Blackrock may be hiring in Dublin and here's how to make €300k
Good news if you want to work for the world's largest asset management firm: Blackrock is opening a new office in Dublin.
Inside Ireland reported at the weekend that the firm, which has $3.5 trillion under management, plans to open a new office in Ireland soon and intimated that it will be hiring staff here. Blackrock already has €5bn of clients in Ireland and has decided the time has come to centralise them all in a new office. Unfortunately, it doesn't appear to be advertising any new jobs just yet and the Irish Examiner suggests it may not do so any time soon: Blackrock already has 28 staff in Ireland and simply wants somewhere to house them all together.
Separately, the Irish government has concocted an almost unfeasibly generous scheme to bring jobs to Ireland. If you’re sick of banking and want to do something entrepreneurial whilst getting paid handsomely, or if you’re working in banking and in a position to persuade your employer to set up an Irish subsidiary or move some of its business to Dublin.
The Irish Independent drew attention to the scheme at the weekend. It was set up by entrepreneur Terry Clunes and is known as ‘Connect Ireland.’
Connect Ireland is open to, “everyone around the world,” regardless of nationality, as long as they can introduce the Connect Ireland staff, “to a company that is expanding internationally.”
In the event that you introduce a company that does locate, you will receive a “substantial reward.” How much? At least €1.5k per job, and €3k per job if you create a, “minimum of 30 sustainable jobs within a 12-month period.”
The full rules are visible here. The Independent helpfully points out that some people might earn €300k from this.
