Documenting the lives of Irish graduates.
I got through my leaving cert with minimal effort and still had no clue what path I wanted to follow. I thought I would give myself another year to decide so I did a PLC course in Business and Information Technology. I would highly recommend a PLC course to anyone who is still unsure of what they want to do, I learned much on the course.
Looking back choosing a marketing and communications undergraduate degree may have been better suited for my career path now… C’est La Vie! However, I still gained a lot of experience and skills through completing my geography degree which can be applied throughout my future career.
Virtual on-boarding is a new approach for everyone to learn. Not everyone has years of professional experience to dip into on how to handle such a situation. Newer graduates are vulnerable in adapting to such an introduction due to lack of professional life experience, and my survival advice is that communication will be your best tool...
Studying in the UK has been one of the most fulfilling and enriching experiences of my life. But it was certainly very different from what I imagined. In fact, almost everything I was sure I liked or didn’t like had switched places by the time I graduated and started working!
There are back doors into every area in life you want to go if the front door is closed. You have to trust that you will find the way and believe it...
My graduate story has been a series of unplanned adventures that have led me to a role that I really love. Today, I work for Techstars in London, helping exciting start-ups to design and develop their business development strategies, while in my spare time I run my own wellbeing blog, podcast and business. The funny [...]
One piece of advice I would give my younger self is to seek advice early when in university, if the course is not a good fit for your personality. It is a hell of a lot harder to study part time and to be working full time...
And now here I am, four years later with my First Class Honours BCL degree in the bag wondering how my 18 year old self could have ever thought that. Life has a funny way of working itself out and now I can’t imagine having completed my degree anywhere else...
Often, organizations hiring international employees want to see evidence that candidates can thrive in a global environment. The mere fact that you’re studying abroad and are now looking for a job tends to be all the evidence they need for the type of valuable skills you have...
From the get-go when I landed in a PLC course I’ve been championing them ever since to whoever will listen to me. They are brilliant and open up a lot of avenues and possibilities for those who attend them – but only if you put the work in...
The Irish Graduate 