This section contains information for students who have completed secondary school and are in Further or Higher education. From here you will find a range of resources designed to assist you to make sound, informed decisions about your career direction.
As you progress through college, you change and grow and become more aware of what life has to offer. You may be more focused on what direction to take your career, or you may just as easily be less certain. If you are unsure then visit the Career Exploration section and complete our Interest test, a range of self-assessment exercises, explore career sectors, or listen and watch videos of people in a wide variety of jobs.
If you are nearing completion of your studies, and are preparing to enter the workforce, then follow the Jobs & Work link to find jobs available to third level graduates. Here you will find the most comprehensive list of links to job sites spicifically aimed at recruiting graduates. Also take a look at our Labour Market section to get information on the trends in the Irish labour market.
If you want to continue your studies to Postgraduate level, then go to our section on Postgrad courses. This section will brief you on the various study possibilities and provides links to find courses that may suit you.
"Where I would most like to see my job go is to perhaps someday get into lecturing or be involved in really challenging and interesting structures, such as a stadium.
However outside the engineering world I would love to work with dogs, like training guide dogs. "
