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Careers with languages
Would you like to find/advertise a career with languages? Below is a list of employers and recruitment websites/agencies that advertise/offer jobs with languages.
* Take a look at our career supports page for some videos on preparing for a career with languages.
* Are you an employer? Take a look at our employer supports page.

Looking for courses in German? Look no further than SAP!
Attention students who have studied in Germany in recent years and are sitting the Leaving Cert. this June or sat it in 2014. SAP are offering a 3-year fully-paid-fees course in German in IT, with the promise of a job for three years after. The programme starts Aug. 3rd in Germany. SAP  are making offers based on Mock Leaving Cert results for 2015 or the actual results for students who took the exam in 2014. Download the files to find out more.
Short Cooperative Learning SAP
File Size: 6667 kb
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Recruitment Booklet
File Size: 1240 kb
File Type: pdf
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gradireland
Check out gradireland's page on careers for language graduates: http://gradireland.com/career-sectors/languages-and-culture

Employers constantly highlight the need for graduates with a high level of language skills. With fluency in foreign languages, a whole world of possibilities transforms into a world of genuine opportunities. Read gradireland Your Career with Languages for jobs, employers and advice.

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gradireland 
Do Ghairm le Gaeilge / Your career with Irish
Discover the options that your knowledge of the Irish language can provide you with in this accessible, informative and practical guide. Available in Irish and English Fluency in our native language opens up a whole range of opportunities in different sectors, from the public to private sector. Explore what opportunities exist in the dynamic Irish language media sector or see where your knowledge of the language can take you within the public sector. Why not take Irish abroad and work as a translator with the European Union? Whatever your interest, Irish is relevant and applicable across a great many areas, find out how it can help boost your career prospects. Download our guide in English here or in Irish here.

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GRADchances Language Fair (RDS, March 4, 2015)
Just a brief recap of this year's incredibly successful Language Fair! Over 800 students and more than 20 employers attended. There were lots of interesting seminars, with one on EU jobs particularly popular. The Minister for European Affairs, Mr Dara Murphy TD, spoke at that. The Fair was launched at the Alliance Francaise on Monday, March 2, with Minister Murphy, Alliance Director Philippe Milloux, Jameson, JCDecaux and the HEA involved. See here and here for media coverage. 


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Jobbio.ie
Regularly advertises multilingual jobs. See: https://jobbio.com/


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Deutsch-Irische Industrie- und Handelskammer/German-Irish Chamber of Industry and Commerce
Check out a list of job advertisements here: http://www.german-irish.ie/en/business-%20services/recruitment/current-vacancies


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EUJOBS.IE 
This is the Department of the Taoiseach's webpage dedicated to supporting Irish citizens interested in pursuing a career in EU institutions:  http://www.taoiseach.gov.ie/eng/Work_Of_The_Department/European_Affairs/EUjobs/


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Europass
Objectives: 
- to help citizens communicate their skills and qualifications effectively when looking for a job or training
- to help employers understand the skills and qualifications of the workforce
- to help education and training authorities define and communicate the content of curricula                                                                                                                      Click here for more information: http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/en/about


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Gaelport.com
Folúntais agus deiseanna fostaíochta / Vacancies and employment opportunities - Irish language sector
http://www.gaelport.com/foluntais



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HBV Studios
HBV Studios specialises in producing multi-language audio and video. For this we recruit native speakers of global languages to audition for voiceover work. For more information, click here: http://hbvstudios.com/


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The Irish Translators’ and Interpreters’ Association / Cumann Aistritheoirí agus Teangairí na hÉireann (ITIA)
The ITIA is the only professional association in Ireland representing the interests of practising translators and interpreters. 
For more information, click here:  http://translatorsassociation.ie/

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The Public Appointments Service
publicjobs.ie regularly features job vacancies that require language skills.

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Sigmar Recruitment
Lots of language jobs advertised here: http://www.sigmarrecruitment.com/