Your Degree - What Next?
Overview
You will meet with your Careers Adviser systematically through your undergraduate years:
- JS are offered a session "Your Degree What Next" . The most recent presentation (March 2012) is available.
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SS are offered a "Moving On" session. The most recent session (November 2012) is now available. They are also offered GradLink Mentoring. GradLink Mentoring is an opportunity to connect with and be mentored by graduates of the School of Languages, Literatures and Cultural Studies. GradLink Mentoring will be launched with a wine reception on Wednesday, 28th November 2012 in the Long Room Hub. You have the opportunity to be matched with a graduate of the school for purposes of assisting you in your career development. A little more on mentoring:
- Mentoring occurs when there is a relationship for the purpose of passing on knowledge, experience and offering advice.
- The mentor shares his/her personal experiences, advises, guides and informs the undergraduate student or mentee.
- The mentors are graduates who have worked for a number of years and have been identified as role models by the discipline.
- The mentors and mentees meet at least three times over one academic year.
Identify your Careers Adviser
These pages will help you to answer the question “What can I do with my degree in Italian?”
Use these pages in conjunction with the gradireland sector information on "Languages and Culture" available from Gradireland & the Prospects links “Using Languages” and “Working and Studying Abroad” some of these booklets are also available from the Careers Information Centre, 2nd Floor, 7-9 South Leinster St.
These pages will guide you through the process of identifying your academic related transferable skills, the career planning process and suggesting jobs and postgraduate study related to your degree including suggestions for applications and useful links to focus your research in the early stages.
- Skills Gained - Skills you have gained from your course
- Choose a Career - Guidance tools to help you clarify your ideas and suggest jobs that may suit you
- What TCD Graduates Do - Jobs (including employers) and postgraduate study that graduates have entered from your course 9 months after graduation
- Job Profiles - Jobs where your degree would be useful
- Further Study - Examples of further study options open to you
- Making Applications - Advice on making applications CVs, cover letters and application forms
- Vacancies - Suggestions on how & where to search for vacancies
- Useful Links - Further information and links.
