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Re: Moving to Ireland

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Post by tbassetto »

bruno2 wrote: post #5

Hi! 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?

FYI my English was terrible (it's still not awesome TBH) but it didn't not prevent me to find a job abroad. You should just apply when you see an interesting opportunity.

My first interview in English was over the phone and it was really stressful. It was enough to go to the second round (I didn't get the job though).

The upcoming interviews will get better. If you read HN and comment in English, that's enough to give it a try.

Re: Moving to Ireland

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Post by shaydoc »

tbassetto wrote: post #9

I 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…

Using Vanilla JS & your own architectural design as opposed to a mainstream framework? Reason I ask is just with regard to maintainability of the codebase, and the ability to attract more candidates perhaps

Re: Moving to Ireland

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Post by adriancooney »

s_kilk wrote: post #4
anjc wrote: post #2

Do 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.

Take a trip to the docks in Dublin and you'll find a bustling tech sector with some huge tech companies (albeit some just for business), a collection of startups and even an incubator round the corner. Only for I'm based in Galway, I'd dive into it.

Re: Moving to Ireland

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Post by heldervasc »

tbassetto wrote: post #11
bruno2 wrote: post #5

Hi! 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?

FYI my English was terrible (it's still not awesome TBH) but it didn't not prevent me to find a job abroad. You should just apply when you see an interesting opportunity. My first interview in English was over the phone and it was really stressful. It was enough to go to the second round (I didn't get the job though). The upcoming interviews will get better. If you read HN and comment in English, that's enough to giv…

It was the same for me. In my firsts interviews my english was my handicap.

Re: Moving to Ireland

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Post by heldervasc »

bruno2 wrote: post #5

Hi! 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?

Yes, try to speak English more frequently and read and write as much as you can.When i arrived my English was not brilliant but with time you will get it. Try to prepare your interviews with advance and write the topics that you want to mention during the interview.

Re: Moving to Ireland

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Post by tbassetto »

shaydoc wrote: post #12
tbassetto wrote: post #9

I 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…

Using Vanilla JS & your own architectural design as opposed to a mainstream framework? Reason I ask is just with regard to maintainability of the codebase, and the ability to attract more candidates perhaps

I share your sentiment that it could drive away candidates and from time to time we reevaluate the costs and benefits of switching to a mainstream framework.

Concerning maintainability I am really happy with our codebase. Strict rules and tooling help us keeping a clean state. You can write non maintainable code with any mainstream framework or even confuse a new developer when writing idiomatic code for this framework is not well defined.

Re: Moving to Ireland

#17

Post by yitchelle »

anjc wrote: post #2

Do 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.

Maybe so for a Irish native, but for an expat (which I was one, shifted to Germany from Australia), it is very much a "Grass is greener on the other side" point of view. I worked in Australia for at least 15 years, and it felt very stale, almost dying. With the move to Germany, everything starts to look exciting - new work environment, new challenges and new colleagues. After 5 years in Germany, the grass is still green.

Re: Moving to Ireland

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Post by EamonLeonard »

anjc wrote: post #2

Do 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.

I feel that a vibrant tech industry is often a reflection of a vibrant tech community.

Granted, a community is only a small part of an overall industry, but an industry without community is lacking heart and soul.

And I can say, with authority, that Dublin has a vibrant tech community. My company, Engine Yard, runs or hosts two meetups a week in our Dublin office, covering subjects such as Ruby, PHP, Node JS, Scala, as well as database, Open Data and designer / UX oriented meetups.

If you want to come to any meetups on these subject, or become more involved in the Dublin tech community, drop me a line - eamon@engineyard.com.

In addition, for the past three years, I've been running Pub Standards Dublin, the largest monthly gathering in Ireland of developers, designers and anyone interested in tech - we get about 150-180 each month. See http://pubstandards.ie/ or https://twitter.com/pubstandardsdub for details, you're welcome to join us any time.

I'm sorry you feel that things are "stagnant and dependent on cheap non-EU labour". I don't feel the same, and I invite you to come out, meet your peers and properly engage with your local tech community.

You wont regret it :)

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