Career paths

Curious what a particular career path might look like? If you a considering a certain career, it is useful to see how other people managed.

In our section on career paths, we speak to a variety of people in different careers. We find out what they studied, how they started their careers, how their careers are progressing and so forth. This should give you an idea of what to expect when you embark on your own career.

Applications Open for Irish Student Entrepreneurship Forum

Applications Open for Irish Student Entrepreneurship Forum

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The Irish Student Entrepreneurship Forum (ISEF) is a student-run, non-profit initiative which provides a platform for student entrepreneurs in Ireland to launch and grow their businesses. ISEF achieve this by…
Sports & Pre PE-Teaching at Kerry College

Sports & Pre PE-Teaching at Kerry College

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Develop the knowledge and skills to work across a variety of different areas within the sports and leisure industry and/or to pursue a career in PE Teaching at Kerry College.
1916 Bursary Fund

1916 Bursary Fund

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The 1916 bursary applications remain open for some participating institutions.
Taster Days in IT Tralee

Taster Days in IT Tralee

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The School of Business at are running a number of Taster Days in IT Tralee over the coming weeks for TY, 5th Year and Leaving Certificate students.  The taster programmes will…
Try Horticulture for a Day with WIT

Try Horticulture for a Day with WIT

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Are you looking to learn about horticulture? Students from sixth year, FE and fifth year can experience first hand college life in the Teagasc College in the National Botanic Gardens…
Laboratory Apprenticeship Information Day

Laboratory Apprenticeship Information Day

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The Laboratory Apprenticeship team and TU Dublin have announced an upcoming Apprenticeship Information Day. The event will take place on 6th February 2020 from 2pm to 4pm in the Synergy…
Facilitation Skills Level 6 Training Programme

Facilitation Skills Level 6 Training Programme

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Facilitation is about learning: “the facilitator’s role is much more about opening things up for discussion in a stimulating way, getting ideas into the open and helping the group to…
Buyer Beware: Fake Universities

Buyer Beware: Fake Universities

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Mark Godfrey looks at the worrying phenomenon in education today: fake universities and bogus qualifications. Fake degree certificates for UK universities can be bought on the Internet for as little…
DkIT Digital Open Day 2019

DkIT Digital Open Day 2019

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Join the DkIT team online between 10am and 6pm on Tuesday the 18th June 2019 for the DkIT Undergraduate Digital Open Day. This is an excellent opportunity for you to…
Get Planning Your Future With This Cork Careers Fair

Get Planning Your Future With This Cork Careers Fair

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Are you Munster-based and want to  start thinking about your career?  Then make sure to visit the Jobs Expo this March. You can chat with potential employers, speak with colleges…
Interested in participating in Hash Code 2019?

Interested in participating in Hash Code 2019?

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Register your interest now. Hash Code is a team programming competition, organized by Google, for students and professionals around the world. You pick your team and programming language and they…
Homegrown Success: Earn and Learn with mac

Homegrown Success: Earn and Learn with mac

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mac-group is a business that has pledged to give back to the community and the schools that provided the platform for its own accomplishments so far. Having established its own…
Career Profile: Working as a Psychologist

Career Profile: Working as a Psychologist

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Michael Byrne, Principal Psychology Manager with HSE tells us about his educational path and his work as a psychologist with the Health Service Executive. From an early age I wanted…