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 CAREER
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Careers
Your Career Service Explained:
For those who choose to fully utilise the career
service Portobello College has to offer to all
students, it can be extremely useful in helping
you to achieve your career goals after you leave
College.
The Careers’ Office provides information and
guidance on all of the following:
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CV writing and letter writing: direct approach
and response to adverts
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Application forms
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Interview skills, Psychometric tests, Ability
tests and Assessment days
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Skills analysis, Transferable skills and Interest
Inventory SHL
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Networking, Agency contact, Newspaper searches,
Internet searches
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Postgraduate options, Educational transfer
options
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Obtaining useful work experience, Emotional
Intelligence training, Work ethics and
Communication Styles development
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Membership options and exemptions for
Professional Bodies
All the above are developed and communicated
through the following methods:
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Workshops on most of the above areas
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One to one meetings with Jackie Howell – Career
Officer
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Career Specific Events and Information Evenings
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Mock interviews with external interviewers
Work Opportunities
Multinational
Companies such as Microsoft, IBM and Google have
established their European Headquarters in
Ireland. There are many opportunities to find a
rewarding career. International Students are able
to work part-time during their course of study.
Portobello College has a long track record of
helping students to find valuable work experience
in Ireland.
Programmes at Portobello College are designed to
teach students the specific skills required by
companies in the developing global economy.
Feedback from employers confirms that graduates
of Portobello College possess a unique range of
skills in communication, IT, team-working and
problem solving that are critical to the building
of any successful career. Our international
graduates also possess language skills and an
understanding of cultural diversity that makes
them a precious asset for any internationally
focused company.
A sample of recent employers of Portobello
College graduates include:
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