How to exit your current job the right way
Q: How can I create an exit strategy to leave a job gracefully? My time here is done. I’m not sure what comes next, and that frightens me a bit I must admit, but I can’t wait here any longer or I’ll go from the wire. I don’t want to leave here on bad terms, […]
Getting ready for life after college
Q: I’m in college. I’ll graduate next year and need to start thinking about life after college – what should I do immediately after graduation to advance my career? (IK). A: I will throw this question back at you: what should you do now?” As I said in a recent column, “the time to fatten […]
How to keep your eyes on the prize in short-term role
Q: I’ve been offered six months in a company where I would really like to build a long-term career. It is a temporary, short-term role with a September project deadline. Once the project’s over, I’ll be gone. Any tips for how I can make a name for myself and possibly stay on after the six […]
Unexpected promotion opportunity may just be too soon
Q: This might strike you as an unusual scenario. An unexpected promotional opportunity has certainly taken me by surprise. Just two months ago I started a new role and I’m only finding my feet. However, the company is expanding rapidly, and our department comprises an experienced manager and five of us who have joined the […]
Figuring out the future in current career fog
Q: I am thinking about leaving my job. I have no job to go to, nor, indeed, do I hate the one I have, but I feel unfulfilled. Plus, the role is so busy I haven’t the head space to think about my future. My hunch is that I should kick back and relax for […]
VIDEO: Leaving Cert Q&A on accredited grades and the CAO
Frequently asked questions on the Leaving Cert, accredited grades and the CAO process answered by our experts Sean Larkin and Colm Flynn during a recent webinar for senior cycle students. If you’d like to have Sean or Colm help you with subject choice, completing your CAO form or pondering long-term career possibilities, go HERE […]
VIDEO: What constitutes substantial evidence for a subject taken outside of school?
What constitutes substantial evidence for a subject taken outside of school? In our recent webinar for senior cycle students, our experts Sean Larkin and Colm Flynn dealt with this and many other questions on the night. If you’d like to have Sean or Colm help you with subject choice, completing your CAO form or pondering […]
VIDEO: Student performance can change, how does this affect accredited grades?
A student’s performance can change quite a lot between 3rd and 5th year, is that taken into account when using accredited grading? In our recent webinar for senior cycle students, our experts Sean Larkin and Colm Flynn dealt with this and many other questions on the night. If you’d like to have Sean or Colm […]
VIDEO: Are apprenticeships going through the CAO next year?
Will apprenticeships be going through the CAO next year? In our recent webinar for senior cycle students, our experts Sean Larkin and Colm Flynn dealt with this and many other questions on the night. If you’d like to have Sean or Colm help you with subject choice, completing your CAO form or pondering long-term career […]
VIDEO: Can you defer a course and still reapply to the CAO the following year?
Can you defer a course and still reapply to the CAO the following year? In our recent webinar for senior cycle students, our experts Sean Larkin and Colm Flynn dealt with this and many other questions on the night. If you’d like to have Sean or Colm help you with subject choice, completing your CAO […]