Documenting the lives of Irish graduates.
Advice to students and graduates who are unsure on what to do next, don’t be afraid to go outside your comfort zone and try something different. I commuted to Dublin for 3 months, before this I had never left Carlow on my own. I thought that I would not be noticed because I was studying in an IT in a small town...
Applications take time. Don’t be disheartened in the (very likely) case that you aren’t successful in your first, second or even third application. Keep exploring what roles you are interested in and that you qualify for, apply and don’t lose hope, which I appreciate is easier said than done. Stick with the process. The perseverance is rewarding in itself...
The Irish Graduate 