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Staff at the Career development Centre
To contact staff with general careers advice or information queries, please use our online contact form not individual email addresses.
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Career Development
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Tel: (091 49) ext 3586
John
Hannon
Head of Career Development Centre
Career Development Adviser
Specialist areas: College of Arts, Social Sciences and Celtic Studies
john.hannon
nuigalway.ie
John is a graduate of NUI Galway where he studied English and Sociology & Politics in his primary degree and then the Higher Diploma in Education. He pursued guidance qualifications from UCD (Guidance and Counselling) and NUI Maynooth (Management of Adult Guidance).
Following a number of years experience at second level as a Guidance Counsellor, lecturer and teacher trainer for the Department of Education, John was appointed to NUI Galway Careers Service in 1998.
During the period since John had particular responsibility for the Arts Faculty and became Senior Careers Adviser in 1992. John was appointed to Head of the Career Development Centre in 2007.
Meet with John during
15min appointments.
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Tel: (091 49) ext 2504
Josephine
Walsh
Career Development Adviser
Specialist areas: College of Business, Public Policy and Law, College of Engineering & Informatics
josephine.walshnuigalway.ie
Josephine is a graduate of NUI Galway, where she completed a B.Comm and H Dip in Education. She spent 16 years working in industry in a variety of management roles and was a self employed Training and Development Consultant for 8 years. In this role she worked with a variety of industries designing and delivering management and communication skills training programmes. An ongoing interest in career development and extensive experience coaching individuals for interview prompted Josephine to complete a PG Dip in Guidance Counselling in UL. Making a significant career change, she joined the Career Development Centre on a part time basis in October 2007 and full time from June 2008. Josephine has responsibility for the Colleges of Business, Public Policy and Law and Engineering and Informatics.
Josephine looks forward to meeting students in the Career Development Centre during 15min appointments.
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Information
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Dearbhla Nolan
Tel: (091 49) ext 3589
Information Desk enquiries, appointments, FAQ's ( returning July 2013) |
Dearbhla is the initial point of contact for screening of student queries at the outset of service delivery and is the first port of call for 'meeting and greeting’ clients. Part of her role is to assist clients in locating careers information related to their specific enquiry and need. She advises clients of ’quick-query’ and consultation sessions and assists clients who are information seeking.
Dearbhla is a graduate of University of Aberystwyth Wales and completed a BSc Econ Information & Librarianship Studies Degree and Diploma. She has conducted research into the career information needs and expectations of NUIG Arts, Commerce and Science students. She is also a graduate of the University of Reading and completed a Certificate in Higher Education in Careers Information, Education and Vocational Guidance. Dearbhla is a member of The Association of Higher Education Career Services in Ireland, Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services UK and The Chartered Institute of Information and Library professionals.
Tel: (091 49) ext 3181
Information queries, information management, graduate destinations.
Kendra
Cassidy
Information Officer
kendra.cassidynuigalway.ie
http://ie.linkedin.com/in/kendracassidy
Kendra joined the careers team at NUIG as Information Assistant in 1999 and was appointed Information Systems Officer in 2002. As well as having responsibility for our annual graduate survey and subsequent statistics, Kendra is also responsible for all areas of information provision within the centre, including our website. She was instrumental in the design and layout of the Information Room and key developments in recent years include our self-help leaflets which outline options with specific subjects and also frequently asked questions (FAQs) on routes into careers such as teaching.
Qualifications:
- University of Warwick - Postgraduate Diploma in Career Education, Information and Guidance in Higher Education
- University of Reading - Postgraduate Certificate in Career Education, Information and Guidance in Higher Education
- University College Galway - BSc in Mathematics and Computing.
Meet Kendra for a 15min appointment.
Graduate Recruitment & Employer Engagement
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Deirdre Sheridan Employment Officer
ON CAREER BREAK 2012-13
Tel: (091 49) ext 2133
http://ie.linkedin.com/in/deirdresheridan
Ten years experience in Higher Education careers work. Research interests include students attitudes and orientations to the labour market and career planning. Currently responsible for management and development of graduate recruitment strategy and activity at NUI Galway (e.g. careers fairs, employer presentations, interviews, employability workshops, graduate job vacancies, sponsorship, employer contact and engagement). |
Deirdre is a graduate of NUI Galway where she completed a Bachelor of Commerce Degree. She also attended GMIT where she studied Business Information Systems and is currently completing a Masters in Careers Education, Information and Guidance in Higher Education in the University of Warwick.
Specialties include: Advice & Guidance. Career Management & Planning (including module development & design). Employability/Skills development (e.g. Job Search, Presentation skills). CV Development & Interview Coaching. Graduate Recruitment & Employer Engagement. Event/Project management.
Previous work experience includes Career Development Advisory experience with students and graduates across all Academic Colleges and Schools at NUI Galway including primary responsibility for career development of students and graduates from the Colleges of Science, Medicine, Nursing & Health Sciences.
Chair of AHECS Labour Market Task Group ( http://www.ahecs.ie/). Team Lead in the organisation of the first ever Irish Graduate Employability Forum in 2011. Irish representative on Employers Liaison Specialist Group (ELSG), UK. Organising committee member for gradireland Recruiters Conference and Awards. Member of AGR (Association of Graduate Recruiters)
AGCAS Research Award for Excellence award winner for research completed with NUI Galway final year physics students.
Meet with Deirdre during 15min appointments .
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Pamela Devins
Tel: (091 49) ext 2053
Specialist areas: Facilitating delivery of transferable skills workshops including Interviewing, Presentation, Teamwork and Communication Skills. |
Pamela is a graduate of NUI Galway where she studied a BA in English and History. She has also completed a Postgraduate Diploma in Technical Communication at the University of Limerick and a Diploma in Management with the Chartered Institute of Management.
Pamela has seven years experience in developing and delivering training materials across a variety of industries. She joined the Career Development Centre as Transferable Skills Officer in September 2008. Her role is focused on the integration and delivery of transferable skills programmes and researching graduate employability. If you would like to know more about developing your transferable skills drop into the career development centre for a chat with Pamela or meet her for a 15min appointment.
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National University of Ireland, Galway, University Road, Galway, Ireland.
Phone: +353 (0)91 493589, Fax: +353 (0)91 494570
This page was last updated Thursday, May 09, 2013