How hard to find work in Dublin?

medias

My girlfriend is from eastern Europe and will arrive here in mid summer.

She has a degree in economics and experience in admin/back office finance type work?

What are peoples experience on finding work here at the moment?

danish pasterys

medias wrote: »

My girlfriend is from eastern Europe and will arrive here in mid summer.

She has a degree in economics and experience in admin/back office finance type work?

What are peoples experience on finding work here at the moment?

Well she has a degree and experience she should pick up something eventually, but its alot of competetition out there, what exactly dose she want to get into?

SolarFlash

forget about it.

medias

danish pasterys wrote: »

Well she has a degree and experience she should pick up something eventually, but its a lot of competition out there, what exactly dose she want to get into?

I guess she is quite open to opportunities. From her experience I would think Admin/Office support as a starting point ..

SolarFlash wrote: »

Are you out of work? Actively looking?

LowKeyReturn

There are loads of jobs, albeit part-time, in Dublin. Anyone who can't find work either thinks the job is below them or is simply unemployable. There might be the odd genuine case of over qualified or poor language skills.

kennryyr

She will be fine. Loads of office jobs in sales / admin around Dublin. Does she have a second or third language? (besides her native one?) Anyone with that kind of experience and a degree should pick one up in no time!

April O Neill

LowKeyReturn wrote: »

There are loads of jobs, albeit part-time, in Dublin.

I hope this is true, I'll be looking for part-time work in September!

starlit

Bit easier find something in dublin but a lot of competition at the moment.

LowKeyReturn

April O Neill wrote: »

I hope this is true, I'll be looking for part-time work in September!

As will every blow in jonny come lately student. Try and do it sooner if possible.

April O Neill

LowKeyReturn wrote: »

As will every blow in jonny come lately student. Try and do it sooner if possible.

Can't work when I'm not there!

LowKeyReturn

April O Neill wrote: »

Can't work when I'm not there!

No but you could start your application process. Alternatively make obvious statements to people trying to give you advice on finding jobs and do it your way - we're all wonderful snowflakes!

April O Neill

LowKeyReturn wrote: »

As will every blow in jonny come lately student. Try and do it sooner if possible.

I don't think someone who posts comments such as the above is in any position to pass judgement on the obviousness of someone's posts, TBH.

LowKeyReturn

April O Neill wrote: »

I don't think someone who posts comments such as the above is in any position to pass judgement on the obviousness of someone's posts, TBH.

I've never had an issue finding employment in Dublin. I recruited and hired part time staff for the better part of ten years. The time of year that it's most difficult to find work in Dublin is when students start back at college, this used to ease in October as Xmas temp staff used to be hired. Retailers have now pushed that back to last Oct / Nov and reduced numbers. January would be another black spot for hiring.

In relation to hiring students many didn't understand that several key factors in relation to selecting them over other students. It became even more difficult for them now given there are more non-students applying for jobs.

I don't really understand why you're taking offense at a pretty innocuous post which was simply trying to convey what I've said above. You appear to have access to the Internet and there are some fairly good positions being advertised out there at the moment that aren't the normal min wage retail jobs. One in particular has a fairly long recruitment process with flexible interview dates.

April O Neill

LowKeyReturn wrote: »

I don't really understand why you're taking offense at a pretty innocuous post which was simply trying to convey what I've said above.

You don't understand, really? Your posts were very passive-aggressive. "We're all special snowflakes" - wtf was THAT about?

I know how to get jobs, I've never had a problem. I simply commented that I was happy there seemed to be jobs going in Dublin.

And you have no idea of my circumstances and why it's not practical for me to apply for jobs yet. So back off, yeah?

LowKeyReturn

April O Neill wrote: »

You don't understand, really? Your posts were very passive-aggressive. "We're all special snowflakes" - wtf was THAT about?

I know how to get jobs, I've never had a problem. I simply commented that I was happy there seemed to be jobs going in Dublin.

And you have no idea of my circumstances and why it's not practical for me to apply for jobs yet. So back off, yeah?

Whoa! I can see working with you would be fun! Best of luck to you.

April O Neill

LowKeyReturn wrote: »

Whoa! I can see working with you would be fun!

Likewise!

WoollyRedHat

I find lacking certain experience can be frustrating i.e Restaurants, who ask the inevitable have you any previous experience, and all you can muster up is the "relative experience, but not in this field", and go out wondering if it was worth your time dropping a cv in there at all.

Your GF has good experience/ qualifications, and should find something, just takes time.

krtom

Hi! I'm a female from Southeast Europe (EU/EEA country) and am in my mid twenties. I have a master's degree in Economics but can't find work here. I don't have actual work experience, all that I've done is some volunteering on administrative / office tasks for a local non-profit organization.
Since this country is rapidly falling apart, I'm considering my emigration options. I'm thinking about coming to Ireland to work on any sort of job (as long as it's legal and within the scope of my physical capabilities).

How would one go about finding such work? Those are for sure minimum-wage jobs like cleaning, kitchen assistance and what not. Should I look at classifieds or should I approach restaurants, hotels and stores directly? Should I sign up with an agency or should I look alone? Are there some qualifications or certificates that I can get relatively easily and quickly to improve my chances?
I just hope my degree won't mean that I'm overqualified. Should I even be mentioning it? It's not like it's relevant for the positions I intend to apply for.

Also, what can I do to improve my chances of finding some sort of administrative work afterwards? Anything else? Any advice?

I very much appreciate any helpful info.

Saipanne

medias wrote: »

My girlfriend is from eastern Europe and will arrive here in mid summer.

She has a degree in economics and experience in admin/back office finance type work?

What are peoples experience on finding work here at the moment?

Plenty of work in that area.

krtom

I should probably start another topic with my questions since people reading this one will tend to only notice the opening post, logically...

Saipanne

krtom wrote: »

Hi! I'm a female from Southeast Europe (EU/EEA country) and am in my mid twenties. I have a master's degree in Economics but can't find work here. I don't have actual work experience, all that I've done is some volunteering on administrative / office tasks for a local non-profit organization.
Since this country is rapidly falling apart, I'm considering my emigration options. I'm thinking about coming to Ireland to work on any sort of job (as long as it's legal and within the scope of my physical capabilities).

How would one go about finding such work? Those are for sure minimum-wage jobs like cleaning, kitchen assistance and what not. Should I look at classifieds or should I approach restaurants, hotels and stores directly? Should I sign up with an agency or should I look alone? Are there some qualifications or certificates that I can get relatively easily and quickly to improve my chances?
I just hope my degree won't mean that I'm overqualified. Should I even be mentioning it? It's not like it's relevant for the positions I intend to apply for.

Also, what can I do to improve my chances of finding some sort of administrative work afterwards? Does an advanced ECDL certificate (Spreadsheets, Access) count at all? Anything else? Any advice?

I very much appreciate any helpful info.

Take a look here:

http://ie.indeed.com/m/jobs?q=graduate+economics&l=dublin&from=home

krtom

Thank you, Saipanne. I don't think I can yet compete with Irish economics graduates, though. My country's degree might not be worth much in Ireland and I don't have any experience in the field.
I'd first like to get something basic so I can support myself while looking for something better.

Saipanne

krtom wrote: »

Thank you, Saipanne. I'm don't think I can yet compete with Irish economics graduates, though. My country's degree might not be worth much in Ireland and I don't have any experience in the field.
I'd first like to get something basic so I can support myself while looking for something better.

Ok, well although unemployment is high in Ireland, it is lower in Dublin. With effort and luck you should find something.

Saipanne

krtom wrote: »

I should probably start another topic with my questions since people reading this one will tend to only notice the opening post, logically...

That's a good idea.

krtom

Saipanne wrote: »

Ok, well although unemployment is high in Ireland, it is lower in Dublin. With effort and luck you should find something.

Is it currently about 11% in Ireland? That's pretty high, but it's about 20% here. And it's getting worse.

Saipanne

krtom wrote: »

Is it currently about 11% in Ireland? That's pretty high, but it's about 20% here. And it's getting worse.

Yes, but as the capital city, Dublin would be lower than that. I have no number though.

krtom

Then hopefully I'll manage somehow. Thanks.

hfallada

krtom wrote: »

Then hopefully I'll manage somehow. Thanks.

You will find a job no problem. I have tons of friends who have gotten jobs in the past year. Its just Irish people wont work in some industries, as they believe they are above them. You could try emailing some cleaning companies. A few companies clean most of Dublins malls, hotels, offices etc.

andrew

krtom wrote: »

Then hopefully I'll manage somehow. Thanks.

If you want to find a job which uses your degree (or at least where your degree would be a plus), you might be able to find one here

krtom

hfallada wrote: »

You will find a job no problem. I have tons of friends who have gotten jobs in the past year. Its just Irish people wont work in some industries, as they believe they are above them. You could try emailing some cleaning companies. A few companies clean most of Dublins malls, hotels, offices etc.

Oh that's great, thanks! Can you tell me some of those companies' names perhaps?

andrew wrote: »

If you want to find a job which uses your degree (or at least where your degree would be a plus), you might be able to find one here

Thanks, Andrew! I'll certainly be looking into those as soon as I settle down with any kind of job.