For god sake everyone is recommending springboard, courses, all of that beautiful things to start career for someone like me: 26 yr old, leaving certificate from EU country with really shitty grades (I didn’t care at this moment , what I heavily regret now since there is no possible way for me to start Bachelor in science now) but with strong will to learn. As living in Ireland is not easy (huge rent prices) I have to work full time and finding ANY part-time computing course (Galway/online) is literally impossible for me. I would love to start progressing from level 5, through level 6/7 and doing Bachelor - but as I can see there is no such option for people like me who need to work and can commit 5 days a week to study for next 4 years.

Am I wrong? If yes please, redirect me to place that can help me starting my education once again.

*I apologize you for the beginning but I really feel powerless as there is no path for me even though I’m motivated as never..

What are the most interesting companies to work for as a software engineer? I’m not looking at salary here, or if they are hiring at the moment. Just in general, I’d like to have a target of a few companies that have projects that I consider cool, in interesting areas. I know this is very subjective but I’d love to hear if you ever worked in a place where you were really excited about the project.

Lads, have to go for office twice a week. Whats the better deal for car park ? Saw a few rentals ad's in daft.ie it says monthly 100€. Any better deal ?

Hi all,

Was wondering in terms of compensation is there a difference in net pay between a person who only gets a salary compared to someone who gets a base salary and stock, e.g:

Is 50k salary equal to 40k base + 10k Stocks/annum?

Nothing has come from applying directly to roles and I’m starting to get concerned about the growing gap between graduating and now. Is there a roundabout way to get in such as getting in the door with another position and transferring internally down the line?

Hi all,

Whats the story with AI and front end work?

Is it all just VC's spending money and noise about AI regarding front end work going to the bots in the near future?

Curious to hear from any devs and their experience with the new tools/ no skill site building etc. Are they transferable to real work/ how do you think it is going to go?

I assume it's just the content creators online desperate to lure me into thinking it is all going to be pointless. It's the area I'm enjoying learning the most from college so I should stick with it til judgement day?

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Has anyone done this course and how did you find it?

Hey folks, wanted to understand what is the current job market after completing masters. I am leaning towards towards doing a master's in cloud in University of Galway. Also, any prospects on this course would also be helpful. Thanksss!

Hi! I’m very interested in starting a career as a software developer and am currently considering many options. I read on the fit website that during the first 6 months of training I would be studying full time. Does anybody know if I’d be getting paid throughout the full time education period? I also heard codeinstitute is not as promising as they advertise it, besides the apprenticeship does anybody know of ways to start a career without having to apply through CAO? Thank you!

Wondering if anyone knows the remote working policy for Kitman labs? Job description is down as remote but no further details.

Hi, has anyone done the Ericsson MSc In Applied Software Engineering?

I got offered a place to start the 9 week Certificate in Software Engineering starting in June. I'm going to contact Ericsson or ICT Skillnet or whoever to get some information but can anyone advise me?

What are the chances of getting accepting on the MSc programme after completing the Certificate, if you get a decent grade and attend everything? I'm assuming that you won't get accepted on the MSc unless you are going to be employed by Ericsson. If they run this programme every year, how many people actually get on the programme? There seemed to be a good 20 or so people on the call before doing the aptitude test, and I know they ran a few sessions of the test.

Hi all, I am job seeker from abroad currently moved into Ireland in spouse visa. I am a software engineer, I don’t have any career gap so far and has a 7 years experience. Since I’m currently in between jobs, how long of a career gap in my cv is harmful for my job application if it takes a while to find a job.

Hey all,

I'm 22 yrs old at the moment and wanting to get back to education. I would like to do something that's IT based but I'm not a huge fan of the software side of things. I've never gone to college and only have my Leaving Cert on me with low points, I had a look at Springboard, Fit.ie and CAO with a computing or Networking level 7 course as I read that they're less software focused (please correct me if I'm wrong). I feel lost at the moment and would love some help or a few tips you might have!

Thanks!

I heard in New York they are giving free money to migrants. I live in Ireland but I like free money. If I fly to New York and just stay there will I be eligible for a free pre paid debit card or do I have to enter the country across the border? From there I can hopefully get a job as a software engineer and get a proper salary closer to 200k instead of the peanuts they offer here.

I'm crafting my CV for entry-level data analyst/Analyst positions and grappling with advice on the ideal length. Some suggest sticking to a single page, while others recommend 1-2 pages, (UK and Ireland Standard). My current layout includes:

1. Contact: Name, location, email, phone NB, Linkedin, Github.
2. a professional summary
3. key skills split into professional (Effective Communication, Data Analysis, Data Modelling, Crictical Thinking, etc) and technical areas (Python, Sql, PowerBI/Tableau, Excel, etc)
4. work experience (including internships),
5. relevant projects
6. my educational background.

Is a professional summary truly beneficial? My career coach recommends including it, but I'm curious about its real-world impact, particularly for someone at the junior level. He also recommended me to have around 2 page rather than one page. Given my layout, what would be the most effective CV length to cover all relevant details without overwhelming potential employers? Would love to hear your thoughts and any personal experiences related to this!

Thanks.

What is the average amount of time that I should be following up with the recruiter for my update on the recent interview ? Do you think giving them a call will sound a bit desperate

I've been a developer for 14 years now, but last 5 I have moved away & been handling different projects in my company. Honestly, I didn't really like being a developer anyways, couldn't click with it.

But last 6 months, work has been stale and new manager made a toxic work place so I feel like moving to a new company.
I do not have any PM certs so no other company will even give me an interview.
My experience was never a full costing, market research, design, go to market etc.
It was more - We need to get this done - will you organise a team to do it & make sure its done right & on time. I am dependable in that role and actually good at it.

But that is not even a real PM role, I've never costed a project, or checked for demand of a product.
But I know now i want a career change to PMO.

Can anybody who done this before give me advice?
Also I have done a few hours searching courses, PRINCE2 & IMPA seems to be the most common but are they best suited?
I will have time & money to do them (Not indefinite of either but enough I think)

Basically I want any advice from anyone with experience.

Edit: Adding from a comment I wrote in reply below
Is there other courses I should be considering?
Time & Money on my side but only if the extra spent is worth it. 
If Prince2 is nearly the same as PMP, and the end of the day, its about having any qualification with experience to back up then I will do Prince2.
But if there is a course that employers love to see but costs an extra 3 months and thousand more I would consider it.

Its a subjective question, one persons walk in the park could be another persons hell.
But generally speaking, does your job give you space to live your life and pay enough to do so, or is it a sweatshop?

The below questions may help to give comparative answers:

• How many hours per week do you work?
• Are you given enough time to complete your work without working extra?
• Are you monitored and if so does it feel invasive?
• Do you have flexibility, e.g. if you have to collect a sick child from school?
• Are you paid enough to live comfortably without worrying too much about money?
• do you enjoy your work?
• What causes you the most stress at work right now?

My answers will be in the first post.

Hey all, my names Samir and I'm a Software Engineering student at UL.

I'm looking for internship opportunities around the Limerick area, from August until December.

I've a decent amount of experience in Backend, Firmware, Frontend and Tooling development, so you can throw me anywhere and I'll probably figure it out.

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Languages i've worked in and am reasonably competent in are Rust, Typescript, C++ and Python, but I can realistically learn whatever languages and/or stacks required for the job.

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Throwing my contact details down here:
Email: samir@kronsy.dev
Linkedin: https://linkedin.com/in/kronsy
GitHub: https://github.com/KronsyC

Thank You

Likely going to take a year off as a break after I’m finished my leaving, and go into college to study CS in 2025. However, don’t want to doss around doing nothing for a year. Don’t want to jump straight into college, but wouldn’t mind getting a head start by doing some courses in my free time during a year off. Has anybody had any experiences between either of those two, or knows any better? (Dream college is Trinity, more realistic is Maynooth just FYI)

April marks my first month in a team lead role (promotion). One of my co-workers who I now manage has made this process an absolute nightmare. They are extremely dissatisfied that they were passed up for promotion and I'm facing the brunt of it. I understand where they are coming from, as they do good work and simply seek clear direction and guidance as to what they need to do to get themselves promoted in the future. It seems that their/our previous manager didn't set these clear expectations. So since being promoted, I am working with them to develop an individual development plan and have given my feedback to their initial draft. There's still one or two points in there that they're fussing over as they clearly want to set the bar low so they can be considered for the next promotion cycle later this year, but honestly, I feel that they need more time before they're ready to step into a senior role. I will occasionally get very passive-aggressive DMs or comments in my PRs, generally lots of ridiculous attempts at one upmanship and I've simply had enough of it. Or they will dismiss a lot of what I have to say in terms of helping them with their career, or only half listen to what I'm saying. They have a very grandiose and over-inflated view of their own skillset and the level at which they're performing at (they aim to be a CTO at a company one day...) Their complete lack of maturity during this has completely tainted the team dynamic we previously had, though realistically not a whole lot has changed from a day to day perspective. Upper management are aware of the situation and are monitoring it closely, but in the meantime I gotta deal with this.

Has anyone else here been in a similar position and if so, how have you dealt with it? Thanks!

How in the f- are you supposed to deal with this office bullshit?

We have a director who takes joy out of been an absolute jackass. Hes a bully of a man. He doesn't have a technical background but hes never let that stop him from having absolute God level confidence to rip someone apart over something that hes actually totally wrong about.

And the other snake in the grass hes in the game of making these cheeky little bastard comments to people as he's turning his back to high tail it out the door. Never makes these comments unless hes half way out the door and you cant really respond.

The actual job and workload we have is not that bad. And the pay is decent. The hardest part of the work week is putting up with other peoples bullshit.

Whats your office politics bullshit that your dealing with?

I’m a UX designer considering doing masters in Ireland. I want to get a sense of how is the job market out there in tech. Are there enough opportunities? I’m aware of a global slowdown and keeping that in mind do you hope that it will improve by next year? Also, would appreciate any insights into UX design hiring.

Hey everyone, just a heads up, I'm not in HR or the hiring team 😄 but we have some openings for positions in Python, data analysis, and AWS. If you have the right skills, I'd be glad to refer you:

• Python Automation Engineer: (https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/3836605909)
• Data Architect: (https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/3892451637)
• Cloud SRE: (https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/3892454270)

Feel free to DM me!

Anyone use a writer to polish their CV? Been using the same format for years and would like a revamp.

Ta