Moving to Ireland
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Moving to Ireland
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Re: Moving to Ireland
#2Do you still think that there's a dynamic fast-paced IT industry here? I'm a native, and to me it feels, for the most part (excluding some exceptional companies), stagnant and dependent on cheap non-EU labour.
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#3Yes i understand your point but if you try to compare it with another European IT realities, the Irish IT Industry has his own strengths.
Re: Moving to Ireland
#4Do you still think that there's a dynamic fast-paced IT industry here? I'm a native, and to me it feels, for the most part (excluding some exceptional companies), stagnant and dependent on cheap non-EU labour.
Agreed, I'm an Irish native who left for Scotland a few years ago. Frankly I'd be mega-surprised if there is a dynamic fast-paced IT industry in Ireland. I'd love to be proven wrong if someone else can chime in.
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#5Hi! I am from Portugal too and I would love to work in another country but the problem for me is my English is lacking. How good was your English when you lwft?
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#6Do you still think that there's a dynamic fast-paced IT industry here? I'm a native, and to me it feels, for the most part (excluding some exceptional companies), stagnant and dependent on cheap non-EU labour.
Define "dynamic fast-paced IT industry"
sounds like a meaningless platitude to me. From my experience most companies have huge difficulties finding good irish candidates because they are both just low in numbers and inclined to immigrate to London.
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#7Hi! I am from Portugal too and I would love to work in another country but the problem for me is my English is lacking. How good was your English when you lwft?
You haven't written that much, but so your English is certainly better than the OP's post.
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#8Do you still think that there's a dynamic fast-paced IT industry here? I'm a native, and to me it feels, for the most part (excluding some exceptional companies), stagnant and dependent on cheap non-EU labour.
Depends who you work for, Ireland is full of big name companies, Google, Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, Twitter.....
Not only that there us a tonne of big financials there too...
So, there's a wealth of choice..
From what I hear, the Google offices are really something, they have an amazing setup...
I live in Belfast, and there isn't the same variety of big tech, but still tonnes of IT jobs
If I lived in Dublin, I'd go all out to work at Google, or maybe Twitter..
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#9I like this kind of feedback and I am happy to see one on the front-page :)
Shameless plug: I am also an expat, I moved to Oslo from Paris a few months ago. Not because of the economy (I am a front-end developer, I am lucky to have a lot of opportunities anywhere) but because my wife and me wanted to live abroad and unfortunately we weren't able to find a job in Oil & Gas risks analysis for her in California ;)
Turns out that it was the best decision I ever made (after my wedding of course). I would recommend to anyone who could afford it to find a job in another country. Obviously your will immerse yourself into a new culture better than if you visit just for the holidays. Who knew that from Oslo you could take public transportation and be at an alpine ski station in less than 45min? Or that with the same ticket you could take the ferry to one of the many fjord islands? Even more shameless plug, if you are tempted by this experience and like skiing, we are recruiting: http://soundrop.fm/jobs Winter is coming, fast.
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#10Hi! I am from Portugal too and I would love to work in another country but the problem for me is my English is lacking. How good was your English when you lwft?
You probably already have the basics to make the jump and then improve those language skills on the spot.
Why don't you try updating your monster account first, or uploading your cv elsewhere? You will eventually get called by agents and convincing them that you up for the job would be a very good test to your language skills.
I'm also an foreign IT professional coming from Portugal, so good luck my friend. If we made it then you can do it as well.