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Graduate careers advice: you and your performing arts degree
A performing arts degree enables you to combine your creative talent with self-promotion and arts management skills.

Graduate careers advice: you and your pharmacy degree
Most pharmacy graduates work as pharmacists in large retail chains or smaller pharmacies. Other opportunities exist within regulatory bodies, academia and the pharmaceutical industry.

Graduate careers advice: you and your social work degree
A social work degree equips you for a career in social work while also developing skills relevant to a variety of social care roles.

Graduate careers advice: you and your retail management degree
A retail management degree will provide you with a set of skills relevant to a management role in the retail sector and beyond.


My creative job search: how I landed a premier league job
Eoin Doyle, an international business graduate from Waterford Institute of Technology, is currently leading Sheffield United Football Club from a digital perspective as they adjust to life at Premier League level. We talk to him about his career, what skills he uses and what advice he would have for anyone interested in careers in digital and social media.

Accountancy in times of global crisis
After the instability of the past few years, governments and the business community have learned just how important the accounting industry is as many countries are considering accounting “essential”.

Career paths in project management
Project management is one of the most promising professional fields for today’s graduate. At the moment, the demand for project managers is increasing at a much faster pace than the demand for professionals in many other fields. At the same time, according to the Institute of Project Management Ireland, the number of project managers is not growing as fast as the demand for them is.

What finance employers are looking for
Take a look at what employers in the finance sector are looking for so you can get your finance job application right.


How to succeed at interviews: Mairéad Mulligan, HR Manager, Insurance Institute of Ireland

Registration conditions which Post-Primary Teachers must fulfill
A newly qualified post-primary teacher is normally registered with the Teaching Council subject to a number of conditions which they must satisfy in order for their career to proceed.

How enterprise research programmes work with the Irish Research Council
The Irish Research Council offers two enterprise programmes specifically aimed at supporting the skills development of early stage researchers. Both programmes encourage exploration of a diverse range of possible career paths and cultivate independent thinking, while helping employers and other organisations access research talent.

Getting your research career started with the Irish Research Council
The Irish Research council funds all areas of research, getting the right supports behind you as you embark on this career is vital.
