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Applying for a job in the Gaeltacht

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  • 17-04-2016 10:29pm
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    Lee_la
    Registered Users Posts: 18 ✭


    I want to apply for a job in a restaurant and I was wondering if I should write my cover letter in English or Irish? The ad states the applicant must be fluent in English and a command of Irish is an advantage but not essential.

    I've no experience of working in a restaurant so I feel like writing it in Irish would be the only reason that they might consider me, as it shows I've made an effort and I can speak a bit of Irish. I'm not fluent but I'm doing Irish for my leaving cert, so I'd probably make a few mistakes but surely that'd be ok if most of it is correct.

    So should I do it in English or Irish?


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    armaghlad
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,660 ✭✭✭armaghlad


    Maybe do it bilingual?


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    Iwasfrozen
    Registered Users Posts: 16,250 ✭✭✭✭Iwasfrozen


    Lee_la wrote: »
    I want to apply for a job in a restaurant and I was wondering if I should write my cover letter in English or Irish? The ad states the applicant must be fluent in English and a command of Irish is an advantage but not essential.

    I've no experience of working in a restaurant so I feel like writing it in Irish would be the only reason that they might consider me, as it shows I've made an effort and I can speak a bit of Irish. I'm not fluent but I'm doing Irish for my leaving cert, so I'd probably make a few mistakes but surely that'd be ok if most of it is correct.

    So should I do it in English or Irish?
    If they don't speak Irish they'll throw your cover letter in the bin.

    I'd do it bilingual with English first.


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