Hiring in Ireland has tightened considerably. Tech talent remains in demand, but competition for mid-level engineers and product managers is fierce. Many hiring managers report longer time-to-fill and shrinking response rates on traditional job boards. Critical-skilled workers on visas require sponsorship under the Employment Permits Acts, adding compliance overhead. Salaries in EUR have risen sharply, especially in Dublin, making budget planning harder. Raffi operates in Ireland as an agentic AI recruiter that screens and interviews candidates who apply to your job posting. We handle the filtering work—running interviews asynchronously, scoring fit, and surfacing your strongest applicants. All pricing is in EUR. We comply with Irish data protection law (GDPR applies) and hold no issues with work-permit candidates; your hiring process runs the same way regardless of visa status. Interview scheduling integrates with Google Calendar. Job posting can sync from Workable. Most Irish hiring relies on local boards (IrishJobs, LinkedIn) and word-of-mouth. Raffi runs on top of whatever posting channel you choose—we simply begin work once candidates land. No outbound sourcing, no passive-candidate hunting. We interview the applicants you already have. For hiring managers overwhelmed by volume or burnt out on screening, that difference is material. Start with a single role to test.
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Raffi calls every applicant for a 10-15 min structured interview. Not just the top 5 résumés — every one. Result: nobody good slips through.
Conversational AI interview, rubric-anchored scoring, transcripts you can read. You get a top 3-5 shortlist while competitors are still scheduling first-rounds.
SaaS pricing from $199/mo. No 15-25% of first-year salary, no per-hire kickback. Cancel anytime.
Ireland's tech sector remains a draw for multinational investment (finance, software, life sciences), but visa competition and housing costs in Dublin limit talent inflow. Domestic supply of junior engineers has flattened; mid-market hiring lags most. Financial services and pharma are active recruiters; retail and hospitality face wage pressure and high churn. EU talent mobility has softened post-Brexit; non-EU hiring now requires stricter permitting. Remote roles have dampened Dublin-centric salary expectations slightly, but only for truly location-flexible posts. Public sector and civil service recruitment remains slow and formal. Across sectors, hiring managers report applicant fatigue—fewer candidates apply to multiple roles, making quality-per-applicant critical.
Ireland enforces work-permit requirements for non-EEA hires; your legal and HR teams will need to confirm eligibility before offer. English proficiency is universally expected in white-collar roles; language screening is rarely a blocker. Salary expectations run in EUR; Dublin-based roles for senior engineers or product leads often command 75k–110k+ depending on sector. Job boards IrishJobs, LinkedIn Ireland, and local sector-specific sites dominate; traditional recruitment agencies still hold significant share. Hiring cadence tends toward Q1 and Q4; summer months see reduced candidate flow. Cultural fit and team stability are weighted heavily; Irish candidates often prioritize work-life balance and company culture over marginal salary bumps.
Anti-discrimination protections in hiring. Raffi's structured interviews and rubric scoring are designed to defend against bias claims with a clear audit trail.
The ICO recommends transparency about AI use and a human-in-the-loop on hiring decisions. Raffi tells every candidate upfront and you make the final hire — no auto-rejection.
Yes. Raffi operates in 30+ languages and supports candidate calls in any timezone via self-booking — there's no per-country integration. If you can post a role from Ireland, you can run Raffi from Ireland.
Raffi is calibrated against the major AI-in-hiring frameworks (EU AI Act + NYC Local Law 144) and discloses AI use to every candidate before the call. For Ireland-specific work permits and right-to-work checks, those happen outside Raffi — we screen, you verify eligibility before extending an offer.
Yes. Non-EEA nationals require an Employment Permit under Irish law. Your HR or legal team confirms the role qualifies (usually skilled occupations at a salary threshold) before you make an offer. EEA nationals (including UK citizens post-Brexit with appropriate status) do not require permits. Raffi screens and interviews; your compliance obligations remain yours.
IrishJobs.ie, LinkedIn (Ireland-targeted), and Indeed remain dominant. Sector-specific boards (e.g. Silicon Republic for tech) see strong engagement for specialized roles. Most hiring managers post to two or three simultaneously. Raffi integrates with Workable; if your postings flow through Workable, candidate applications feed directly into our interview queue.
30–50 days is average for mid-level roles in competitive sectors like tech and finance. Q1 and Q4 see faster fill; summer months (July–August) are often slow. Raffi runs interviews asynchronously, so candidates interview outside 9-to-5 constraints. That typically compresses your process by 1–2 weeks.
Agentic recruiting is recruiting done by an AI agent that takes action on your behalf — not a chatbot or résumé summarizer. Raffi calls every applicant for a structured 10-15 minute interview, scores them against your rubric, and hands you a ranked top 3-5. The work happens autonomously.
Most agencies charge 15-25% of first-year salary as a placement fee — a $90k hire runs $13-22k. Raffi is SaaS at $199-599/mo plus per-action credits, typically landing under $10k/year for a team hiring 12 people. Same shortlist quality, no placement contract.
About 25 minutes to onboard, post your first role, and have Raffi ready to interview applicants. No engineering work, no integration project. Connect your work email, paste a JD, you're live.
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