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Should I Even Bother Going For It

  • 20-09-2009 2:49am
    #1
    brennaldo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 484 ✭✭


    After seeing how hard people are finding it getting jobs in education, im starting to think will i even bother going for it

    at the moment im repeating the LC (and im only repeating to get into it) but now im starting to doubt it because of the difficulty, i wanna do arts in ucd and get it that way but im starting to think its not gonna be worth it now

    so any ideas on whether or not i should do it ?

    thanks.


Comments

  • #2
    implausible
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,937 ✭✭✭implausible


    It comes down to whether you want to teach or not. Would you rather get into an area you're not interested in, where there are loads of jobs (and off the top of my head, I can't think of any right now) or get into something you want to do and accept that it may take a lot of time to get a job?

    You'll be doing the LC in 2010, an Arts degree is 3 years (4 if you take a language and study abroad for a year) and the PGDE is a year (but no guarantee of getting into it), so it'll it'll be 2014 by the time you're qualified. Who knows what the job situation will be like by then?

    With an Arts degree, you're keeping your options open anyway.


  • #3
    dory
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 4,527 Mod ✭✭✭✭dory


    You definitely should go for it. You have a few years, and things might change. You can also make yourself more appealing to prospective employers in the meanwhile. Get a few extra certs, first aid or something. GEt a hobby, and try to get pretty good at it. I know one guy who is certain he got his job because the employer was so impressed with some massive walk he had done (few weeks of walking). Showed determination and all that.
    So do what you can and you might as well go for it. No point thinking 'what if' for the rest of your life.


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