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The international confidence in Ireland’s skilled workforce was evident this week with eBay’s announcement it is to expand its Dublin European Centre of Excellence workforce by 150.

The expansion of 150 jobs at the centre is supported by the Irish Government with the aid of IDA Ireland. eBay, which already employs over 1,600 people at its Blanchardstown, Dublin site together with PayPal, its online payment system, has created the new permanent positions in customer service, personal account management and process enhancement.
With more than 90 million active users globally, eBay is the world’s largest online marketplace, where practically anyone can buy and sell practically anything.
The roles created are in areas that will support the execution of eBay’s global and European strategy, and include positions for specialists with strong technical skills in business analytics, content management, project management and account management. The company is also keen to recruit multilingual customer service representatives.
Welcoming the announcement, Taoiseach, Brian Cowen TD, praised the job creation. “eBay is now a global brand name and we are delighted that our capital can provide the flexible and skilled workforce necessary to help this brand grow further in the period ahead.’’