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Careers for TrinityArts Graduates

Orlaith TunneySarah Ryan

Careers Advisers

presentation to Guidance Counsellors Open Day 15th December 2004

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Agenda

• Inform you of range of career possibilities open to arts graduates

• Identify what arts graduates have to offer

• Outline the support of the Careers Service

• Resources for second level students & Guidance Counsellors

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Departments of the Arts Faculties

Humanities• Education • Hebrew, Biblical and

Theological Studies • History of Art • History (Medieval) • History (Modern) • Law • Music • Philosophy • Psychology• European Studies

Letters• Classics • English • Irish and Celtic Languages -

Scoil na Gaeilge • French • Germanic Studies • Hispanic Studies • Italian

• Russian

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What TCD Arts Graduates Do

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Types of OrganisationsNon Market Services:

Teaching, advertising, volunteering, civil service, health boards, archaeology

Professional Services NEC: Accountancy firms, recruitment consultantancy, publishing, libraries

Business, Finance & Insurance Services: Law, bank, financial institutions

Personal & Recreational Services: Theatres, hotels, tourism

Distribution: Book shops Computing & Software

Applications: Computer software

Manufacturing Industries: Computing and pharmaceutical

Transport, Storage & Communications: Broadcast

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What do Arts Graduates Do?

MARY, Languages ’97: Call centre, IBEC EOP programme, TEFL, Language Initiative Co-ordinator, University Senior Admin

BEN, History ’99: MSc, Press Officer, Broadcaster with own show

AOIFE, Sociology and English ’96: Market Research (MR), Fundraiser, Market Research UK, UNICEF Senior MR Executive

PETER, Philosophy & Theology ’96: Internship General Motors, Jetfax & Capital Bars, Smurfit, Self-employed Consultant

SARAH, Classics ’97: Bicycle courier, archivist, travel, MA Archaeology & Prehistory (UK), Creative Consultant in Classics, PHD Archaeology, TCD

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What Do Employers Want?Employer RatingEnthusiasm for positionPersonal qualitiesTransferable skillsPotential for advancementGood academic recordRelevant work experienceSpecialist subject knowledge

Personal interestsUnrelated Work Experience

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STUDENTS – Transferable Skills

• Time Management• Analytical/ Problem Solving• Research Skills• Team Work• Presentation Skills• Personal and Interpersonal skills• Oral and Written Communication• Self-management Skills• Organisational Skills• Information skills• Thinking• Creativity

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Career Planning Self

Awareness Who am I?

Opportunity AwarenessWhat are the

options?

Decision-makingHow can I make the

best match?

Planning &Taking Action

Effective Applications

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Career Areas of Interest1. Social & Community2. Teaching3. Media4. Public Relations/Advertising/Marketing5. Business 6. Research 7. Museum/ Heritage/ Conservation8. Library 9. Law10.Health Science Conversion

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Employers Targeting All Disciplines

- Civil Service– AIB, Bank of Ireland, Bank of America Securities,

Canada Life, Morgan Stanley– Export Orientation Programme (EOP), Explorer– Diageo, Smurfit, Scottish & Newcastle plc.– Deloitte, McKinsey & Co., KPMG, Accenture– JET, I to I, Nova Group, ESL– Accountancy firms- Ernest & Young– Solicitor firms – The Defence Forces– Brightwater– Lidl, Aldi– VHI Healthcare

• Internships

• Direct Entry

• Creative Job Search

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Job Case Study• Export Orientation Programme• Graduate Placement Programme, 1yr• Train with Irish company & min. 6 months abroad• Europe/ South Africa/ Asia• 15,850€ Europe; 21,120€ USA • Bord Bia, Technology Sales, Diageo, Irish Distillers,

Kepak• Certificate in Marketing Practice from the

Marketing Institute of Ireland

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Further Study

• Where does course lead to?• Taught vs research• International• Time & Cost

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Taking Time Out

• Develop skills and experience • Plan for next step in career• Opportunities for Career Related

Experience– JET programme, USIT etc.– Internship USA– Australia/ NZ work visa– Volunteering Ireland

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Career Advisory Service

• www.tcd.ie/careers Your Degree What Next? What do Graduates Do?

• Careers Library • Trinity Careers Service

Guide• Alumni Database,

Careers Evenings• Individual Careers

Advice

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Useful Links• www.tcd.ie/Careers Trinity Careers Service website with

“Your Degree What Next”, “What Do Trinity Graduates Do”, Vacancies and lots more

• www.gradireland.com Provides publications on career areas, postgraduate searchable database and graduate immediate vacancies. Publications include:– Careers for Arts & Social Sciences; Careers for Business

Studies, Commerce & Economics Graduates and more.– Graduate Careers in; Accounting & Financial Services, Journalism

& Print Media, Languages, Legal Profession, Social Work, Radio, TV, Film & Video, Teaching & Education

•  www.careers4graduates.org Provides careers advice to graduates of Irish universities

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Careers for Trinity Arts Graduates

• International Sales Negotiator

• Account Representative• Project Manager• Editor• Teaching Assistant• Bookseller• Editorial Co-ordinator• PR & Marketing Assistant• Primary School Teacher• Art Archivist• Auditor• Political Assistant• Mythological Consultant

• Film Producer• Recruitment Consultant• Voluntary Work

• Dublin Tourism• Goodbodys Stockbrokers• Hodges & Figgis Bookstore• Bank of Ireland• Self-Employed• Blackwell Publishing• Easons• Oireachtas Eireann• Equitant (Microsoft)