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A Guide for Chefs Seeking Work in Ireland: Navigating the Visa Process

Introduction For Chefs Seeking Work In Ireland

Are you a talented chef from outside the EU or UK, dreaming of working in Ireland? You might be wondering about the legal and technical hurdles you need to overcome. This guide is specifically designed for chefs seeking work in Ireland and will provide you with the information you need.

Cliffs of Moher for Chefs Seeking Work in Ireland

Understanding the Irish Work Permit System

As a chef recruitment agency, we often receive interest from chefs from outside both the European Union and the United Kingdom looking to work as a chef in Ireland. Very often, the curriculum vitae and backgrounds of the applicants are very strong. Yet, very often we cannot offer them any assistance whatsoever. Why is this, you might ask? The answer is straightforward: unless they hold a European Union passport or, should I say, a passport from a European Union nation state, or a United Kingdom passport (thanks to the Common Travel Area), they do not have an automatic right to work in the Republic of Ireland. For more information, you can visit the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) website.

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The Most Brutally Honest Chef Job Advert Ever

A restaurateur/chef in Glasgow (that’s in Scotland) has attracted lots of attention by posting a Chef Job Ad that holds absolutely nothing back. He held so little back that the site hosting the Chef Job Ad [note link goes to our job board, we have to get a plug in for ourselves somewhere along the way too – the link to the actual chef job advert in context is provided toward the bottom of the article] has forced him to censor the ad.

Even censored though, the ad is eye wateringly honest. Speaking of honesty, go here if you’d like to know how do chef recruitment agencies work?

No chef turning up for an interview at this place could ever say he hadn’t be warned, and well warned, in advance about the, ahem, job challenges which lay ahead. Keep reading Chefs because the juicy details are coming. Anyway the job ad was for a Sous Chef and no amount of meta commentary by me can ever do justice to the advert itself, which we’ll be getting to very soon, that’s a promise.

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Sourcing Chefs in Ireland, Proactive Vs Reactive Recruitment

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Not to be Found on Irish Job boards

We’ve just blown the budget on Irish Catering Jobs Boards, can you help us?

“Hi, do you have any Chef De Parties, Sous Chefs, Pastry Chefs, Head Chefs (delete as appropriate)?” Even before introducing themselves this is often the first thing we hear from our Irish catering clients. The second thing we often hear is “how much do you charge?” Now we really do know that they’re already down several hundred on Irish job board fees, know they urgently need an agency’s help but hate throwing good money after bad. [Read more…] about Sourcing Chefs in Ireland, Proactive Vs Reactive Recruitment

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