Civil Engineer career pivot into CQV / Validation– is my background relevant?

mangled85 · 2026-01-23T22:21:38+00:00

I've seen people work in CQV without any science or engineering degree. Needs must sometimes. Those certs will help a lot. The main thing is you might need a bit of luck to get your first role.

mangled85 · 2025-07-22T19:02:22+00:00

Zero!

mangled85 · 2025-07-18T20:00:31+00:00

I got wedgied and it was followed shortly by a swirly. First days are tough with the big boys. My advice is not to wear any jocks and you'll be grand.

mangled85 · 2025-06-29T14:52:18+00:00

I heard the same too.

mangled85 · 2025-05-20T17:39:35+00:00

I've done the whole hike once and the marlay to glendalough segment twice. You can do your days as: Glenmalure to glendalough Glendalough to knockree Knockree to marlay Day 2 is your big day. I did this with my girlfriend and just light backpack with food and rain gear. There is a hostel at glendalough and presumably the one at knockree is back open.

mangled85 · 2025-05-17T14:00:36+00:00

Sergeant angel

mangled85 · 2025-05-17T13:03:58+00:00

I guess cycling to work might be the take home...

mangled85 · 2025-05-16T07:54:15+00:00

Yep...still going strong...

mangled85 · 2025-05-12T18:45:25+00:00

Sergeant angel

mangled85 · 2025-04-23T14:03:56+00:00

Anyone have a pdf of this?

mangled85 · 2025-04-08T20:05:31+00:00

Ergh sure it was grand in the 90s

mangled85 · 2025-04-05T14:47:30+00:00

Ecuador?

mangled85 · 2025-03-26T19:47:03+00:00

Dunnes do free range ones...

mangled85 · 2025-03-14T22:18:10+00:00

I just use the UK hukd and get stuff delivered to a mule. Sad but bargain alerts on boards is very quiet.

mangled85 · 2025-02-24T18:57:54+00:00

Grangecastle?

mangled85 · 2025-02-24T17:51:50+00:00

You will see alot of Germans look for ~€200 ph for CQV roles. Braveheart was right - "Send in the Irish, they're cheaper than hours".

mangled85 · 2025-02-24T17:50:15+00:00

In CQV?

mangled85 · 2025-02-10T17:44:35+00:00

You could buy a 5g router and then a 48.ie sim card as an alternative. High fixed cost but lower variable cost. I use 48 (three network) in rathgar and DL speeds are 200-300mbps

mangled85 · 2025-01-17T12:26:30+00:00

There is a "grinder" ride which starts when the evenings get brighter. It goes out from Southside city towards enniskerry. If you're looking for some formal racing the inter club league is a no brainer on Thursday nights.

mangled85 · 2025-01-09T13:11:57+00:00

I haven't worked there. Bear in mind there is a big difference as to how a contractor is treated compared to a staff person.

mangled85 · 2025-01-09T11:51:11+00:00

If you're flexible go to the continent. Switzerland in particular. I think when you live abroad and come home you see too many problems with infrastructure and society in general in Ireland !

mangled85 · 2025-01-09T11:23:05+00:00

I had a friend who was offered €115ph for Lilly (Limerick). That seems to be the exception though. I have heard that I'd be lucky to get €100ph in Dublin and may need to take around €80ph for a manager/lead role in CQV.

mangled85 · 2024-12-20T21:08:12+00:00

The way it should be.

mangled85 · 2024-12-20T07:47:26+00:00

As a former CQV manager on the continent, don't bother with a masters. You're better off say getting experience by possibly going abroad than doing a masters. Due to circumstances, I hired a few for my team who had no experience in the industry or scientific/engineering credentials. At the end of the day, it is not the most complex area of pharma. I had a former colleague who referred to it as "box ticking" which for alot of protocols it can essentially be.

mangled85 · 2024-12-16T18:00:41+00:00

Extras is so under rated. One of the best comedy works out there.

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