Jobs

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There are many different kinds of jobs in the tourism industry. Some positions, such as a front desk agent, involve out front contact and interaction with clients, customers, or guests, while other important jobs, such as executive chef, are mostly behind the scenes. Considerable advance training is a necessity for some, but many others require only a good attitude and willingness to learn on the job. And don’t forget these skills come in handy when travelling the world.

See: www.irelandhoteljobs.com and www.barkeeper.ie

Business

A business qualification will equip you with a broad range of skills. Typically, a business course covers areas including finance, marketing, accounting, information technology,human resource management, legal studies, strategy and operations. Employers expect business graduates to be able to integrate seamlessly into their team, and also to bring a fresh perspective to the challenges and daily tasks that face them. They expect graduates to be informed, inspired and quick-thinking.

see: www.jobs.ie and www.monsterjobs.ie

Engineering

Includes courses in Architecture, Architectural Technology, Construction Management, Civil Enginering, Electronics, Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering, Quantity Surveying. Engineering equips you to be a highly skilled problem solver. As an engineer you could work on renewable energy solutions, race car designs, help improve lives through new medical devices or save lives with earthquake proof buildings. From the biggest civil engineering projects to the tiniest electronic antennea, engineering covers it all!

If you are,creative, like collaborating with others,are curious and persistent ,want to make a difference,like solving problems or improving processes,then you are a potential engineer!

See: www.techstaff.ie and www.brunel.ie

Nursing

Nursing (General, Intellectual Disability, Psychiatric). If you fancy your self as a 21st century Florence Nightingale then this is the section for you. Nurses are an intrinsic part of the Irish health care system and provide services without which society would be at a massive loss. Nurses have a fundamental role in the lives of others; present at birth and at death and all illnesses in between.

see: www.msf.ie and www.jobsfornurses.ie

Art & Design

Graduates will have the opportunity to work as a practitioner in the fields of art, craft design or new media, or subject to further specialisation and experience in the fields of community art, public art, arts administration, art and design education, curation, practice/theory based research and careers linked to contemporary visual art and design culture.

As with many industries the current financial turmoil is creating a deal of uncertainty but also providing the impetus to seek out the extra qualification and skills required to distinguish oneself within a competitive jobs market.

see: www.gradireland.com and www.bestjob.ie

Science

includes courses in: Agriculture, Biology, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Computing & IT, Forestry, Horticulture, Pharmaceutical Science, Physics with Computing.

The pharmaceutical industry makes a vital contribution to society through the development and production of drugs such as antibiotics for infectious diseases, cancer treatment drugs and antiviral drugs for HIV/AIDS. A degree in pharmaceutical science provides education and training for this sector. There is a clear demand for graduates qualified in pharmaceutical science, both in Ireland and within the Southeast region, particularly since Ireland is currently the top European location for pharmaceutical multinational companies. Employment prospects for pharmaceutical science graduates are excellent.

see: www.lifescience.ie and www.sri.ie

IT

The IT sector is vital to Ireland’s economy. Many of the world’s leading ICT companies have operations in Ireland – including Microsoft, Dell, and Google. Ireland is the largest exporter of software in the world and 60 per cent of all software packages sold in Europe are produced in Ireland.

The IT sector in Ireland is constantly evolving and continues to attract high-value jobs in a variety of different areas. The demand for highly-qualified graduates to continue this research and development is vital to ensure that Ireland stays at the cutting-edge of technological innovation and progression. Postgraduate courses are therefore, an important part of career development for anyone working or studying in the computing and IT sector.

see: www.ealos.ie and www.computerjobs.ie