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15
- Working in Ireland
Before you go :
Read as much as you can about the country
(see our list of Guides).
You imperatively have to
speak English if you want to find a job.
The University of Rennes II
gives Irish Gaelic lessons by correspondence :
Université de Rennes II,département
celtique, 6 ave Gaston Berger, 35043 Rennes
cedex.
Sean O'Conaill gives private Gaelic lessons in
Paris, his address is Finnegan's Wake, 9 rue des
Boulangers, 75005 Paris.
Job hunting :
You can get a list of French companies
installed in Ireland from the Franco-Irish Chamber
of Commerce.
Certain sectors of activity
have a large demand : computer sciences and
electronics.
To find a job you can look at
offers available in the FAS Centres which are the
Irish labour exchanges. There are about ten centres
in Dublin. They can also help you to formulate your
CV. You will be asked to register with the
Department of Justice.
The Alliance Française
has notice boards where jobs are often advertised
in various sectors : restaurants, au pair
etc.
Temporary work agencies and
private employment agencies can be of help and you
can leave your CV with them.
Job offers are published in
some of the daily newspapers : the Irish
Independent publishes offers on Sundays and
Thursdays, the Irish Times publishes them on
Fridays and the evening papers, the Evening Press
or the Evening Herald publishes them every
day.
Formalities :
You can stay three months in Ireland without
completing any formalities.
If you stay longer than that or if you want to
enrol on the Irish Labour Exchange, you have to
register with the Dept of Justice. It is only a
simple formality and you don't need to have a
residence permit to do it.
Department of Justice, 72 St Stephen’s Green.
Dublin 1.
Once you have done this you will receive a
certificate which will be demanded by the labour
exchange.
Residence permit :
If you have decided to stay over three months
you will have to get a Residents Permit.
You need to fill in the form which you can get from
the Aliens Registration Office, Harcourt Square,
Dublin 2 and either return it to them or to a local
police station. If you don't have a work contract
when you apply for a permit you will have to prove
that you have enough money to stay in the
country.
You will have to open a local bank account, it is
very easy to do, you only need to show your
passport and give the address where you are
residing.
The curriculum vitae, the
covering letter and the interview :
Your CV:
The Irish CV is very detailled, particularly
concerning professional experience.
If in your professional life you have been given
responsibilities, you must explain what they were
and give the results of your experience.
If your CV is to be sent to a company looking for
French personnel or to an international company,
keep it shorter and more to the point.
The last part of your CV should deal with
references and give the addresses of your past
employers.
The recruiting officer will probably want to speak
to your last employer. If your last jobs were in
France your prospective employer might appreciate
having letters of recommendation attached to your
CV to avoid having to ring.
Your covering letter :
It should be handwritten, similar to the kind
written in France.
The interview :
It is a good idea to get some information about
the company before your interview so you can
eventually talk about it intelligently. You might
also be asked about previous employers. Whatever
happens stay polite and optimistic.
Some criteria that
recruiting officers will not appreciate :
a lack of enthusiasm, passivity or
indifference, a lack of ambition, a lack of
self-confidence, a lack of objectives. Don't be
shy. You may have to answer a questionnaire, be
extremely precise because if the employer is
interested in your candidacy he will not
necessarily double check on another document like
your CV.
Conditions : in
Ireland three weeks of paid leave a year are
obligatory. A work week is 40 hours.
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Formalities
To enter Ireland you need a valid passport or a
National identity card which is less than 10 years
old.
Minors must have parental authority if they are
travelling alone.
If you are taking your car you have to have your
car registration papers with you, the international
green insurance card and a driving licence. The
vehicle must have number plates on the front and on
the back.
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Health
No vaccinations are
obligatory.
For any health problem, in Ireland as in any other
country of the EEC you have to have an E111 form
with you to get reimbursed for any medical charges
you may have. You can get this form from your
Social Security centre in France.
If you should have a road
accident, dial 999 whatever region of Ireland you
are in, particularly if anyone is injured. All
accidents should be reported to the Irish Visiting
Motorist Bureau, 3/4 South Frederick Street, Dublin
2, tel 01 6797233, fax 01 6798693.
Pets have to go into
quarantine for six months if you want to bring them
into the country. It is impossible to avoid this
legislation.
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