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Job Prospects

  • 10-04-2007 3:49pm
    #1
    [Deleted User]
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    What are the jobs prospects for graduates in the Arts degree who picked subjects like Geography and Economics?


Comments

  • #2
    Jocksy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 129 ✭✭Jocksy


    If you're a bit of an average joe, with average grades and not too much cop on then I would say terrible. If you have a bit of initiative, have plenty of involvement with socities or workplaces and decent grades then you could do well for yourself.


  • #3
    pwee
    Closed Accounts Posts: 86 ✭✭pwee


    A 2.2 will get you into fund accounting, it's not particularly nice tho.


  • #4
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Thanks for the replies, I have an interview soon (am a mature student) any advice?

    Also need an explanation as to what this means "BA Single/Joint Honours"?


  • #5
    Zapp Brannigan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,326 ✭✭✭Zapp Brannigan


    Ba Single: One subject degree.
    BA Joint: 2 subjects degree.


  • #6
    LoLth
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,339 ✭✭✭✭LoLth


    From my experience it is the fact that you have a degree rather than the subject or the grade that is important.

    3rd hons Econ/Fin now working as network admin.

    having said that, not sure i would fancy my chances against a comp sci masters graduate unless its based on experience.

    A friend of mine graduated from maynooth with geography and sociology. studied remote sensing. He is now head of an IT helpdesk in Australia.

    IMHO: your degree / education should be a basis for the role you take but not the defining restrictions on what you can do. (in my case the degree got me a job as a market analyst in teh same company I moved over to IT in, since then it only comes up as a conversation piece in interviews).


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