Junior Developer Jobs

phunks

Hey I have recently graduated from computer science and I am having trouble even getting interviews. I have mainly looked through Grad Ireland, monster and indeed without much luck. Is there any other sites that are worth looking at for entry roles?

fret_wimp2

Monster.ie
irishjobs.ie
linkedin

All 3 have worked for me. And when i go through my bi-yearly CV Update on each site, Im inundated with calls for 2+ weeks afterwards. Im not saying that in a bragy way, its simple fact to show these sites are used heavily by companies and recruiters, but you need to be what they are looking for.

Make sure your CV is perfect, the usual standards apply:
-rarely a reason to go over 2 pages.
-most recent employment first.
-no fluff, bullet points does well (you use them as talking points in an interview).

For linkedin you can add a little fluff, but it should almost match your cv. Ive found this to work best.

Finally, one downside of these sites is your cv is a "one size fits all" model. you cant tailor your cv to a specific role, so do legwork, search the sites, look for roles that interest and apply, using a cv tailored to that role.

Particularly when you have little experience or have just graduated, recruiters/employers will rarely seek you out, you need to be proactive for the first few years, then once you have a few years experience, and depending on your skillset, it becomes much easier.

IT is doing well in ireland right now, visible by the amount of recruitment calls you get with a bit of experience in the right areas, but that wont last forever so make hay while the sun shines!

tiffbunny

(I second Irish Jobs and LinkedIn. Even Facebook is becoming quite a viable options for graduate recruitment, as my own company is using it currently to huge success.)

At this time of year, I'd say stop looking for entry level roles and start looking for IT Graduate Programmes doing 2016 intakes. They'll provide practical hands-on experience for the first few [weeks, months, whatever], then the better programmes will transition you into a full-time permanent role from there.

They usually pay an identical salary to entry level roles, but the extra training and gentler entry into the company (giving you time to get up to speed) are usually a distinct advantage over entry level IT roles.

If you can, focus most of your efforts on the ones that offer you a contract up front- not the ones that say they're a 6-month (or however long) program with the chance to be offered a perm role at the end. Still apply to those programs, but don't put them as your top priority until you've finished applying for all of the first type.

Hope that helps, and good luck!

(Also make sure your CV isn't terrible.)