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CAO 2024: Universities set to use random selection for some high points courses

Dentistry, health, veterinary medicine, business and management courses among those most in demand Expand It is expected that close to […]

Blogs, Secondary School Students, Student Category CAO, College, Going to College, Students, Third Level College

The Dilemma of the High Achieving Student

  I once got a phone call from a concerned mother who told me: “ The young fellow at home […]

Blogs, Secondary School Students, Student Category 'A' Student, CAO, Career Guidance, Career Guidance Dublin, College, Fifth Year, Going to College, High Achieving Student, Leaving Cert, Parents, Secondary school career guidance, Third Level College, Transition Year

How The CAO Actually Works

Courtesy of ClassroomGuidance.ie

Blogs, Secondary School Students CAO 2020, CAO Application, Career Guidance, College, Going to College, Leaving Cert, Parents, Secondary school career guidance, Students, Third Level College

3 Steps to Follow when applying for a Degree Abroad 

        Going for a degree in a foreign country is a big challenge. We know that the sheer […]

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Best Online Jobs for College Students

Some of the best jobs for college students are ones you can do from anywhere. Whether it’s a part-time job with a […]

Blogs Best Jobs, Best Jobs for College Students, CAO, Career Guidance, College, Going to College, Jobs, Students, Third Level College

CAO Roadshow

Blogs CAO, CAO 2020, CAO Application, Career Guidance, College, Going to College, Leaving Cert, Parents, Secondary school career guidance, Students, Third Level College

Preparing a study plan for Leaving Certificate 

            A Leaving Cert study plan should not consist of last minute cramming, anxiety attacks […]

Blogs CAO, CAO 2020, CAO Application, Career Guidance, College, Exam, Leaving Cert, Parents, Secondary school career guidance, Students, Third Level College, Worry

The Future of Online Learning – PapersOwl.com

In the 1990s, digital learning or eLearning started to take off, leading the way into a digital realm of education. The word […]

Blogs, Student Category Academic Courses, Adult Career Change, Career Guidance, College, Courses, New career, Students, Third Level College

Study Away event to highlight sports scholarship opportunities

Sports-mad Irish teenagers have a chance to attend some of the world’s most prestigious universities, free of charge.  That’s the […]

Blogs CAO, CAO Application, College, Europe, Going to College, Leaving Cert, Parents, Secondary school career guidance, Sports Scholarships, Students, Study abroad, Third Level College, USA

HPAT Test for entry to Medicine – Careers and Education News

          The HPAT Application Process is now open, Click below for details: Source: HPAT Test for […]

Blogs CAO, CAO 2020, CAO Application, College, Entry to Medicine 2020, Going to College, Leaving Cert, Medicine, Parents, Secondary school career guidance, Students, Third Level College

How to answer the weakness interview question

This article by Scot Herrick details how to handle one of the most difficult questions in an interview. How to […]

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How To Write an Entry Level Cover Letter

Landing a job is a challenge for many professionals. Landing a job without any experience can be an even bigger challenge. […]

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Excellence, Not Perfection

Why you should strive for excellence at work, not perfection

Blogs

Top tips for starting secondary school

https://www.childline.ie/index.php/articles/starting-secondary-school?fbclid=IwAR03wfmit_NYuD54e7i6YFbaMslsdtRVvP8SzHgbD8sl-IArYp3GnXC9eoQ

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Going Dutch – to University

With over 1000 Irish students now registered on degree programmes, taught through English, in Dutch universities, the universities themselves are […]

Blogs Eunicas, Europe, Holland, Students, Studying in Europe, University

Looking for Information on Apprenticeships?

If you are an employer who is looking for more information on how to become an apprentice employer or if […]

Blogs Apprenticehships, Employers, Jobs, Parents, Students, Trades

Look into Law – Transition year programme

The Bar of Ireland’s “Look into Law” Transition Year Programme is an exciting initiative aimed at increasing students’ awareness of […]

Blogs Career Guidance, Fifth Year Subjects, Secondary school career guidance, Student Career Guidance, Students, Transition Year, Work Experience

Should you turn your Passion into a Career? Andree talks to Peter McGuire Irish Times

Imagine getting paid to do what you love. Sounds ideal, right? Actually, this dream scenario can have downsides. While careers […]

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There is still time to check for last minute PLC course vacancies in CDETB Colleges across the city.

Read about some of the extraordinary successes of recent graduates http://cityofdublin.etb.ie/latest-news/last-chance-to-enrol-onto-a-life-changing-plc/

Blogs CDETB, College, College of Further Education, Going to College, Leaving Cert, Students, Third Level College

Andree talks with Irish Times Journalist Sylvia Thompson – What to say if your child got disappointing Junior Cert results

‘Many students have mediocre Junior Certificate results and do really well in the Leaving’ Doing badly in the Junior Certificate […]

Blogs College, Exam, Exam Results, Irish Times, Junior Cert, Parents, Points, Stress, Sylvia Thompson, Transition Year, Worry

In this Economy Quitters are Winning.

  Workers are choosing to leave their jobs at the fastest rate since the internet boom 17 years ago and […]

Blogs Adult Career Change, Boss problems, New career, New Challenges, Quit job

Apprenticeships with ESB

Apprenticeships Latest news…. The ESB announced earlier in 2015 that they plan to take on 300 electrical apprentices over the […]

Blogs Apprenticeships, ESB, ESB Networks, Networks

Going to College: New Systems – New Challenges

Many thoughts will occupy your mind as you prepare for college. Will I make new friends? Will I fit in? […]

Blogs CAO, CAO Application, College, Going to College, New Challenges

What to Do When Your Boss Won’t Advocate for You

Having a great boss is a potentially life-changing gift. On the other hand, many of us know firsthand that having […]

Blogs Boss, Boss issues, Boss problems, Bosses

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