they'd look for more experienced people at these events?

againstthetide

According to the job list there's a good few project managers on the list may not all be seniors

Lmnover

Hi what time I wonder would we need to be there in the morning to get in ahead of the masses and actually get chatting to people ? I heard there are people camping out but that can't b true!!

m.j.w

did anyone goto this today? im heading up tomorrow myself, was it busy? hoping its not as busy as it was last year

11xdee

would their be any Health and safety roles??

JustRoss23

http://www.workingabroad.net/exhibitions-and-events/dublin/
Theres the link to it check the jobs and see if one suits you:D

11xdee

Thanks! i Checked it out.. no H&S roles but it still could be good to go!!

JustRoss23

yea i am half thinking of going was gonna go today but missed the train so reck i will hit it tomorrow:D.. wen ya hopeing to go to canada? have you a visa got?:D

11xdee

not sure when to go!! just keeping my options open. no visa got!! When are you going??

m.j.w

Nobody goto this today? Nothing on the news about it today either. Last year it was all over the news. Hopefully that means the ques wont be as bad!

m.j.w

m.j.w wrote: »

Nobody goto this today? Nothing on the news about it today either. Last year it was all over the news. Hopefully that means the ques wont be as bad!

Just as i type that its on the rte news. Doesnt look anywhere near as busy as it was last year. Happy days!!

elflass

Review of today's Expo!!!

Hey everyone, here's my account of today's expo.

My hubby and I arrived at car park 1 at 9am and it was full. Was directed to another one and there was loads of spaces.


Lines/waiting/queues
We then walked over to the RDS, got in line behind approx 2/300 others and then a guy cme and told us all that this line was for prepaid only. Was redirected to another line as we hadn't per paid and there was approx 200 in front of us. Waited for 40 mins, got in at 10.10 and by 10.30 it was packed (but totally manageable). My advice is to get their early as hubby had to wait just 15/20 mins tops to chat to the companies he's interested in.

Btw, there was a coffee stand at each line too.


Recruitment/jobs
There is a big jobs board there, which is worth checking out!

If you are a welder/ farm machinist or have a trade with experience; have your IEC visa; and can leave tomorrow night, then you caould prob line yourself up for a job to start on Monday!

There was nothing there for me today as I work in mar/comms, so when hubby was chatting engineering co,s , I went around and chatted those at the quieter stands. I heard one woman asking a lad if he could start a job asap in EDminton, changing oil in cars for 16$ per hour. Another woman asked me to tell every farm mechanic I know to send their cv's her way (maybe there's one among ye!). Theyre based in Saskatchewan.

There are interview rooms there and I saw some companies quickly reviewing cvs and bringing people in for interviews so be prepared!

Hubby's experience of chatting the engineering/pm co.s is that the bulk of these jobs are based in the west of Canada and the main reason they're at the expo this weekend is to hire tradespeople.


Talks/other services
Went to a talk on how to become to migrate to Canada and it was informative. There seemed to be plenty of talks going on, on Aus and NZ too.

Was hoping to talk to companies selling phone packages/ insurance/ banks etc but couldn't find any. There is a removal co there.


Anyways that's my 2c worth!

JustRoss23

that great elflass i am gonna head tomorrow wont be in there till 12 doh:o probs stay till 4 or half bus at 5.15 to catch how far is it out from the haypenny bridge? dress smart? thinking shoes/cords/shirt overkill?:D hopefully there will be some electrician companys:D:D

elflass

JustRoss23 wrote: »

that great elflass i am gonna head tomorrow wont be in there till 12 doh:o probs stay till 4 or half bus at 5.15 to catch how far is it out from the haypenny bridge? dress smart? thinking shoes/cords/shirt overkill?:D hopefully there will be some electrician companys:D:D

Hey justross23

Not sure about the distance from the happening bridge. I'm not from dub myself but I read somewhere that a bus goes there from o'connell street. My guess is it's about a 20/30 min walk.

12 - 4 should give you lots of time. The biggest queues were for the diamond recruitment group and Canadian immigration specialists.

Shoes cords and shirt sound perfect. Most of the lads there were wearing same or jeans/slacks and jumper over shirt. Some lads there were wearing track suit bottoms and runners but think they were more into the travelling/aus whv visas. Saw a couple of lads wearing suits but 80% were wearing shoes shirt and slacks/jeans/cords.

I saw an elec company there (thik it was Talon), might be worth checking them out.

Best of luck with it!

JustRoss23

cheers i will update tomorrow evening thanks for the help:)

elflass

Ah did a quick search and the no7 bus from opp super macs on oconnell street will bring you out there. Best to check out their timetable.

jonathanj

Hi there. I am hoping to head to Canada soon if I can secure a vise and I am thinking of going to this working abroad expo in Dublin this weekend but I am an unskilled, unqualified 20 year old. Will this expo be of any use to me.? Thanks in advance for the help

Just a quickie, it's not opposite supermac's, the bus stop you want is on O'Connell Bridge itself. The no4 bus will drop you there too.

I'm in work today & tomorrow, and on Wednesday they're in Cork & I'll be working.

I'll be flying over to Manchester to see them next weekend!