Christmas Jobs Marks and Spencer Ireland

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You can visit the Marks and Spencer Ireland website here and click on the “Careers”  link at the bottom of the page – where you will find some useful information about M&S and what is expected of applicants.

M&S welcomes applications from Refugees. They provide additional support when you join them too.

Some information about working at Marks and Spencers

M&S say that their  Customer Assistants ” make them who they  are.“

“Because it’s their job to give every single customer that unique M&S experience – and every reason to keep coming back. So, whether you’re helping find the perfect product or making sure it’s in stock and displayed beautifully, you’ll be putting a smile on our customers’ faces.“

A  customer assistant role will involve helping find the right products for customers,  managing stock, getting new lines out on the shop floor, supervising the fitting rooms, and providing service at the tills.

M&S look for people with the ability to keep customers happy. Which means having the confidence and approachability to deal with all kinds of people.
You will also need to show a flair for tailoring the perfect service for each customer at busy times – which will need a cool head and lots of enthusiasm.

M&S Staff get a 20% discount and flexible shift patterns to suit you.
Applicants should be prepared to work evenings, weekends as well as bank holidays over the Christmas and New Year period.

More Christmas Jobs in Ireland Here

 

Busking Work in Ireland

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Wanted: Musicians , jugglers, magicians etc – to work as Buskers – for yourself in any Irish town busking on the streets. Hours to suit you – day or evening work available. Part time or full time. Self employed – paid in cash. You sort out your own tax affairs!

It is not illegal in Ireland to busk – but if you draw a big crowd the Garda (Police) might move you on for blocking the highway or causing a disturbance. Your biggest problem might be yobs annoying you or even trying to rob you,

Begging is not even against the law in Ireland (The law was changed in 2007 to make it legal) – but even if begging was against the law – buskers would usually be seen as “providing a service” and therefore not begging.

Some busking experience would be useful – but not needed.

Outgoing characters would be best – and you will need to posess your own instrument .

Permits Required for Busking.


DUBLIN : In Dublin if you want to busk you will need a Street Performance Permit (€30 per year)  or a 2 week €10 visitor permit (€10) . If you want to use amplification it will require a €60 per year extra permit or an extra €20 for a 2 week visitor permit. You can apply here

GALWAY – no permits are required but Street Performance is only permitted between the hours of 9 AM and 10 PM during winter months (Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb.March); and between the hours of 9 AM and 11 PM during spring/summer/autumn months (April, May, June, July, August, Sept. and Oct. In Galway – a buskers code of behaviour has been agreed which sets a maximum time of 2 hours each.

Pay – varies from 1 euro an hour to maybe 100 euro an hour – depends on where you are and how good you are and what you are doing or singing. Tourist towns are best – Dublin, Galway, Cork, Dingle, Killarney, Sligo, Clifden, Kenmare, Waterford, Dungarvan, Sligo, Donegal, Clonakilty etc

Be careful that your takings don’t get robbed though – keep taking out cash and put it somewhere safe. (That’s if you get any) .

 

Skills Shortages in Ireland

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In Ireland, many employers say they are having difficulty hiring workers with the right skills, and some employers who plan to increase their headcount in the next quarter are struggling.


Larger organisation’s as well as those in the manufacturing and finance sectors are seeing the largest talent shortages.
In 2021 – a Grant Thornton International Business Report surveyed 5,000 mid-market businesses across 29 economies, including Ireland, in the first half of this year.


In 2021 – to help with the skills shortages – the Irish Government announced changes to the employment permits system for workers from outside the European Economic Area (EEA), The main changes include:

  • Most construction sector jobs are now eligible for a General Employment Permit
  • Quota removed for HGV driver work permits
  • 350 General Employment Permits for hospitality managers
  • Social Workers eligible for Critical Skills Employment Permit
  • Dispensing Opticians eligible for General Employment Permit
  • New General Employment Permit quotas for 1,000 Horticulture Operatives, 500 Meat Deboners, 1500 Meat Processors



Here is a list of some of the skills that are in short supply in Ireland.


If you have these skills – you should be able to get a job quite easily in Ireland .

Science

  • Analytical chemists
  • medical scientists
  • Medical laboratory scientists
  • Biological scientists and biochemists in manufacturing

Engineering

  • Design, process and quality control/assurance engineers.
  • Engineers – (mechanical,electrical,automation,validation)
  • Civil Engineers
  • Structural Engineers and Site Engineers

Electronics engineers specialising in:

  • Chip design, test engineering, or application engineering, or
  • Process automation engineering, or
  • Power generation, transmission and distribution

IT

  • Product/project managers
  • IT analysts/engineers
  • IT technicians with foreign languages
  • Cyber Security Roles
  • Web design and development professionals
  • Programmers and software development professionals

Business

  • Accountants with industry-specific experience (particularly in the financial sector)
  • Management consultants and business analysts specialising in big data analytics with skills in IT, data mining, modelling, and advanced maths or related and relevant specialist skills, qualifications or experience.


Healthcare

  • Doctors
  • Nurses
  • Heathcare Assistants
  • Radiographers
  • Radiation therapists
  • Vascular technologists/physiologists
  • Gastro Intestinal technologists/physiologists

Construction

  • Electricians
  • Masons
  • Roofers, Roof Tilers and Slaters
  • Plumbers and Heating and Ventilating Engineers
  • Carpenters and Joiners
  • Floorers and Wall Tilers
  • Painters and Decorators
  • Construction and Building Trades Supervisors
  • Quantity surveyors

Craft Occupations

  • Welders
  • CNC Programers

Artistic Jobs

  • Art Director in 2D or 3D animation
  • Location Designer in 2D or 3D animation, with at least one year’s experience in the role
  • Character Designer in 2D or 3D animation, with at least one year’s experience in the role
  • Prop Designer in 2D or 3D animation, with at least one year’s experience in the role
  • Animation Layout Artist in 2D or 3D animation, with at least one year’s experience in the role

Other Jobs

  • Social Worker
  • International marketing experts with required domain knowledge specialising in product strategy development and management with technical and product/service knowledge (pharmaceutical, medical devices, Software B2B, SaaS products)
    Architect

 

Most Popular Employers in Ireland for Graduates

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In 2018 a survey was carried out on over 14000 students by a company called Trendence. Part of the survey asked the students about their Ideal employer.

  1. Google
  2. PWC
  3. Dept of Education (Teaching)
  4. Deloitte
  5. Jameson (Irish Distillers)
  6. Dept. of Foreign Affairs
  7. Accenture
  8. European Commisson
  9. KPMG
  10. Aer Lingus
  11. Pfizer
  12. Ernst Young
  13. Boston Scientific
  14. Johnson & Johnson
  15. Bank of Ireland
  16. Abbott Ireland
  17. Diageo
  18. Lidl
  19. RTE
  20. Amazon

Google was the top choice of employer according to this latest survey. They replaced Deloitte at the top.
The Dept of Education , Aer Lingus and Johnson & Johnson all increased popularity since the previous survey. Amazon jumped from 27 to 20.

At the other end of the popularity list (so it might be easier to get a job at these companies) were :

  • ebay (172)
  • PTSB (167)
  • KBC (164)
  • AXA (160)
  • Allianz (159)
  • Vodafone (157)
  • Twitter (136)




 

Galway Races Jobs

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Jobs at the Galway Races 2022

As usual – Lydon House Catering will be looking for temporary  staff to work at the Galway Races which are due take place this year at the end of July.

They will be looking for the following Categories of Experienced Staff:

Hospitality Supervisors

Bar Supervisors  Catering Supervisors

Chefs  Waiting Staff  Bar Staff

Catering Assistants/Kitchen Porters/Wash Up Staff

Administration Staff

All applicants must be 16 years or over. There are some restrictions on the roles and time periods that staff between 16 – 18 years can be recruited for e.g. duration of employment is 5 days maximum, staff must finish work before 10.00pm

Applicants need to complete an online application form    and send it to the appropriate department:

email Catering & Waiting Staff Applications to: recruitment@lydonhousecatering.com

email Bar Applications to: barstaff@lydonhousecatering.com

The Galway Races Summer Festival is renowned as being Ireland’s premier and most colourful racing festival.  While it is a major sporting event, it also appeals to a much wider audience than just the racing fans. It’s true to say once you go racing in Galway, you’ll want to make it an annual event. It is a unique occasion filled with colour, atmosphere, passion and craic.

 

 

5000 Census Jobs at CSO

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The Central Statistics Office will be running the Irish Census in April 2022 – and will be looking for hundreds of temporary workers .

The Census 2022 date will be April  3rd 2022



Census Jobs : Field Supervisors.

(466 posts available countrywide)

Applications opened 26th August 2021 (Closed Now)


Census Enumerator Vacancies

Position: Census Enumerator (5,100 posts available countrywide)
Applications open on 25 November 2021
Applications accepted online only through the CSO website
Fixed term contract from 28 February 2022 – 6 May 2022
Work from home
Flexible hours


The job of enumerator will require you to distribute the census forms to homes in advance of the census day and then return to collect them once the census has taken place.
You’ll also be required to answer questions that people might have. Successful candidates should be available to work at different times of day and also at weekends in order to ensure that all forms are distributed and collected in person.

Hours and Pay

Remuneration will be on a fee / allowance basis. Enumerators can expect to typically earn €2,400 on average, for their work during this 10 week period, made up as follow

You can apply for and see more about the  Census Jobs Here