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career advice

  • 04-10-2007 11:40pm
    #1
    Offalycool
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    Hello, I am going to graduate in a couple of week with a 64% 2.1 BA in English and Philosophy from NUIG. The thing is I don't really know what to do with myself now, I don't really know what my options are. I talked to career advice but they just shrugged there shoulders and gave me a record of what previous graduates did after leaving collage.. It was full of travel expeditions and quite light on information. So what can I do and what would you do if you were me?


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  • #2
    Red Alert
    Hosted Moderators Posts: 7,486 ✭✭✭Red Alert


    One option might be teaching? I'm guessing since you posted here you're thinking of staying in further education for the moment!


  • #3
    Offalycool
    Closed Accounts Posts: 459 ✭✭Offalycool


    Guess I would be interested, I have no Irish in my leaving.. so I guess I could run into problems. Further ed would be great, but I need to have something waiting for me on the other side. would be intrested in all suggestions.


  • #4
    ringleader
    Registered Users Posts: 110 ✭✭ringleader


    Offalycool wrote:
    Guess I would be interested, I have no Irish in my leaving.. so I guess I could run into problems.

    "Irish for teachers" courses are all running/recruiting at the moment.
    You can get a substitute job before you're qualified, but you'd be paid less (I think).
    The teaching H. Dip's tend to have huge waiting lists (2-3 years rumour has it)

    It depends on what you want to do.
    Teach others?
    Be taught some more yourself?
    Earn a wage and go home at the end of the day?
    Be challenged every day at what you end up doing?


  • #5
    Offalycool
    Closed Accounts Posts: 459 ✭✭Offalycool


    I would be interested in teaching, I struggled in school, and would not have a degree without the help of good teachers. I would be interested in teaching adults or older children, people who want a second chance. I just don't know how to go about it.


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