Advice for someone who is looking for a job

felipestoker · 22-03-2016 12:33am #1

Hello.
My name is Felipe, I'm 27, a brazilian guy living in Dublin. I'm going to Galway this week, to visit and try to find a job. Dublin is full of foreigners, it makes hard to me find a job. I'm trying for one month and no answers. I worked in IT for five years, but I don't care about the position.
I just wanna know, good places to give my CV, where they often hire people. I don't know anything about Galway, I'm looking for advices.
My English level is Intermediate (B2)

Mrs OBumble · 22-03-2016 10:50am

What do you have experience doing?

biko · 22-03-2016 11:26am

I think you're more likely to get jobs in Dublin. Galway is much smaller and just as full of foreigners as Dublin.
I suggest you come over to visit and spend a weekend handing in CVs into cafees and similar.

Try contacting other Brazilians on Facebook, maybe they can give you tips.
https://www.facebook.com/BrazilianCommunityInGalway/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/374477019236040/
Also the village of Gort outside the city has a large Brazilian population.

felipestoker · 22-03-2016 12:09pm

Mrs OBumble wrote: »

What do you have experience doing?

5 years = IT support
1,5 years = Front-End Developer
6 months = Social Media Manager

Foxx92 · 22-03-2016 12:31pm

felipestoker wrote: »

5 years = IT support
1,5 years = Front-End Developer
6 months = Social Media Manager

Have a look on monster.ie. It tends to have more of the technical jobs that fit your skills.

Sam Kade · 22-03-2016 12:35pm

felipestoker wrote: »

Hello.
My name is Felipe, I'm 27, a brazilian guy living in Dublin. I'm going to Galway this week, to visit and try to find a job. Dublin is full of foreigners, it makes hard to me find a job. I'm trying for one month and no answers. I worked in IT for five years, but I don't care about the position.
I just wanna know, good places to give my CV, where they often hire people. I don't know anything about Galway, I'm looking for advices.
My English level is Intermediate (B2)

Mrs OBumble · 22-03-2016 12:48pm

felipestoker wrote: »

5 years = IT support
1,5 years = Front-End Developer
6 months = Social Media Manager

You're not going to get jobs doing any of those things by dropping off CVs over the weekend! Monster or Indeed are your friends for them.

In general being a foreigner should not affect your ability to get those jobs either (though your English probably isn't up to social media manager work ere yet) BUT you're from a non-EU country - do you need sponsorship for a work visa??? This is very hard to get anyways, and will be a lot harder in Galway than Dublin.

Unless you've worked in hospitality (bars, restaurants etc), then forget about getting work in Galway based on a weekend visit. Either come for the trip and enjoy your weekend. Or save the bus-fare and keep looking in Dublin.

muppetkiller · 22-03-2016 4:16pm

felipestoker wrote: »

5 years = IT support
1,5 years = Front-End Developer
6 months = Social Media Manager

There's probably a number of roles that you'd be suited too in EA or SAP ?
But I'd apply through the websites and wait to be called.
Jobs.ie is ok too.