Moving up the Irish career ladder will probably mean searching for a job in order to find work. But where do we find jobs during Ireland’s heaviest recession for many years? There are of cause the traditional channels like knocking on the doors of businesses and asking for work. But this as you may know is a long, tiring task. Here is our guide to finding Irish jobs 

Target your search

Ask yourself the question, what kind of job are you looking for? Furthermore, where would you advertise that job if you where a business owner looking to fill that position? By thinking like the employer you we can make reasonable assumptions as to where they would find the staff they need. For example, do you often see jobs for Londis advertised in the Sunday Business Post? No, not often. But you will find them posted on the shop walls. This would be a good start. 

The job centre

Go to the job centre. People tend to forget this, even people standing in line to ’sign-on’ don’t spend much time reading the adverts displayed on the walls. For employers to advertise their jobs here is often the cheapest means for them to advertise and as a result they use this frequently. A word of warning though. If you are looking for a higher management role the job centre might not be your first port of call. 

Job Boards

Search for jobs in Ireland on the internet. Google, Yahoo! and MSN are all good portals to finding jobs. Try different search terms, just writing ‘jobs’ will provide very broad results where as typing the title of the job you want and where you want it will return very specific results much more suitable to what you are looking for.

Newspapers

Employers and recruiters tend to use specific channels to advertise these days so it follows that you will find executive jobs in these types of publications. For example, the Financial Times and the Irish Time are excellent places to find finance jobs. If you are looking for a web development job then you would be wise to go online to the industry magazines website - this is a great portal for companies to find great talent.

Social networking

More and more recruiters are using online tools to find talent. Linkedin and Zoominfo are two examples of this. Be sure to expand your networks as much as possible and get old employers to recommend you. This is one of the best ways to finding your next job since the majority of jobs are filled via networking or word of mouth. It’s true what they say, it’s now what you know but who you know.

Word of mouth

Yes, it’s often true what they say. That most jobs are filled before the vacancy is advertised. So how do you make that yourself?  1. Call potential employers and sell yourself - give it a go, you can’t lose anything. 2. Tell your friends you are looking for work - people are often happy to help other people 3. Hand out your business card - this will help people remember who you are