What do todays workers say about the subjects they chose when they did their Leaving Cert (or equivalent exam)?
By clicking on the job titles from the list of interviews below (approx 150), you will be able to read what each person answered to the question "What subjects did you take in school and how have these influenced your career path?" You can sort the list by clicking on the column titles (Sort by Title / Sort by Employer).
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Denis Canty, STEPS
What subjects did you take in school and how have these influenced your career path?
My main subjects were Maths and Physics. Primarily because they teach you a lot about problem solving. Also a transition year course in electronics and work experience in an electronic company also helped.
One aspect that I would change was that I did pass English as I thought I would not really need honours level. But I spend time on writing reports, for work and college, and emails, so good structured English writing is a key hidden skill.
