b'explore your career optionsimprove your language skills employer visits and coursesAs a Trinity student, you have access to Some organisations oer a chance tothe language laboratories at the Centre visit their premises through an open dayfor Language and Communication or may hold educational seminars orStudies (www.tcd.ie/slscs/clcs/llc) short courses (typically 13 days), mainlyand a range of language modules available during the academic year.under Trinity Electives(https://www.tcd.ie/trinity-electives/apply/ self-employmentand a range of cross-faculty broad curriculum Involves a lot of hard work! Workingcourses (www.tcd.ie/broad_curriculum). 95 is usually not possible; however, theautonomy and success may outweighresearch opportunities the demands. Though most pursue self-Many academics and research groups take on employment after their studies, somestudents over the summer to help with their students have been successful in setting upresearch. These positions are sometimes their own enterprises concurrently.advertised through funded programmes, butit is also worth approaching researchers inyour area of interest to explore opportunities. Further informationCheck out our Laidlaw UndergraduateResearch and Leadership Programme atwww.tcd.ie/careers/laidlaw \x01 MyCareer for information on work experience internships and much more Volunteer work for charitable \x01 Trinity Career Gate, includes details of organisations worldwide internshipsCommitment ranges from a few hours a \x01 www.tcd.ie/communityinformation on the month to a full-time residential commitment various benefits of volunteering to you and over the summer. Voluntary opportunities the community, and the variety of vary from conservation to retail work, opportunities availableadministrative to helpline work, and youth Clubs and societieswork to caring for the elderly. Training is \x01 Central Societies Committeeoften provided by the organisation. See (www.trinitysocieties.ie)www.tcd.ie/communityto learn more. \x01 Dublin University Central Athletics Club Work shadowing (www.ducac.tcdlife.ie)Observing a professionals working dayis a great way of gauging your interestin a particular profession. Research thepossibility of work shadowing withcontacts from family, friends, college, orspeculatively by pinpointing an area inwhich youre interested and researchingthis possibility further.24'