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eihpos · Joined: 14 Dec 2008 Posts: 331

I am curious - Has anyone on these boards managed to secure full time, non - seasonal ELT work in Ireland, even on a contractual basis? If so, I would be interested in hearing how and where!

BadBeagleBad · Posted: Tue Dec 24, 2013 6:13 pm Post subject:

Forget about the how. The real question should be why. With super high unemployment, especially among young adults, can't think why a foreigner would ever be offered a job.

spiral78 · Joined: 05 Apr 2004 Posts: 11534 Location: On a Short Leash

I know a few highly-qualified Irish teachers with good gigs. Like in other tight job markets, they got the work by
1. having much better than average qualifications
2. knowing local people - having a local reputation
3. luck

And no visa issues, obviously!

eihpos · Joined: 14 Dec 2008 Posts: 331

Thanks for the replies guys. Actually, I guess it's 'where' I'm really interested in! Do you by any chance have any idea where your Irish acquaintances work Spiral78? Third level instituitions or language schools? Dublin or elsewhere?

spiral78 · Joined: 05 Apr 2004 Posts: 11534 Location: On a Short Leash

Both at universities. I think private language schools would be similar to those in the UK or North America - chock-full of locals.