There is a big fluctuation when it comes to international people in Cork.
Due to jobs and situations in the home country a lot of families are looking for Ireland and Cork, with its big variety of bilingual jobs, for a different life without the struggle of living on a very low-income.
When you are new to Cork, don’t think you are on your own. There a many families from many different countries that have probably been in a very similar situation, when they first came to Ireland.
From meetings on the weekends or, if kids are involved, days at the park; there is always something to do and there are always people to do it with!!
And people that have lived here for a while, make sure you are open to others to help them in their beginnings. We all know how much stress it takes away to have someone guide you and inform you about important aspects of life in Cork.
This blog here is one of many options to find help! It is on us to make the most of the international environment we have in Cork!
Cork Expats Families 
Hi, I’m happy to come across your blog. My husband and I (3 kids) are thinking of moving to another country. Where we do not know yet. We live in Belgium and are rather tired of the life here. Other than the normal job search engines, would you advice on more specific ones for in Cork? I speak Chinese as well and would like to know if there are good opportunities there. Thanks! Really appreciate your effort in sharing your experience in Cork.
Regards,
Meili
Hi Meili, the main employeers in Cork belong to Pharma and IT sectors and regarding the chinese, knowing languages is a plus, and probably chinese is a very demanded one. Multinatonals in Cork and Ireland normally gives support for the markets in other countries, so there are a variety of positions, beside of the technical ones, that anyone could apply, such us customer service, sales, technichal writters positions, to develop manuals, product documentation etc. Also I know of a chinese company, Huawei , with offices in Cork (probably there are more that I’m not aware of). Hope you find my answer useful!!
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