Enterprise Ireland Reviews

Pros

Great work helping shaping Ireland industrial strategy

Cons

Decision making process is sometimes lengthy

Pros

Helpful colleagues, making a real difference for Irish companies. Those with initiative get to work on interesting projects. International organisation that wears many hats. Lots of chance to pivot into new areas and start from scratch on something. Good work life balance.

Cons

Some mediocre management. Political trajectory means making politicians look good come before helping companies in many cases.

Pros

Understanding, interactive, great time schedule, flexible hours

Cons

Outside of city centre Limited variance in work

Pros

Colleagues act with integrity, are friendly and approachable Varied range of roles and projects Transparent salary structure Decent tech support for hybrid working

Cons

Change within the company is slow Can be difficult to progress professionally as there are limited job opportunities Decentralised location is awkward to get to

Pros

- Great opportunity to move internationally for a starter role. - Programme is long enough that you actually learn how to do the role and excel. - Trains you in BDR work, how to build a network abroad, how to support a company entering or scaling in a foreign market.

Cons

- Salary can be tight but you are on a grad programme and you are getting so much access and experience at a very junior level. You get a living allowance based on location to level the group.

Pros

Nice and friendly people. Security of tenure. Great work-life balance, 35 hour week, up to 3 days work from home, and possibility of flextime.

Cons

Rigid adherence to public sector pay structure which means very poor pay for lower grade new hires. Those 'in the door' a while are rewarded quite handsomely. Very difficult for a young person in Dublin to live on the Level B or C starting salaries (23k to 26k). Advancement through the company is partly based on length of service, just hold on long enough and you'll get ahead. Means a new hire has to go to the back of the queue. The office is poorly located in a business park only accessible by driving, a long walk from Alfie Byrne Road, or a shuttle bus. The office is also split across two buildings which means a trek across to either, and the air con is very pooor.

Pros

Pension / People / Location /

Cons

Laughable salary caused by Landsdowne Road Agreement

Pros

diverse, flexible, stress free, large network, local

Cons

poor mgt no goals slow pace

Pros

Strong sense of mission, delivering sense of purpose. Good opportunities for anyone that might like to go overseas. Grad programme is good if you get into the right client facing team. But get the experience, and move on.

Cons

An awful culture, few of senior leadership team are in their elevated positions down to excellence of delivery in their prior roles. Its a political snake pit. The harder you work on the things you are supposed to be working on, the more likely you are to go unrewarded. Meanwhile those who focus entirely on playing the game, and focus on their ascension up the career ladder, can spend vast amounts of time doing what they need to do to secure the phantom profile that is needed to hut the next heights. EI has proven time after time that the core values that they keep writing down, are just that, words. Real shame to see a once great organisation being destroyed from within by people who don't really connect with the mission, and definitely care little for their people.

Pros

Guaranteed pension and flexible hours

Cons

Management self serving, no promotional opportunities