Posted by Scott on May 11, 2009, 8:57 am, in reply to "Moving to Cork next month, couple of questions"
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Most large businesses and charities are based in Dublin which is the economic, media and political giant in the country. The overseas NGO charities are all based in Dublin because that's where they have access to the media, the politicians and the money.
Cork charities are basically local organizations raising money for local needs. That means they're small and have small budgets. Any work you do for them would certainly be appreciated, but they're mostly unlikely to be paying you the money you need for a green card.
Contact some and see. http://www.qype.ie/ie025-cork/tag/charity is a page I found on Google with a few links to some Cork charities. Contact some and see who they recommend you should talk to.
Good luck. It's a laudable ambition and the heavens may shine on you. But, be aware that Ireland is going through the worst recession of any industrialized nation on the planet and unemployment is growing fast.
Scott
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: planning to move to Europe (and Ireland
: specifically) for quite a while, and it's
: finally almost here!
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: A bit about me - I'm just finishing up my
: Master's in Information Technology from a
: good school in the Boston area, and have my
: BS in Computer Science. I leave just a few
: days after commencement. I was a bit
: disheartened to see the recent changes to
: the Green Card scheme, but happy to see that
: IT hasn't been affected yet.
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: I'm specifically looking for jobs in IT of
: course, but not necessarily working for a
: company in the IT sector. I'm most
: interested in working for a non-profit, or
: charitable organization.
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: I've looked around a bit, but does anyone
: have any suggestions for companies in the
: Cork City area that I might look into? I'm
: already planning on checking out UCC, but I
: haven't had much luck finding info on
: companies in the Cork area that are
: non-profit, charitable organizations.
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