Advice For Your Year - Senior Fresh

Subject Choice

  • In some faculties students may have to choose subjects for their Junior Soph year. If you are concerned about how this choice will impact on your career objectives visit your Careers Adviser.
  • Your tutor and staff in your department will also be able to assist you.

Erasmus / Socrates Year Abroad

  • Taking up this opportunity can act as an important stepping stone for you:
    • To define the kind of person you will become.
    • To adapt to new situations and unfamiliar people and ways of life.
    • To see more of work opportunity and work places elsewhere.
  • We can also advise on job search techniques in the country where you will be studying and in this context you may also wish to use our Going Global resource..

Thinking of Leaving College?

  • Your Tutor and Careers Adviser are here to help.
  • Arrange a meeting with your Careers Adviser sooner rather than later so that your concerns are addressed and that you make the best decision for yourself.
  • We are here to support you.

Options Newsletter for Senior Fresh

Options Senior Fresh is published annually and includes topics of concern to Senior Fresh.

Plan your Career

Start planning your career using the SODA model outlined in the Plan Your Career section.

We suggest that you evaluate your self by completing Destinations®.

Careers Report at gradireland.com is a great way to start brainstorming possible job suggestions for those who have no idea about what type of work they would like. It's based on your strengths, a useful exercise to boost your confidence and widen your perspective.

Orlaith Tunney
Careers Adviser
Last Updated: 09-Oct-2012